Tag: Rebecca McCallum
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BOOK REVIEW: The Films of Wes Craven (2023)
Collection edited by Calum Waddell When asked to recall a list of definitive horror directors, Wes Craven’s name is guaranteed to be one of the first to spill from our lips. But how well do we really know the career of the man who gave us genre-defining films such as The Last House on the Left,…
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ANALYSIS: A Kaleidoscopic Nightmare – The Horror of VERTIGO (1958)
Spoilers ahead for Vertigo (1958) When retired detective Scottie (James Stewart) is hired by old acquaintance Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) to follow his wife Madeline (Kim Novak), its under the pretext that she’s being haunted by an aristocratic relative – Carlotta Valdes. However when it transpires that the Madeline Scottie is trailing is in fact an imitation…
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INTERVIEW: Laura Mee, author of REANIMATED (2022)
“For titles which tend to be seen as similar or formulaic or ‘just another copy’, there’s a lot of variety” Following our recent five star review of Reanimated: The Contemporary American Horror Remake, Rebecca McCallum sits down with author Laura Lee to discuss remakes, reboots, requels and more… Laura, congratulations on your book! In your…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Secret on Young Shoulders – Charlie Newton in SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)
Rebecca McCallum returns with a new essay in her series on Hitchcock’s Women, this time zeroing in on a tale of domestic terror which was Hitch’s favourite of his own films… Made in the height of WWII, Hitchcock’s takedown of the American family offers a bleak and brooding tale, reflective of the paranoia and nihilism…
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BOOK REVIEW: Reanimated (2022)
Author – Laure Mee When something comes back to life it doesn’t necessarily mean it will return in the same guise. And love them or loathe them, remakes are constantly returning from the dead. Like the zombies of a George A. Romero film, the horror remake is far from lifeless. In 2022 alone there were…
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TOP 9: Horror Gifts for 2022
It’s me, Billy! Ahem, I mean it’s nearly Christmas! But what to get the horror lover in your life (or maybe a sneaky something for yourself). Alex Kronenburg has you covered with our Top 9 Horror Gift recommendations for 2022… 1. For those who obey… John Carpenter’s cult classic They Live has never been as…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Breaking Silence With A Song – Jo McKenna in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
Rebecca McCallum continues her essay series exploring the representation of women in the films of Alfred Hitchcock… Ever his own harshest critic, in 1956 Hitchcock sought to remake his 1934 film The Man Who Knew Too Much. He condemned the original as ‘the work of a talented amateur’ but he was clearly pleased with the results…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Woman Who Knows Her Own Mind – Frances Stevens in TO CATCH A THIEF (1955)
After a short break over the summer senior contributor Rebecca McCallum is back with the next instalment of her essay series exploring the representations of women in the films of Alfred Hitchcock… In her final outing with Hitchcock, Grace Kelly – who the previous year positively glistened in what is arguably her finest performance in Rear…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) – PART II
Rebecca McCallum concludes her analysis of Grace Kelly’s performance in Dial M For Murder… The Murdered Becomes the Murderer If we map out Margot’s journey, it reveals nothing but mistreatment time and again. To begin with she is stalked and blackmailed by her husband Tony, who we hear admitting has thoughts of ‘killing her’. What makes this doubly…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) – PART I
Rebecca McCallum continues her Hitchcock’s Women series with a tale of murder, mystery and a woman who fights back… A tightly wound mystery set in a confined space, in Dial M for Murder Hitchcock takes a traditional whodunnit blueprint and adds his trademark touches of love, murder, and suspense. Set almost exclusively in the Wendice residence, situated in…
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