
Talking Hitchcock
Arts & Culture Podcasts
A podcast exploring the work and world of Alfred Hitchcock. Created and hosted by Rebecca McCallum
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
A podcast exploring the work and world of Alfred Hitchcock. Created and hosted by Rebecca McCallum
Language:
English
Episodes
REAR WINDOW -The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece with Jennifer O'Callaghan
12/22/2025
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with author Jennifer O’Callaghan to discuss her book: Rear Window-The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age.
We explore Jennifer’s journey writing the book and take a deep dive into the making of one of Hitchcock’s most beloved films, REAR WINDOW.
Jennifer shares some unique insights following her research and interviews with relatives of the stars and those adjacent to the film. We discuss our readings of REAR WINDOW, it’s characters, score, set and the ambiguous ending!
Find Talking Hitchcock on Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email me on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Jennifer on Instagram @jennocallaghan and visit her website https://www.jenniferocallaghan.com/
You can purchase her book Rear Window-The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790118/rear-window-by-jennifer-ocallaghan/
Duration:01:33:49
4 SEASONS OF HITCHCOCK FESTIVAL-March 2026!
12/20/2025
4 SEASONS OF HITCHCOCK FESTVIAL 2026!
Join Talking Hitchcock for a festival over two weekends celebrating the career of the Master of Suspense!
I will be screening The Lodger (1927) and The 39 Steps (1935) on Saturday 7th March and Rear Window (1954) and Frenzy (1972) on Saturday 14th March at Pictureville Cinema in the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford.
Tickets and Details for 4 Seasons of Hitchcock at Pictureville Cinema in the National Science and Media Museum Talking Hitchcock Presents: Four Seasons of Hitchcock | National Science and Media Museum
To Sign Up for Membership at Pictureville for free to get early access for tickets visit Pictureville Cinema membership | NationalScience and Media Museum
To find out more about Pictureville and what they do, visit them online Pictureville Cinema | National Science and Media Museum,Bradford
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email me on alkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Find me and my work on Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Duration:00:13:00
Staging THE BIRDS with Christopher Diehl & Season 2 Mailbag!
2/21/2025
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest –actor, director and Hitchcock enthusiast-Christopher Diehl who last year put on awonderful Hitchcock Theatre Festival.
In this interview, we focus on staging The Birds as amongst other things we cover what attracted Hitchcock to du Maurier’s work, the challenges of adapting The Birds, costume, sound, score and the importance and the power of theatre.
After our conversation, I’ll be back to answer some questions which were kindly sent by listeners, as is the Talking Hitchcock tradition, to mark the closing out ofSeason 2.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast in its second season, I hope you have enjoyed coming along on the Hitchcockian adventure with me and I look forwardto bringing you more discussions in Season 3.
Support Talking Hitchcock by making a donation to my Ko-Fi page: Buy Rebecca McCallum a Coffee.
Find Talking Hitchcock on Blusky and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email me on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Find Rebecca and her work on Instagram @pendlepumpkin
You can find Christopher Diehl /Chino Community Theatre Company in the following places:
Instagram @chinocommunitytheatre
Online Chino Community Theatre (google.com)
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chinocommunitytheatre
Listen to Talking Hitchcock Episodes Referenced
Staging Patrick Hamilton's ROPE–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts
ARCHIE-THE MAN WHO BECAME CARY–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts
REAR WINDOW (1954) with Ygraine–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts
Read Rebecca’ Article for FANGORIA
The Past, The Present And The Perverse: VERTIGO As A Possession Film
References
AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8uRMCENkE&pp=ygUkaGl0Y2hjb2NrIGFmaSBsaWZlIGFjaGlldmVtZW50IGF3YXJk
Cinema Cinemas -Hitchcock Special
Cinéma Cinémas - Speciale Hitchcock - James Stewart - 1984 - YouTube
Why Alfred Hitchcock was a "little afraid" of James Stewart
Lawrence J. Quirk’s James Stewart: Behind the Scenes ofa Wonderful Life
Duration:01:36:32
MERRY HITCHMAS! A Tour of 2024 & Plans for 2025!
12/20/2024
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she shares her reflections on what 2024 has been like for Talking Hitchcock and plans for 2025!
Find Talking Hitchcock where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases:
Blusky @talkinghitchpod.bsky.social
Instagram @talkinghitchpod or get in touch via email on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Visit the Talking Hitchcock Linktree where you can find links to all my work Rebecca McCallum | Twitter | Linktree
Supporting Rebecca and Talking Hitchcock
You can support Rebecca and Talking Hitchcock by buying a ko-fi or donating here:
https://ko-fi.com/pendlepumpkin
LINKS:
Listen
Listen to Rebecca guesting on What A Scream Podcast discussing ROPE (1948) and DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)
Ep140:Hitchcock with Rebecca –What A Scream – Apple Podcasts
Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Projection Booth podcast discussing FRENZY (1972)
TheProjection Booth Podcast: Episode 676: Frenzy (1972)
Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Movie Palace Podcast discussing SUSPICION (1941)
Suspicion–TheMovie Palace Podcast – Apple Podcasts
Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Boxing Movie Podcast discussing THE RING (1927)
TheRing–The Boxing Movie Podcast – Apple Podcasts
Read
Read Rebecca’s review of Hitchcock Storyboards by Tony Lee Moral for Dread Central
'Alfred Hitchcock Storyboards' Review
Read Rebecca’s editorial on Marnie for Fangoria
Mothers, Men And Memories: Revisiting Hitchcock's MARNIE At 60
Read Rebecca’s editorial on Hitchcock Mother’s for Fangoria
The 9 Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies To Celebrate Mother's Day
Purchase The Age of Thrills Magazine featuring Rebecca’s essay on THE 39 STEPS with Hemlock Books www.hemlockbooks.co.uk/Shop/category/110
Purchase The Nottingham Horror Collective Zine Issue IX ‘The World’ featuring Rebecca’s essay It’s the End of the World-Nurturing and Nihilism in The Birds (1963) THE NOTTINGHAM HORROR COLLECTIVE ISSUE VI: THE DEVIL – The Nottingham Horror Collective
Visit and Learn More About Cinema’s and Community Spaces
Storyhouse Chester Home | Storyhouse
Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham Mockingbird Cinema | Home
National Science and Media Museum National Science and Media Museum
Duration:00:19:23
Staging Patrick Hamilton's ROPE / playing the role of Brandon plus First Responses to Hitchcock's ROPE with actor Jack Hammett
11/29/2024
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Joining me this month is special guest actor Jack Hammett who starred in the role of Brandon in Theatre Clwyds adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s ROPE which I saw earlier this year.
As listeners may know by now, ROPE is a firm Hitchcock favourite of mine and therefore I was thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with Jack!
In the first part of the podcast, we get underneath the charming, controlled and pristine exterior of Brandon, as Jack shares details of how he brought the character life in performance, including his research, preparation and readings of the role. In the second part of our discussion, Jack shares his exclusive thoughts and initial responses to Hitchcock’s ROPE which he watched for the first time ahead of our discussion. To get such fresh and new takes on ROPE was such a treat for me indeed and I am so pleased to bring you this episode of Talking Hitchcock!
Where to find Talking Hitchcock and Links to Rebecca’s Work
Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email me on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Read Rebecca’s editorial for FANGORIA to mark ROPE’s 75th anniversary-Cat And Mouse: Who Is The Real Villain Of Hitchcock's ROPE?
Find Out More and Access Talks from HITCH CON 23 including Rebecca’s talk ‘Rooting for Rupert-How Hitchcock Complicates Our Responses to the Hero/Anti-Hero of ROPE’ here- HitchCon 23 Home — HitchCon International Alfred Hitchcock Conference
Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Links to Jack and his work
X: JackHammet
Instagram: Jack_Hammet
Find out More About Theatre Clwyd
Home | Theatr Clwyd
References
Rope-play- Patrick Hamilton
Rope-film -(1948) dir Alfred Hitchcock
Rope -play-(2024) dir Francesca Goodridge at Theatre Clwyd
Music used from Trailer for Rope at Theatre Clwyd
Duration:01:39:13
THE LODGER (1927) with Adam Robinson
10/25/2024
WET OFF THE PRESS!!!
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room!
Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest , award-winning writer, performer, theatre-maker and workshop leader Adam Robinson for this deep dive episode into what is often referred to as the first true Hitchcock film.
We carry out our own wet off the press investigations, discussing the film in detail as well as exploring new readings of the McGuffin, Gothicism, bringing danger into the domestic and the beauty of Ivor Novello ….
Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Adam Robinson on the following platforms:
X: @Adam_Zed
Instagram: @adam__zed
Website: Adam Z. Robinson (adamzrobinson.com)
Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
References
The Lodger (1927)-dir Alfred Hitchcock
Literature Film Quarterly (1983)-Hitchcock’s The Lodger-Lesley W. Brill
Early Hitchcock: The German Influence-Hitchcock Annual-(1999)-Sidney Gottleib
Working with Hitchcock-Sight and Sound (1980)-Ivor Montagu
Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut Interview-(1962)-The Lodger
The Lodger and the Aesthetic Origins (2001)-Richard Allen
Action-Bob Thomas and Alfred Hitchcock The German Years (1973)-TV Interview
The Haunted Screen-(2008)-Lottie Eisner
Undertones of Expressionism in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger (youtube.com)-IUCinema
Hitchcock’s Heroines-(2018) Caroline Young
www.brentonfilmcom
The Times Review-January 1927
To-Night Golden Curls, Murder and Mimesis (2013)- Sanford Schwartz
Doubles and Doubts in Hitchcock The German Connection in Hitchcock Past and Future edited by Richard Allen and Sam Ishii-Gonzales (2004)-Bettina Rosenbladt
Duration:03:04:52
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! -TRIPLE HITCH! 3 Exciting Events with Mockingbird Cinema!
10/5/2024
TRIPLE HITCH!!!
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room.
Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she makes a special announcement!
Talking Hitchcock is back on tour with three very exciting events taking place at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham in the next few months!
THE BIRDS
Intro Talk+ Film + Q and A
Sat 19th October, 5:30pm at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham
Tickets-Mockingbird Cinema | Talking Hitchcock Podcast Presents - The Birds
HITCHCOCK PRESENTS
Intro talk + 3 Episode screening as part of Square Eyes TV Festival
Sat 2nd November, 4pm at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham
Tickets- Mockingbird Cinema | Talking Hitchcock Podcast Presents - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
NORTH BY NORTWEST 65th Anniversary screening in 4k
Into talk + Film + Q and A
Sat 29th November, 5pm at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham
TICKETS ON SALE SOON!
For more about the Square Eyes TV Festival and to see their full line up please visit:
Square Eyes TV Festival | Midlands Arts Centre (macbirmingham.co.uk)
To find out more about Mockingbird and to view their full listings visit Mockingbird Cinema | Home
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Duration:00:13:46
NOTORIOUS (1946) with Alison Taylor
8/20/2024
Love and duty, consent and control, Miami and Rio!
Make sure you step carefully, quietly and unseen into the wine cellar for this feature length episode of Talking Hitchcock where amongst other things, my special guest and I discuss modes of identification, daddy issues and that kiss! Keep tight hold of that key as you are invited to join us for a deep dive of what might be best described as 'a film of faces.'
Sit as a silhouette figure in the shadows but be careful with that after dinner coffee as we are about to embark upon an exploration of a true Hitchcock masterpiece.
In this epic episode, I am joined by Assistant Professor, film lecturer and author of multiple books-Ali Taylor! There was so much to be said about Notorious that we had to meet three times and I could not have wished for a more wonderful guest.
Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Ali and her work here:
X: @preferenepas
Instagram: @acephalica
Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
References:
Notorious (1946) -Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock's Films Revisited-Robin Wood
Hitchcock Humour Tone and Suspense-Susan Smith
The Women Who Knew Too Much-Professor Tania Modleski
Hitchcock and Selznick-The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O Selznick in Hollywood-Leonard J.Leff
Ingrid Bergman My Story-Ingrid Bergman and Alan Burgess
Edith Head's Hollywood-Edith Head
Hitchcock's Heroines-Caroline Young
Alfred Hitchcock-A Life in Darkness and Light-Patrick McGilligan
Cary Grant-The Making of a Hollywood Legend-Mark Glancy
The Object and the Face, Notorious, Bergman and the Close Up-Joe McElhaney
Reframing Hitchcock-Selected Essays from the Hitchcock Annual-edited by Sidney Gottlieb and Christopher Brookhouse
The Hitchcock Murders-Peter Conrad
The Making of Hitchcock's Notorious
Notorious (1946) Hitchcock The Making of
John Bailey on Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
Picture Post (16 Feb 1946) -Ingrid Bergman: she's making a film with Producer Hitchcock
Ingrid Bergman Notorious-Her Classy 1940s Fashion-Classic Critics Corner-Vintage 1940S, 1950s, 1960s
A Woman of that Sort-Hitchcock's Notorious and the Feast of St Alicia-The Spool
The Ragged End of Nowhere-Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946) Senses of Cinema
Inside, Around and About Notorious-Filmtidsskrift
How Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant Shot Hitchcock's Notorious-Vulture.com
Notorious (1946)-The Blonde at the Film
Notorious: Hitchcock's Mature and Intricate Espionage Masterpiece-Cinephilia and Beyond
The Essential Hitchcock with Douglas Cunningham (Context Podcast)
Duration:04:52:50
Interview with Neil Alcock-Author of HITCHOLOGY
6/28/2024
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest author and free-lance writer Neil Alcock to discuss his new book Hitchology- A Film-by-Film Guide to the Styles and Themes of Alfred Hitchcock-a book which considers how Hitchcock uses narrative tropes and formal flourishes to create some of cinema’s most unforgettable experiences across Hitchcock’s filmography.
In this episode we discuss Neil’s book at length as well as his fascinating process for selecting a wonderful list of the Essential 10. We also take time to discuss several Hitchcock films in detail including The Lodger, Blackmail, Rebecca, Rope, Vertigo and North by Northwest.
This was such an enjoyable, open and organic conversation that went in so many exciting directions, you may even say we found ourselves caught in an endless Vertigo-like spiral!
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Neil and his work on the following platforms
Twitter: @MrNeilAlcock Instagram: @mrneilalcock
And you can visit his website here NEIL ALCOCK | Film journalist and author and pick up a copy of his book Hitchology via this link HITCHOLOGY – NEIL ALCOCK | Filmjournalist and author
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Duration:01:56:54
HITCH TAKES! Jasper as the Rebecca Stand-In (REBECCA-1940)
5/31/2024
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room for another episode of Hitch Takes where Rebecca explores a specific topic, theory or idea in detail!
Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum as she presents an exclusive theory– ‘Jasper as the Rebecca Stand In’.
Rebecca applies close critical analysis of key scenes in the film in support of this theory whilst also inviting many opportunities for questions around the magnetic and magnificent presence of Rebecca!
The second Mrs de Winter may have arrived, but the first Mrs de Winter is going nowhere-and she might just be manifesting her presence and strength of will, through the silent and ominous Jasper.
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
References
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca -Daphne du Maurier
The Women Who Knew Too Much-Professor Tania Modleski
Robin Wood On The Horror Film-Robin Wood
Duration:00:47:35
ARCHIE-THE MAN WHO BECAME CARY GRANT-(2023)- with Professor Mark Glancy
4/26/2024
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest author, researcher and Professor of Film History-Mark Glancy who has written at length about Hitchcock and specialised in researching and writing about the life and work of Cary Grant. In this feature length episode, we take time to discuss our thoughts and responses to the ITV drama series Archie (2023). However, given Mark’s expertise, this also leads (inevitably) to a broader discussion of Cary Grant’s life and career. Mark was a wonderfully knowledgeable and engaging guest and offered so much texture and insightful analysis to our discussion.
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Links to Mark and his work:
Twitter/X: @mark_glancy Purchase Mark’s book on Cary Grant here:
Cary Grant, theMaking of a Hollywood Legend
Purchase Mark’s book on The 39 Steps here:
The 39 Steps: The British Film Guide
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Duration:02:54:27
Interview with Tony Lee Moral-Author of ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS
3/29/2024
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest – film maker, multi award winning writer and Hitchcock expert Tony Lee Moral to talk all about his wonderful new book- ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS.
We explore the role of storyboarding, the inspirational team of artists who helped bring these films to life and the musicality of Hitchcock. We also discuss the architecture of space, the importance of colour and mood and the influence and impact of storyboarding and ask the question of how Hitchcock would have used modern film making technology.
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Tony is a film maker, multi award winning author and Hitchcock expert. You can find him on Twitter @TonyLeeMoral and Instagram @tonyleemoral and visit his website: tonyleemoralbooks.com
You can purchase his book ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS via Amazon, Titan and in all major book retailers.
AlfredHitchcock Storyboards @ Titan Books
Read Rebecca’s review on ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS for Dread Central here: 'AlfredHitchcock Storyboards' Review (dreadcentral.com)
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’sWomen (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Duration:00:56:00
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Talking Hitchcock Presents -The Apartment Trilogy -at Storyhouse Chester!!
3/27/2024
Join Talking Hitchcock for a weekend of suspense and entertainment!
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she makes a special announcement about a Hitchcock festival she has curated in partnership with Storyhouse Chester.
Rebecca will be screening The Apartment Trilogy at Storyhouse on 7th and 8th June, showcasing Rope (1948), Dial M for Murder and Rear Window (1954).
Tickets and Details for The Apartment Trilogy at Storyhouse
The Apartment Trilogy | Storyhouse
To find out more about Storyhouse and what they do, visit them online www.storyhouse.com
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here:
Hitchcock’s Women(movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Duration:00:07:58
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) with Becky Darke
2/29/2024
In this episode, join me and my special guest -podcaster, writer and programmer Becky Darke as we cook up spaghetti and peel back the curtain to discuss what happens when a seemingly perfectly planned murder goes wrong, taking a look along the way at the art of showing and telling and making plenty of time to assess one of Hitchcock’s most calculatingly devious villains!
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Becky and her work here:
Twitter @bunnydarke Instagram: @bunnydarke Letterboxd: @beckydarke Evolution of Horror: @EvolutionPod
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
References
Read my article on Margot Wendice for Moving Pictures Film Club
HITCHCOCK’SWOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) –PART I (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
HITCHCOCK’SWOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) –PART II (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Listen to me guesting on Moving Pictures Film Club podcast with Tim Coleman discussing the Sight and Sound list and our own personal favourites! Moving Pictures Film Club: Bonus: Sight and Sound's Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time (libsyn.com)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Martin Scorsese on "Dial M for Murder" - YouTube
Hitchcock and Truffaut Interviews (1962))
Dial M for Murder (1954) (cinemaessentials.com)
Dial M for Murder (1954) — Interiors : An Online Publication about Architecture and Film (intjournal.com)
Dial M for Murder (1954) – The Blonde at the Film
The Master of Suspense Blogathon: Dial M for Mediocre or Misunderstood? | nitrateglow (wordpress.com)
High Society (Donald Spoto)
Observations on film art : DIAL M FOR MURDER: Hitchcock frets not at his narrow room (davidbordwell.net)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dial M for Murder The Submerged Televisuality of a Stage-to-Screen Adaptation in Hitchcock at the Source: The Auteur as Adapter - Google Books
Dial M for Murder: the detective thriller, the postwar uncanny, and 3D cinema: New Review of Film and Television Studies: Vol 20, No 1 (tandfonline.com)
Beyond the Blonde The Dynamic Heroines of Hitchcock’s Films, Elisabeth Karlin
Duration:02:55:04
SEASON 1 FINALE-HITCHCOCK MAIL BAG EPISODE!
12/20/2023
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join me your creator, host and Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum for the final episode of Season 1 of the podcast. And to mark this occasion, I answer questions from guests and listeners in a special mailbag episode!
Your questions really put me to the test and I had a wonderful time thinking about Hitchcock’s films in new and interesting ways.
Amongst a wide range of topics, I answer questions on everything from Hitchcock’s Mothers, Misunderstood Villains, Overlooked Performances and find out my favourite scene in all of Hitchcock!
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and for all of your support so far.
I’ll be taking a break in January 2024 to regroup, reset and plan content for the year ahead and Talking Hitchcock will be back in February 2024.
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Links and References
What A Scream: Ep.95: Black and White Horror with Rebecca McCallum on Apple Podcasts
Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad: Bodies of Horror: Episode 52 - Hitchcock Moms feat. Rebecca McCallum on Apple Podcasts
Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
ANALYSIS: A Kaleidoscopic Nightmare – The Horror of VERTIGO (1958) (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Moving Pictures Film Club: "A boy's best friend is his mother" - PSYCHO (1960) (libsyn.com)
Moving Pictures Film Club: "No one possesses you. You're safe with me" -VERTIGO (1958) (libsyn.com)
Hanging By A Thread: Ghost Around Us (Crimson Peak and Rebecca) w/ Rebecca McCallum on Apple Podcasts
A Year In Horror: 1998 (Part 1) on Apple Podcasts
Getting Dafoe You: SE1EP10: Antichrist (2009) on Apple Podcasts
‘You can’t have me. You can’t touch me – that’s mine.’ Modes of Possession in The Entity (1982) | Bloodletter Magazine
Bloodletter Launch Event 1 - YouTube
Forgotten Females: Women in Jack the Ripper Films Part 1: "The Lodger" - Rue Morgue (rue-morgue.com)
Cat And Mouse: Who Is The Real Villain Of Hitchcock's ROPE? (fangoria.com)
Direct To Knowhere - Rebecca McCallum - Road To Knowhere | Podcast on Spotify
Duration:02:26:45
HITCHCOCK AND COSTUME with Jolene Marie Richardson
11/24/2023
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest Jolene Marie Richardson who is a costume designer and fashion historian, host and creator of Hanging by a Thread podcast and creator and author of Hanging by a Thread Blog. Jolene was the perfect guest for this topic as, amongst other things we discuss if there is such a thing as Hitchcockian style, the notion of using costume to explore themes of identity and disguise and we also share our top five costume moments in Hitchcock and answer some listener questions! So, put on your gloves, button up your suit and strike a pose as we explore all things HITCHCOCK and COSTUME! Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on alkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Jolene and her work on the following platforms: Twitter @JoMarieDesigns Instagram: @jolenemarie_designs You can find her podcast /read her blog Hanging by a Thread on the following platforms: Twitter @hanging_bts Instagram: @hangingbyathreadbts Listen to the podcast: Hanging By A Thread • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters You can listen to the episode of Jolene’s podcast where I guested talking about REBECCA (1940) and CRIMSON PEAK (2015) here: Hanging By A Thread: Ghost Around Us (Crimson Peak and Rebecca) w/ Rebecca McCallum on Apple Podcasts Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women(movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Duration:01:43:40
HITCHCOCK AND HORROR with Mike Muncer
10/27/2023
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest film journalist, producer and presenter and creator and host of Evolution of Horror Podcast-Mike Muncer.
Hitchcock and horror have always gone hand in hand-his fascination with death, murder and the repressed spans across his career from 1927’s The Lodger, a film based serial killer-Jack the Ripper, to the gothic notes of 1940’s Rebecca.
Elsewhere, we can find traces of the macabre in the Nietzchen theories at work in 1948s Rope and nihilism and brutality in the creature attacks of 1963’s The Birds.
In this episode, Mike and I discuss all things Hitchcock and Horror-from the gothic and the uncanny, to how the director uses space and knowledge to evoke suspense and fear.
We also have a fun time sharing our favourite villains, top five horror moments in Hitchcock and Mike rates listeners scary moments on the Hitch-o-meter of horror!
So, join us in the vast hallways of Manderlay, in the cosy and creepy parlour of the Bates motel and in the living room of a Manhattan apartment for a macabre buffet as we take a dizzyingly wonderful and dangerous carousel ride into the world of Hitchcock and Horror.
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Mike on the following platforms Twitter @TheMovieMike Instagram: @mikemuncer
And you can find Evolution of Horror here:
Twitter @EvolutionPod Instagram: @evolutionofhorror Website: evolutionofhorror.com
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Duration:02:01:14
SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943) with Tim Coleman
9/29/2023
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest writer, podcaster and founder/Editor in Chief of Moving Pictures Film Club -Tim Coleman.
In this episode, I had a truly memorable and enlightening conversation with my special guest and we got so carried away in our Merry Widow Waltz that we had to record this in two parts!
So, join us for a drink at the Till Two Bar as we discuss the disruption of the American family, Hitchcock’s identification with those he positions as heroic and villainous and whether a tune can really jump from one person’s head to another and as we peel back the layers of 1943’s magnificent Shadow of a Doubt.
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And you can find Tim Coleman here: Twitter @fatscoleman and Instagram: @fats_coleman
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’sWomen (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
References:
Shadow of a DoubtBureau of Motion Pictures and a Manual for the Motion Pictures IndustryHitchcock and TruffautDon’t Understand, My Darling-The Girl Grows Up in Shadow of a Doubt’ (Ideology, Genre, Auteur: Shadow of a Doubt in Hitchcock’s Films Revisited- Shadow of a Doubt The Women Who Knew Too Much
Duration:02:42:52
HITCH CON '23 (& more!) with Joel Gunz
9/28/2023
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room for post film drinks! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest film maker, writer, founder and editor of the Alfred Hitchcock Geek Blog and the Hitchcockian Quarterly and President of Hitch Con-Joel Gunz.
Joel and I discuss the origins of the event, what to expect this year and I get his thoughts on many aspects of Hitchcock!
Come and join us at Hitch Con happening online and in person at Mercy University on 7th and 8th October! I’ll be presenting at Hitch Con in a talk entitled Rooting for Rupert-How Hitchcock Complicates our Responses to the Hero/Anti-Hero of 1948s Rope?
Visit hitchcon.org. to read the full line up including details of all talks and speakers, evening screenings of films and post-film discussions. And I’ve got a special discount code for you to use and get 25 percent off your tickets. Simply apply the code TALKHITCH25 at the checkout and get 25 percent off your purchase.
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Joel Gunz on the following platforms:
Twitter @JoelGunz
Instagram: @alfredhitchcockgeek
Facebook: Alfred Hitchcock Geek
Alfred Hitchcock Geek: www.alfredhitchcockgeek.com
Hitch Con: www.hitchcon.org
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Duration:01:20:43
MR AND MRS SMITH (1941) with Beth Bullock
8/25/2023
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest film scholar, artist and educator Beth Bullock as they take some bad advice from a friend whilst saunering at the Beefeater Club and travel from New York to Lake Placid to discuss the screwball comedy MR AND MRS SMITH (1941).
I was delighted to be joined by such a special guest who is the absolute expert and go-to voice when it comes to this film. In what might be the biggest deep dive ever on the film to date, we cover Hitchcock’s relationship with the incredible Carole Lombard and theorise on what this film tells us about the art of playing, gender roles in marriage and did I mention, the Freudian slit?
So, let the games begin as we bend the rules, take some bad advice from a friend whilst saunering at the Beefeater club and travel from Manhattan to Lake Placid as we press the doorbell of Mr and Mrs Smith!
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Beth is an alumna of the University of Chicago's Cinema and Media Studies Program. She teaches art history, cinema and humanities courses at the City Colleges of Chicago and film studies at Dominican University. She is at work on a chapter tenatively titled 'More Blessed to Give: Trackign the Reception of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr and Mrs Smith (1941)' to be published in a forthcoming Hitchcock anthology. As a freelance photographer, her work as been displayed and published locally around Chicago. She serves on the advisory board of "HitchCon" and has spoken at its yearly conferences.
You can find Beth Bullock on the following platforms:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/blbullock77
Twitter @bbullock77
Instagram: @bbullock
Visit her website: crackingacademic.wordpress.com
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
Duration:02:05:46