Hi everyone. I hope you are all well and safe. It’s been well over a year since I last held my yearly blogathon dedicated to all things Hitch. Without further ado you are all invited to take part in the 4th Hitchcock Blogathon. I do hope that you can all join me in celebrating the Master Of Suspense.
Two very different Hitchcock couples. Image source IMDb.
You can write about any of his films or TV episodes for this blogathon. You can write about Hitch himself. You can write about his whole career. You can write about his TV series. You can write about the themes present in his work. You can write about the different types of couples in his films. I’ll take anything as long as it’s respectful. Articles, reviews and tributes are all very welcome.
If you’ve written about specific Hitchcock films or topics before, can you please pick a film or topic which you haven’t previously written about. I will only be accepting two duplicate reviews per screen title. No limit though on tributes and articles. You can submit up to three posts each.
The blogathon will be held on the 8th and 9th of August, 2020.Please have your entries ready on or before those dates.If you can no longer take part, or you are going to be late, please do let me know as soon as possible. If you would like to take part, simply leave me a comment below telling me what you will be writing about, along with the name of your blog if I don’t already know it.
Take one of the banners from below and pop it somewhere on your site to help promote the event. Check below to see who is writing about what. Happy viewing and writing!
Films now claimed twice: Rebecca
Participation List
Maddy Loves Her Classic Films – Rope
HappyFace – Torn Curtain
Wide Screen World – 3 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dubsism – Foreign Correspondent
Silver Screen Classics – Rear Window
Silver Screenings – Rebecca
Critica Retro – Stage Fright
Realweegiemidgetreviews – Family Plot
Caftan Woman – Banquos Chair episode from Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Lady Eve’s Reel Life – The Great Hitchcock Villains
Down These Mean Streets – Strangers On A Train
Silver Screen Modes – Myth And Symbolism In Vertigo
Rick’s Real Reel Life – North By Northwest
Pale Writer – Frenzy
Hometowns To Hollywood – The Life & Hometown Of Alfred Hitchcock
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood – The Birds
Screen Dreams – The Lodger
Fantasy Map Blog – Shadow Of A Doubt
WhimsicallyClassic – The Lady Vanishes
Box Office Poisons – To Catch A Thief
Poppity Talks Classic Film – I Confess & Topaz
18 Cinema Lane – Marnie
Taking Up Room – Champagne
Pure Entertainment Preservation Society – Comparing the two versions of The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vitaphonedreamer – Rebecca
Shadow And Substance – Alfred Hitchcock Presents vs The Twilight Zone
🙂 That sounds great, dear Maddy!
I’d love to join with “TORN CURTAIN”, one of my favorite Hitch movies.
I would like to post on Sunday, 9th August. Is that ok for you?
Thanks and kind regards,
Claudia 🙂
https://www.happyface313.com
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Of course you can,Claudia. That’s fine with me. Thanks for joining.
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🙂 Thank you, Maddie!
Have a HAPPY weekend!
Claudia 🙂
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Hitchcock is an ideal subject for a blog-a-thon, he was very diverse and different with every film.
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Three episodes from ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
http://widescreenworld.blogspot.com
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All yours, Rich. Thanks for joining.
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I’d like to contribute 1940’s “Foreign Correspondent.”
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All yours,J-Dub.
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Sweet. Blog-A-Thon page updated! I’m doing two back-to-back Hitchcock-related events. You should check out the one right after yours…
https://dubsism.com/2020-movie-blog-a-thons/
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Hi Maddy. I’m going to take part of that’s ok and get back to focusing on writing more. I’d like to go with Rear Window – a real favourite of mine and one which I used to teach in senior English. Hope that’s ok. And hope all is well with you!
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Hi,Paul. Good choice! Thanks for joining. Hope all good with you.
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Can I also write up on a few episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, please from Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews
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Hi Gill. Of course you can. Thanks for joining. Hope all good with you.
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All good here thanks. Hope all good with you too. Thanks for letting me do this..not sure how many yet but they are pretty addictable.
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Ah and oops, read your post properly and you asked for new tips, so as I’ve done this one before can I look at the 1985 series of Alfred Hitchock Presents instead which remade some of the episodes from the original series with a “colourised” Alfred Hitchcock…
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It’s okay to write about the original Hitchcock series, just write about episodes that you haven’t written about previously.
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Will just stick to this series as was thinking of comparing the newer episodes to Hitchcock’s original episodes.. would that work for you?
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That’s fine.
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I would like to join this year with the classic TV episode Banquo’s Chair from Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
https://www.caftanwoman.com/
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You got it, Paddy.
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Thanks.
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Hi Maddy, I’d love to do Rebecca if not already taken. It’s been about 10 years since I last saw that film, so it’s time for a re-watch! 🙂
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It’s all yours, Ruth. Hope you are well. Thanks for joining and enjoy that rewatch.
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Hi Maddy, I believe it was last year that I wanted to write about Strangers on a Train and then dropped out. So hopefully I’ll get around to it this time, if that’s OK. That is if I get my act together and my mojo in gear.
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It’s all yours! Thanks for joining.
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I’d like to do a general piece on “The Great Hitchcock Villains,” focusing on my favorites among the many fine villains of all stripes in Hitchcock’s films.
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It’s all yours, Patty. Thanks for joining.
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Oh, that’s wonderful! I’d like to write about Stage Fright, please!
Kisses!
Le from Critica Retro
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You got it, Le. Thanks for joining.
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Hi, I’d like to review ‘North By Northwest.’
Rick
https://ricksrealreel.blogspot.com/
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Hi, Rick. It’s all yours. Thanks so much for joining.
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Hi Maddy! Thanks for the invite. May I please write about Frenzy (1972)? 😊
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Of course you can. Thanks for joining.
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Thank you 😘
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Hi Maddy,
Seeing as it hasn’t been claimed, can you put me down for “The Birds” please?
My blog: In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood.
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It’s all yours, Crystal.
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Hi Maddy!
Can I write about The Lodger (1927)?
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Hey. Of course you can. Thanks for joining.
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I would just looove to blog about Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Any chance I could do that?
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Sure. Thanks for joining.
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Thanks. Looking forward to it!
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I’d like to join! Could I write about To Catch a Thief?
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It’s all yours, Jess. Thanks for joining.
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Can I write about “The Lady Vanishes” ?
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You sure can, Kayla. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Maddy!
I would love to participate and will do my best to find the time (and energy) to complete my entry.
For me, it’s a toss-up between I, CONFESS and TOPAZ. Could I reserve both of them and let you know which one I ultimately choose? I’ll get back to you ASAP. 🙂
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You sure can, Erica. x
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Hi Maddy! May I join the blogathon by reviewing ‘Marnie’?
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Hi again, Maddy–I was wondering if I could review “Champagne” for this? So glad you brought Hitch back!
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You sure can. Thanks for joining, Rebecca.
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Dear Maddy,
I just heard about this blogathon. I would like to join! May I write a comparison of the two versions of “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” 1934 and 1956?
Yours Hopefully,
Tiffany Brannan
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Hi Tiffany. That’s a great idea. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Maddy,
Could I please write about Rebecca? Thank you for once again for hosting this!
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Of course you can.Thanks for joining, Meredith.
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Hi Maddy. Just discovered his film, Family Plot .. can I change my post to this one after looking into the other post this film feels a much better tribute.
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Of course. I’ll change it for you.
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Thanks. Hope all is good with you
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Hey, Maddy! I didn’t see this earlier, but if it’s not too late, I’d love to participate. My blog is dedicated to the work of Rod Serling, but I’m a huge fan of Hitchcock. I’ve seen many of his films in theatrical revivals, in fact. I’d enjoy doing something for this — perhaps a post that talks about Hitch’s TV show and how it compared to and yet differed from TZ.
Anyway, I thought I’d check. If not, well, there’s always next year!
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Hi Paul. Not late at all! I’d be so happy to have you join. I’ll put you down for Alfred Hitchcock Presents vs The Twilight Zone. Hope you and yours are well.
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Here it is! https://thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2020/08/09/alfred-hitchcock-presents-vs-the-twilight-zone/
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Hey Maddy, I just uploaded an entry here: https://silverscreenings.org/2020/08/07/alfred-hitchcock-and-the-art-of-negative-acting/
Thanks for hosting! I always learn so much from this blogathon.
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