Spellbound (1945): Hitchcock and Psychoanalysis; Comparison with “Vertigo”

For Hitchcock, the therapeutic elements were the film’s least successful elements, not even a good MacGuffin.

Oscar Directors: Christopher Nolan Likes Watching Small-Scale Films, but Committed to Make Big-Scale Ones like “Oppenheimer”

Many Directors Would Kill to ‘Have the Resources I Put Together. I Have the Responsibility to Use Them.

Rebecca (1940): Hitchcock’s Thriller, Deconstructing Two Marriages, Female Subjectivity, Female Sexuality, Lesbianism (Latent, Manifest)

Hitchcock Motifs: Tyranny of the past. House Vs. Home. Ocean/Water
Fire. Femake Sexuality

Barbie: Margot Robbie Does Not Feel Snubbed

Robbie: ‘There’s No Reason to Feel Sad’ Over Best Actress Oscar Snub: ‘Beyond Ecstatic’ for 8 ‘Barbie’ Noms, but Greta Gerwig Should ‘Obviously’ Be Up for Best Director.

Didi: Sean Wang’s Directorial Debut, Coming of Age Tale, Winner of U.S. Dramatic Audience Award, Acquired by Focus Features

The feature from Sean Wang won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award at the 2024 Sundance fest.