My choice for his best movie is North by Northwest.His greatest leading lady was Grace Kelly. His best leading man was Cary Grant. In second place were Ingrid Bergman and James Stewart.Almost all of his movies are worth watching.
Full Version: Alfred Hitchock
Hitchock was Ayn Rand's favorite movie director .
I asked this question on my blog.
Are any of Hitchcock's TV shows available?
QUOTE(Chris Grieb @ Aug 13 2008, 11:51 AM) 
I asked this question on my blog.
Are any of Hitchcock's TV shows available?
Yes: http://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Hitchcock-Pre...8990&sr=1-1
Richard; Thanks for the link.
I think she liked Ernst Lubitsch just as well and used him à clef in "Her Second Career." In AR Answers she expresses mixed feelings about his most famous movie, Ninotchka.
QUOTE(Reidy @ Aug 14 2008, 12:59 PM)
I think she liked Ernst Lubitsch just as well and used him à clef in "Her Second Career." In AR Answers she expresses mixed feelings about his most famous movie, Ninotchka.
Reidy; You are quite right.
Ayn Rand answers a question about Ninotchka on page 142. Miss Rand's first line calls it "brilliantly done."
QUOTE(Chris Grieb @ Aug 14 2008, 05:40 AM)
Richard; Thanks for the link.
You're welcome.
This is a copy, minus the link to the current thread, of a post I made starting a new thread here.
QUOTE(Ellen Stuttle @ Aug 15 2008, 06:36 AM)
On a thread started by Chris Grieb to commemorate Alfred Hitchcock's birthday [...] Chris writes:
Peter Reidy adds further on:
I think she did like both Hitchcock and Lubitsch, but according to John Hospers, in his Liberty memoir, Fritz Lang was her favorite.
I started out just to type in the passage about Lang, but I find Hospers' discussion of his comparing notes on artistic tastes with Ayn so fascinating, I kept typing. Then I decided that I'd better start a separate thread with the material, since Hitchcock isn't so much as mentioned in it!
Following [on the other thread] are three posts with excerpts.
Ellen
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QUOTE(Chris Grieb @ Aug 13 2008, 09:55 AM)
Hitchock was Ayn Rand's favorite movie director .
Peter Reidy adds further on:
QUOTE(Reidy @ Aug 14 2008, 09:59 AM)
I think she liked Ernst Lubitsch just as well and used him à clef in "Her Second Career." In AR Answers she expresses mixed feelings about his most famous movie, Ninotchka.
I think she did like both Hitchcock and Lubitsch, but according to John Hospers, in his Liberty memoir, Fritz Lang was her favorite.
I started out just to type in the passage about Lang, but I find Hospers' discussion of his comparing notes on artistic tastes with Ayn so fascinating, I kept typing. Then I decided that I'd better start a separate thread with the material, since Hitchcock isn't so much as mentioned in it!
Following [on the other thread] are three posts with excerpts.
Ellen
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