Anglophone Director Championship Belt, 1918-2018

One of the Grantland legacies I’m fond of, although I’m sure the idea didn’t start there, is the championship belt (RIP Grantland, long live Barnwell and Hyden). The purpose is to go year by year and create a list of who’s at the top of some field, which is a deceptively simple task, and one… Read More Anglophone Director Championship Belt, 1918-2018

January 23, 2019June 11, 2019 Tim3 Comments

The Birds (1963)

Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy I see in him outrageous strength, with an inscrutable malice sinewing it. A lovely young woman named Melanie (Hedren) – all lovely young women are named Melanie – is a flirt, a prankster, a teaser. She has the sort of verve for mischief that one… Read More The Birds (1963)

March 30, 2017June 30, 2017 TimLeave a comment

Seeing Things Secondhand

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Anglophone Director Championship Belt, 1918-2018

The Birds (1963)