tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post4053019490572126344..comments2023-05-30T05:51:00.400-07:00Comments on Alfred Hitchcock Geek: Malcolm Gladwell on Alfred Hitchcock: “A Classic Late Bloomer?!”Joel Gunzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-9650222779977206542008-11-04T11:30:00.000-08:002008-11-04T11:30:00.000-08:00Hello, Dean! You are absolutely right. For painter...Hello, Dean! You are absolutely right. For painters and poets, the technology of their craft has remained essentially unchanged for thousands of years (unless you figure in the typewriter, but still...). Filmmaking technology, on the other hand, has gone through enormous changes. Hitch was regarded as a thought-leading genius during the silent era and a groundbreaking innovator with the use of sound and, later, color. So, while his best work was yet to come, those early years showed more than mere promise -- they were deftly-executed works that can be said to represent the best that the medium had yet to offer. It must also be taken into account that Hitch had the additional challenge of working in the British film industry, producing first rate work in that relatively lesser-regarded corner of the world. (According to my understanding of that time, Hollywood and Germany were considered stronger centers for filmmaking.) In short, though Hitch's best pictures came in the 40's and 50's (the golden era of film in general), can Gladwell et al really categorize him as a late bloomer?Joel Gunzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-20332902958467483912008-11-04T11:26:00.000-08:002008-11-04T11:26:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joel Gunzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-14498406825213490642008-11-03T18:01:00.000-08:002008-11-03T18:01:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joel Gunzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-4942917240323651882008-11-01T23:34:00.000-07:002008-11-01T23:34:00.000-07:00I think that there's no question that Hitch did so...I think that there's no question that Hitch did some great movies in Britain in his early years. But we have to admit, as much as we like those efforts, that Hitch didn't REALLY hit the stratosphere until SHADOW OF A DOUBT at the very earliest. Then when the fifties came along, he was absolutely unmatchable. Still is, really. I can see Gladwell's point. However, we should remember that part of what was holding Hitch back in the 20s and 30s was the clunkiness of the available equipment and the general low quality of British filmmaking of the era. I think had he been gifted with the 50s-era collaborators and technology, he would've been hitting that VERTIGO-style home run way earlier in his career.Dean Treadwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106829300132326368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-71714720490356383522008-10-22T20:17:00.000-07:002008-10-22T20:17:00.000-07:00Joel Gunz said, With that in mind, what would you ...Joel Gunz said, With that in mind, what would you like to hear more about, re Hitchcock?<BR/><BR/>Well, Joel Gunz, I have sent you an email with my next request about<BR/>director Alfred Hitchcock and his film <B>Shadow of a Doubt</B>.<BR/><BR/>Tks,<BR/>dcdratatouille's archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369967577590947967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-21152155129129499482008-10-22T12:47:00.000-07:002008-10-22T12:47:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for those very kind words! I'll try...Thanks so much for those very kind words! I'll try to keep it interesting for you. With that in mind, what would you like to hear more about, re Hitchcock?Joel Gunzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-32886282893140010812008-10-22T04:44:00.000-07:002008-10-22T04:44:00.000-07:00Wow!...you have a really wonderful blog!...In whic...Wow!...you have a really wonderful blog!...In which you are paying homage to the <B>"Master of Suspense"</B>...Alfred Hitchcock. Currently, a blog called <B>Screen Savour</B> is paying homage to Hitch for 31 days and in conjunction with his blog I have a<BR/>31 days of Alfred Hitchcock Trivia Contest going on!...but I think that your blog is like a <I>"dream"</I> come true!<BR/>for Hitchcock fanatics!<BR/><BR/>Tks,<BR/>dcdTénèbres à la lumière...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606359132036891911noreply@blogger.com