Janet Leigh

Who has your back? Who is going to look out for you? Who is going to make sure that you don’t have to worry about anyone knocking you down? Who is going to protect your blindside? Well Michael Oher will always project your blindside, he will make sure that no one will ever knock you down. Michael has came along way from being bounced from house to house. Michael dad was not in his life and mother was too busy doing drugs to take care of her son. He should not trust anyone, he should not have anyone’s

One of the most widely recognized filmmakers would have to be Alfred Hitchcock. His signature style, cinematic techniques, directing style, and common themes make him recognizable as a director. When watching a Hitchcock film, his artistic choices are prominent, therefore making him the ultimate auteur. Hitchcock focused on the visual component to tell the narrative as opposed to extensive dialogue. Hitchcock is known as the Master of Suspense, and many contemporary filmmakers find him to be extremely

cuts and angles it also is known for its sudden hints of violence and nudity. By taking on these challenges Hitchcock changes the norms for what was accepted in mainstream cinema. In the documentary entitled the making of “psycho” star actress Janet Leigh describes how she felt have she seen the film “I really screamed I can't take showers anymore I didn’t truly understand how vulnerable you can be “ also what makes this film so significant is the fact that this film is the First movie to show a

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899 in London. He worked in engineering for a few years before he entered the film industry 1920. In 1939 he won an Oscar for his first American film, Rebecca, and therefore moved to Hollywood. He’s made over 50 movies, including Psycho, The Birds, and Vertigo. These films were the first to really introduce and combine suspense with sex and violence. This was essentially the reason that he was coined the term “Master of Suspense” because no other

DISCOVERY OF A TIME CAPSULE DISCOVERY OF A TIME CAPSULE PEOPLE AND TIME Time defines how people fashion, behave and live. On the other hand, there are a few times in history that are shaped by famous personalities and known as 'their age'. 1960 was a major year in the political history of America as we know through internet sources. Yet, the time capsule we recently found shows us much more than that. It tells us things besides the stats and numbers. It tells us about the thoughts, feelings

The cast and their performance can change viewers experience and judgement of a film. It takes looks and strong acting from the cast to bring characters to life, but this film made changes where actor/actresses either enhance the film or not. Norman Bates ' appearance of Psycho by Robert Bloch is vastly different from the film Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The book provides descriptions of Norman physical attributes such as, “the fat, bespectacled face and heard the soft, hesitant voice”

Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) kills Marion Crane (Janet Leigh). Marion who wanted to lead a happy family life with her boy friend Sam Loomis (John Gavin) after marriage and hence steals money and flees Phoenix and becomes a prey for the psychopath Norman Bates. Norman Bates overpowered by his dead mother’s personality kills the woman who comes in between the relationship with his mother. Norman has no other motive. Only his frustrated sexuality when he meets a woman can be the motive. As the

for the viewers who love to watch psychological thrillers because it stands out in creating inquisitive suspense and hits it right in the feel. 2. Psycho The film Psycho, was released in 1960 directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles and Martin Balsam. The film is a horror-thriller and it centres on the encounter of a secretary who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her employer and the motel’s distributed owner-manager and its aftermath

When looking at the collection of works by Alfred Hitchcock, it is common to notice similar threads throughout his life work. The films viewed in class alone, share many things, as both Psycho and The Birds consist of more than what meets the eye. Though one may be about a killer man and the other about killer animals, both Hitchcock films develop a deep, dark string of events leading up to inevitable death. Being in touch with a great love of drama, thrill and suspense, Alfred Hitchcock leaves you

film started rolling. This is the one of the few, if not the only, time in film history, a policing policy of this type has been implemented. Hitch claimed he did this in order to ensure that the audience did not feel cheated if they did not see Janet Leigh on screen with her death coming roughly 30 minutes into the