MYSTERIOUS: 8 | Mind Blowing Facts

60 Years Later, Hitchcock’s Most Innovative Movie Is Still Shaping Hollywood in One Unexpected Way

Inverse spoke to two acclaimed filmmakers and several sound editors to understand how the sound of 'The Birds' influenced everything from the modern "quiet horror" movement to the Coen Brothers to Todd Field’s singular character study 'Tár.'

Inverse · Mar 29, 2023

60 Years Ago, Hitchcock Invented the Eco Thriller — And Predicted a Terrifying Trend

"Why are they doing this!?!" More than half a century later, the influence of Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds' is still apparent.

Inverse · Mar 28, 2023

Three ways Robert Downey Jr’s Vertigo might not be Hollywood’s stupidest ever idea

Hitchcock’s 1958 thriller is an acknowledged classic, meaning Downey Jr has a few options. I say go nuclear

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023

Mark Cousins on Hitchcock, Scotland and the rise of the far-right

FILMMAKER Mark Cousins believes Scotland’s screen industry is in a healthy place, having moved from a “C minus” to a “B plus” over the…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 6, 2023

Thief who returns 59-years-overdue library book escapes staggering fine due to new rule

A naughty reader who kept a library book for a nearly six decades, and returned it after 'feeling bad', didn't have to pay the extortionate $1,606 (£1,336) fine

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

These two Chicago families’ histories help tell the story of a city

The Atkinsons and the Bernsteins are South Side families who have had a role in aspects of Chicago’s history.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2023

The killer bird swarm behind "The Birds"

In 1961, birds dive-bombed, tumbled through the air as if drunk, and drenched the town of Capitola in vomit

Salon · Feb 20, 2023

8 Glasgow Film Festival picks including Paul Mezcal flick and Winnie the Pooh horror

Taking place in Glasgow in March from the 1st until the 12th, the organisers of the 19th Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) have revealed this year's programme of films and events – with films featuring Oscar-nominated Paul Mezcal and homegrown star Kelly MacDonald.

Glasgow Live · Jan 25, 2023

Hathaway, McKenzie anchor stylish adaptation of 'Eileen'

The moody, noirish film adaptation of Otessa Moshfegh’s debut novel “Eileen” debuted Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023

From Skepta to David Bowie – the celebrities who turned down New Year’s Honours

Whether for political, personal or professional reasons, not everyone considers the annual awards an 'honour'

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022