Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Here is a gripping, behindthescenes look inside the classic suspense shocker psycho and the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking. Jul 02, 2010 american psycho begins with the words at the entrance to dantes hell, scrawled in blood red lettering on the side of the chemical bank near the corner of eleventh and first. Just take a look at the table of contents brackets are mine.
The mood of the film far surpasses simple bleakness, and the impact that anthony perkins performance delivers is a once in a lifetime magic. This is a book for movie lovers, but its not fluff. As he was at the airport, he saw shelves of this book, psycho. Its quite an interesting story on why hitchcock made this film and covers pretty much all the areas of making the movie from the book it was based on to the marketing and its reception. Books similar to alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho. Jan 25, 20 cue stephen rebellos alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho, which compellingly sketches out every single step of psycho from the bizarre serial killer who inspired the book to the mysterious pr campaign. It details the creation of director alfred hitchcocks 1960 thriller psycho. Thomson shows that psycho was not just a sensation in film. Even moviegoers who know psycho backward and forward who consider it a sacred text and who have read stephen rebellos excellent book alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho.
In fact, before the movie hit theaters, some reporters came very close, articulating that the movie was to be called psyche. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho by stephen rebello here is a gripping, behind the scenes look inside the classic suspense shocker psycho and the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho soft skull press. After filming the shower scene in hitchcocks psycho. Rebellos anecdotal approach could well have been entitled the saga of psycho. The 2012 american biographical drama film directed by sacha gervasi, based on this nonfiction book is titled hitchcock. Despite the irresistibly juicy way its written, alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho offers a. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho kindle edition by. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Share photos and videos, send messages and get updates. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. If you want the inside story on one of the greatest movies ever made it held down the number 18. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho wikipedia.
So hitch said, call paramount and get coverage on it. The books publisher, pan macmillan, said that a small number of copies of the picador classic edition of american psycho welsh calls the book one of the greatest novels of our time. Psycho s biggest fandom, in other words, may be other filmmakerswho keep obsessively making, remaking, and drooling over the original film. Pdf alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho download. I knew the material was so strong and controversial there was no way to do anything safe with it, says harron. Hitchy would read the new york times book section over the weekend or bring it into the office on monday. Cnn alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho august.
One of the best books ever written about the making of a moviestephen rebellos alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho first published in 1990is now available in a new paperback edition from st. If you have any comments, questions, concerns about this video. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho kindle edition. From the true crime this reissued book about the making of psycho goes through all the steps. Mar, 2018 sooner or later, hitchcock feared, someone would put two and two together and conclude, correctly, that hitchcock was making the book psycho into a movie. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho home facebook. Marshland dusk we move across smoldering embers and reach a small grass fire. The melon tale alone is worth the price of alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho by stephen rebello opens with ed gein. American psycho by bret easton ellis books the guardian. First released in june 1960, psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. Psycho author robert bloch, who based his horror novel on the ed gein murders unearthed in plainfield, wisconsin in 1957, sold the book for screen rights to the music.
The novel opens with an image of fortyyearold norman bates reading in his office. Seriously, go watch the film, get surprised by the surprises, then come back. The sessions with janet leigh are particularly involving. About the book alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho. Paramount hadnt covered it, and hitch went over to england. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho kindle edition by rebello, stephen. Here is a gripping, behindthescenes look inside the classic suspense shocker psychoand the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking. Jul 27, 2017 in an interview with francois truffaut, hitchcock made clear that the shower scene embodied the suddenness of murder. Starting from the gruesome crimes that inspired the novel on which the film is based, he takes us through the novels adaptation into a screenplay and the films preproduction, shooting, postproduction, and ultimate reception.
A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. Sooner or later, hitchcock feared, someone would put two and two together and conclude, correctly, that hitchcock was making the book psycho into a movie. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho. It was a fun movie that got me curious enough to want to read both the bloch and the rebello books. Five things about the making of psycho that you wont see.
Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho 9781593765118. It stars anthony perkins, janet leigh, john gavin, vera miles, and martin balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by robert bloch. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, marion crane leigh, who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing. Despite the irresistibly juicy way its written, alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho offers a thorough, careful examination of every step of the preproduction, production and postproduction aspects of film creation. Mclaughlin from material in the stephen rebello book alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho, is the more indulgent biopic. Jun 21, 2011 alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho by stephen rebello is available from, the apple ibookstore, kobo books, overdrive, and the sony reader store. It begins with ed gein, a serial killer who inspired richard blochs pulpy horror novel psycho. Apr 14, 2020 but while american psychos appeal has endured, according to harron, batemans fate was never clear. Psycho is a 1959 horror novel by american writer robert bloch.
The book is currently being filmed as a major feature film called hitchcock, starring anthony hopkins as hitchcock, scarlett johansson, and helen mirren, to be. Stephen rebello, author of alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho, the book on which hitchcock is partly based, interviewed many of hitchcocks collaborators on psycho and. Stephen rebellos nonfiction classic alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho is in print in the u. American psycho pulled from shelves by police in australia. May 25, 2016 that being said, i will say that watching psycho is generally a more enjoyable experience than reading the book because of the work stef and hitch did on both marion and norman, making them far more likable and empatheticspecifically with marion, whose motives are far more nuanced and rooted in love rather than tradition, and with norman. The book is currently being filmed as a major feature film called hitchcock, starring anthony hopkins as hitchcock, scarlett johansson, and helen mirren, to be released in early 20. Scarlett johansson and james darcy join alfred hitchcock. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho audiobook, by stephen rebello. Psycho is a 1960 american psychological horror film directed and produced by alfred hitchcock, and written by joseph stefano. The novel tells the story of norman bates, caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled in a series of murders. Five things about the making of psycho that you wont.
Rebellos alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho 1990 is a much better allaround resource on the film, but libraries where that work has proved popular should also see demand for leighs more personal account. Sep 02, 2016 psycho ii making of featurette still crazy after all these years duration. Hitchcock and the girl remember alma reville the new. An excellent book about the making of the classic movie psycho. You might want to rent the movie they made out this book hitchcock and watch that first or even after reading the book. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho by stephen. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho audiobook by. Mclaughlin based on the book alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho by stephen rebello. Taxidermy, furniture and clothing made of human flesh and bone, cannibalism and run down cluttered homes. The novel is considered as being blochs most enduring work and one of the most influential horror books of the 20th century.
The story was adapted into alfred hitchcocks seminal 1960 film of the same name, and was loosely adapted into the bates motel television series. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho audio book store. Having painstakingly filmed psychos notorious shower scene, alfred hitchcock needed just the right sound to. Psycho is one of the most twisty, sneaky film plots ever snuck and twisted onto a movie screen. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho is a nonfiction book by stephen rebello. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it. Joseph stefano, the screenwriter of the film, said that the original murder scene, as described in the novel, ends up with beheading. A comprehensive guide to hitchcocks classic shocker. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho book, 1990. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho audiobook, by stephen rebello. There are interviews with many of the principle cast and crew including janet leigh and joseph stefano, who all talk openly and lovingly about entire process of making the film.
Stephen rebello looks at the making of this incredible movie from beginning the true life crime on which psycho is based to end hitchcocks obsessive instructions to darken theaters and close. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho by stephen rebello is available from, the apple ibookstore. Packed with captivating insights from the films stars, writers, and crewmembers, alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho is a riveting and definitive history of a signature hitchcock cinematic masterpiece. Stephen rebellos groundbreaking book offers the complete inside story on the making of alfred hitchcocks original psycho, now seen as the forerunner of all modern horror thrillers. Psycho is the horror story of norman bates, his strange relationship with his mother, and the motel he runs on the side of a deserted highway. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho book, 1998. Matt molgaard alfred hitchcocks classic picture, psycho still stands as one of the most memorable viewing experiences any genre fan can possibly undergo.
The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, marion crane. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho 1990 by stephen rebello. Pdf alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho download full. In an interview with francois truffaut, hitchcock made clear that the shower scene embodied the suddenness of murder. Its loosely based on stephen rebellos alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho. His mother approaches and chides him for reading filthy material. Stephen rebellos groundbreaking book offers the complete inside story on the making of alfred hitchcocks original psycho, now seen as the forerunner of all. Nov 30, 2012 this is a book for movie lovers, but its not fluff. Psycho ii making of featurette still crazy after all these years duration. Dirt is thrown over the flames before a boot finishes stamping them out. One of the best books ever written about the making of a moviestephen rebellos alfred hitchcock and the making of psychofirst published in 1990is now available in a new paperback edition from st.
It details the creation of director alfred hitchcock s 1960 thriller psycho. The long gestating adaptation of stephen rebellos book alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho looks like its finally coming to fruition. This is a good and very detailed making of book on alfred hitchcocks most notorious, if not necessarily his best, film psycho. Connect with friends, family and other people you know. In some ways a groundbreaking film, psycho has been extensively written about and minutely analyzed. But while american psychos appeal has endured, according to harron, batemans fate was never clear. There are numerous direct film tributes to psycho, too, including brian depalmas dressed to kill 1980, douglas gordons 24 hour psycho 1993 and dario argentos the stendahl syndrome 1996. After filming the shower scene in hitchcocks psycho, janet. The title like lincoln suggests a synoptic view of its subject but is. Rebellos carefully researched book tells us everything we could ever want to know about the making of psycho.
The book is currently being filmed as a major feature film called hitchcock, starring anthony hopkins as hitchcock, scarlett johansson, and helen mirren. In the moment of psycho, film critic david thomson situates psycho in alfred hitchcocks career, recreating the mood and time when the seminal film erupted onto film screens worldwide. Controversy abounds with both this book and the movie that is loosely based upon it. American psycho begins with the words at the entrance to dantes hell, scrawled in blood red lettering on the side of the chemical bank near the corner of eleventh and first. Jul 20, 2015 the books publisher, pan macmillan, said that a small number of copies of the picador classic edition of american psycho welsh calls the book one of the greatest novels of our time.
Ive read janet leighs book on making psycho, i read the moment of psycho, both are pretty good, but this book is the best. With alfred hitchcock, peggy robertson, clive barker, joseph stefano. Here is a gripping, behind the scenes look inside the classic suspense shocker psycho and the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho litreactor. The making of psycho, 1997 documentary directed by laurent bouzereau, universal studios home video, available on selected psycho dvd release. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rare is the hitchcock makingof book that includes an interview with the director, and rare is the makingof book, regardless of subject matter, as good as this one. Five ways psycho changed cinema hitchcock, scripted by john j. The two get into a vicious fight as mother lambastes. Cue stephen rebellos alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho, which compellingly sketches out every single step of psycho from the bizarre serial killer who inspired the book to the mysterious pr campaign. If you want the inside story on one of the greatest movies ever made it held down the number 18 slot in the american film institutes recent top. Alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho by stephen rebello. The book is much more detailed and more accurate than the movie but the film is definitely worth seeing.
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