HitchPod Rewatch Countdown, Vertigo v The Bridge on the River Kwai
We continue our look at the 4th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Vertigo to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same, er, prior year, Bridge on the River Kwai
We also discuss Hitler's testicular limitations, vulture kite fake-outs and the Laws of Cricket, before revealing the 3rd best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
Hitler has only got one ball: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Has_Only_Got_One_Ball
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HitchPod Rewatch Countdown - Number 4, Vertigo
The 4th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Vertigo from 1958.
On our rewatch of Vertigo, we discuss Severance transitions, the difference between acrophobia and agoraphobia, and poor calf raising form
Check out The Divide by Morgan Richter, a novel with Vertigo elements! https://morganrichter.net/blog/the-divide/
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Repost: Season 1, Episode 6 - Vertigo
The 4th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Vertigo from 1958.
Here's our original coverage of Vertigo from all the way back in February, 2017!
Stay tuned for our updated thoughts after our rewatch.
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HitchPod Rewatch Countdown, The Birds v Tom Jones
We continue our look at the 5th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s The Birds to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, Tom Jones
We also discuss methods for shortening films, root rats, and allowing your children to vote for Oscars, before revealing the 4th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
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HitchPod Rewatch Countdown - Number 5, The Birds
The 5th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is The Birds from 1963.
On our rewatch of The Birds, we discuss Bob Newhart sketches, lava lamps and television show Birdland, before closing out with genuine audio from our local cockatoos
A comedy sketch about Hitchcock publicising this movie can be found at https://newsletter.liebcricket.com/p/the-birds
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