Independent film criticism, cinema history and cultural analysis.
Film historian and archival critic specializing in mid-century American cinema, directorial mise-en-scene, and classical narrative structures.
Curatorial Dossier: Key Takeaways Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (1954), adapted by Frederick Knott from his hit West End and Broadway stage play,…
Curatorial Dossier: Key Takeaways Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951), adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s debut novel with screenplay contributions by Raymond Chandler and…
Curatorial Dossier: Key Takeaways Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948), adapted by Hume Cronyn and Arthur Laurents from Patrick Hamilton’s 1929 stage play inspired by the…
Curatorial Dossier: Key Takeaways Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (1946), scripted by Ben Hecht and starring Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains, represents the absolute…
Curatorial Dossier: Key Takeaways Alfred Hitchcock’s American debut, Rebecca (1940), adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 gothic novel, marks the crucial transition between British…
