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VERTIGO: A Mid Century Modernist View on Symbols, Sounds, Colors… and Obsession

Hitchcock was in the business of making movies. “The master of suspense” was at the height of his game during his years at Paramount while making VERTIGO, a film that would later become a classic, and many have claimed it as the greatest film of all time.    For Hitchcock, his storytelling goes above and beyond a solid murder mystery or a fun whodunnit. With … Continue reading VERTIGO: A Mid Century Modernist View on Symbols, Sounds, Colors… and Obsession

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Cary Grant Builds Trust Issues in NOTORIOUS (1946)

By the Autumn of 1945, Cary Grant, along with our global allies, surely breathed a collective sigh of relief. Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945. After the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan followed by surrendering on September 2, 1945. The second world war was over, but this was the deadliest global conflict in human history, with an estimated 50 to 85 … Continue reading Cary Grant Builds Trust Issues in NOTORIOUS (1946)

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