News about Alfred Hitchcock

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Grace Kelly's light shone brightly and briefly in Hollywood. She made 11 films in five years before retiring aged 26 to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. In that time she won an Oscar for best actress for her role in The Country Girl (1954) and became world famous for her roles in three Alfred Hitchcock films, Dial M For Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954) and To Catch A Thief (1955).

Dame Julie Andrews was seen for the first time in seven months on Monday as she stepped out in The Hamptons for a shopping trip. The Sound of Music actress, 88, made the rare public appearance and used a walking cane to support herself as she went from one of the stores into her car. She looked as chic as ever in a white jacket and black trousers and accessorised with gold and blue earrings.

His dad is an 80s icon who worked on a TV show about cops who hunt down murderous drug dealers in Florida. More recently this star with the matinee idol looks has made movies with Jane Fonda and Jamie Lee Curtis. Dad also had an interesting love life that for decades made headlines. He was once wed to an Oscar-nominated actress but they divorced, only to years later get married again then divorced again. They also had a daughter who is now an A-list actress dating a top British musician who used to be wed to an Oscar-winning actress. This kid's dad's ex-wife came from Hollywood royalty as her mother worked for acclaimed film director Alfred Hitchcock (the man behind Vertigo and Psycho). And there is a link to Antonio Banderas as well. Mom is a celebrity as well who romanced Cat Stevens. Who is this man?

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: What to make of Andrew Scott? The actor doesn't so much specialize in sexually ambivalent roles as much as make a fetish of them. Scott's impassive, cruelly inexpressive visage is his unique feature, from mad Professor Moriarty in Sherlock to Fleabag's 'hot priest', and now as a coldblooded conman and murderer in Ripley (Netflix). We can't be sure what he's thinking as he looks at a man or a woman's clothes and their figures, so we project our worst fears into his mind. The less he gives away, the more frightening he gets.

Residents of Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, such as Drew Hammond, 31, are fed up with the mess left behind by thousands of the birds, which defecate on cars, houses, and even people. Locals were first wowed by brilliant sunset views of clouds of birds spiraling overhead, but it quickly became a 'nightmare,' despite the fact that it was quickly turned into a 'nightmare'.

When the first dress that Jacques Azagury designed for Princess Diana fell short of records at auction late last year as the most expensive of her gowns to sell at auction, the couturier was travelling around India. He had withdrawn from fashion and closed his eponymous shop in Knightsbridge, south-west London, when the auction took place at Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Has William's nose been put out of joint by King Charles's reliance on Queen Camilla deputising for him while he recovers from cancer ? In addition to presenting the Royal Maundy, she will speak at the Commonwealth Day celebrations on Monday. Provisional arrangements have been created for her to represent her at the Chelsea Flower Show, the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations, Garter Day, Royal Ascot, and Trooping the Colour. William has reportedly stated his willingness to help, but he has yet to be asked. The long tradition of monarchs being suspicious of their heirs is also present.

Tippi Hedren, 94, is fighting dementia, and 'time has taken its toll' on the renowned screen star,' according to her reps. Hedren appeared in several films by director Alfred Hitchcock, including The Birds and Marnie, and was also honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. However, she is having trouble recalling any details today. She has dementia and is unable to remember her work at all,' a statement from her team said.'

On Sunday, Martin Scorsese was presented with the David O. Selznick Award as part of the proceedings for the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards at the Ray Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The 81-year-old cinema legend was among a select group of peers to be honoured with the award, which the Producers Guild says is aimed at recognizing "a producer or production team for an extraordinary body of work in Motion Pictures."

Alfred Hitchcock loved to monitor everything about the blonde ice maidens he used in his films. He taught them how to act, how to dress, and even what to eat and drink. So when Tippi Hedren (left) demanded to know why he was sending her character, feisty heiress Melanie Daniels, up to an attic room in a house besieged by angry gulls, crows, and ravens in the climactic scene of 1963 horror-thriller The Birds (on set, left), he had no need to explain himself. 'Because I tell you to,' he said.

Sony's continuing corporate boasting about its scrupulous ethical principles, commitment to diversity, and inclusion does not specifically mention its child violence policy. So how does it square this with purchasing the musical catalogue of an alleged child abuser? It's likely that the generous support it provides to four children's charities speaks for itself. Money, it is said, speaks louder than words, and a few days ago, the media behemoth estimated that only half of Michael Jackson's musical catalog from the late performer's estate went out, though some believe it could be as much as £600 million.

Here are 100 films that I believe every person should see at least once in their lifetime, and all of them should make you laugh, cry, gasp, or think. In some instances, perhaps all four are present. I hope my list would bring you some good cinematic treats, or better still, introduce you to them. Happy viewing!

It's a far cry from what you'd imagine the office of a TV station to look like, from the poster-covered walls to the piles of film lying around. But old-fashioned is the name of the game for Talking Pictures TV; a retro channel that revives classic films and cult series and feeds it back to the audience that 'television forgot'. Noel Cronin, a 76-year-old film buff, helps his daughter Sarah (left) from his back garden in Chipperfield, Watford, where he uses a pad and pen to create a schedule from his library.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Gateshead was first noted by Venerable Bede, an 8th-century monk and scholar, as Ad Caput, which means 'at the goat's head' in Latin.' The area was known as Gatesheued, or goat's head, in the early Middle Ages, a headland that was favored by wild goats. There is a second chance that the town was at the center of a vital road or 'gate' from the south, which was located at the point where the road links the River Tyne. A goat's head was featured on the town's coat of arms. The old Gateshead council was turned into a new urban borough in 1974, with a new logo made up of a portcullis and helmet.

Long, loose woollen undergarments were present in men's swimwear by the 19th century's end. These covered the entire body or 'trunk,' hence the term. The word 'trunk' comes from Old French, which refers to the main stem of a tree. The human body is directly referred to in this sense. Men of the 16th and early 17th century wore trunk hose, complete breeches, and occasionally padded over tights. The term was borrowed from men's swimming clothes and similar clothing for boxing. Even as men's swimming trunks became increasingly smaller throughout the twentieth century, the term was retained.

When a visitor reeled off a number of cheeky innuendos within seconds of being on display on Sunday, Antiques Roadshow viewers were left in hysterics. The guest paid a visit to Uppark House in West Sussex to have her purple amethyst jewelry appraised during the Christmas Eve show. But it was also how she managed to own the stunning products that captured the audience's interest at home.

BRIAN VINER: Some names are more popular than others. Eileen, despite the best efforts of Dexy's Midnight Runners all those years ago, and despite the formidable Dame Eileen Atkins' defiance, reveals (if only to me) modesty, mistrust, and anonymity. Rebecca is not the same as Rebecca. The name has a mystery, danger, and glamour, which may have something to do with Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 film of the same name, which was based so faithfully from Daphne du Maurier's novel. On any rate, Eileen, the eponymous protagonist in William Oldroyd's tightly planned psychological thriller, is a put-upon, dowdy, rather repressed young woman. Thomasin McKenzie is a superb performer. She lives with her emotionally abused father and works in a local juvenile detention center, where they are routinely patronized by her older colleagues. However, Eileen's life and its possibilities are transformed on the day she meets Rebecca (Anne Hathaway), the institution's new psychologist. Rebecca follows sexual pleasure from the moment she steps out of her shiny, red sports car, sporting her perforated locks like Marilyn Monroe.

Her mother was an Oscar nominated actress who was twice married to a TV turned film actress who appeared in Knives Down. Her father, a Latin heartthrob who has worked with Penelope Cruz and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and he still works regularly to this day. Her grandmother is a Golden Age movie actress who appeared in a few Alfred Hitchcock films and is known for her philanthropy to save wild animals. She has a well-known half-sibling who is also on the A-List of actresses. She also dates a rock star. There are other well-known people in this beauty's life, including one of her mother's other husbands who was in Scarface. On Wednesday evening, she was seen in a black dress at the RABAT Magic Cosmos photo call at Madrid's Circulo de las Bellas Cultural Center. Who is she?

His father, who was on a television show about cops who hunt down drug dealers in Florida, is an 80s icon who appeared on a television show about cops who hunt down drug dealers. Jane Fonda and Jamie Lee Curtis have appeared in films in recent years. Dad had an interesting love life as well. He was once married to an Oscar-nominated actress, but they separated just years later, then divorced again. They also had a daughter who is now an A-list actress dated a top British singer. His ex-wife came from Hollywood royalty as her mother worked with celebrated film producer Alfred Hitchcock (the man behind Vertigo and Psycho). Also, there is a connection to Antonio Banderas. Who is this kid?

MailOnline has discovered a surprising lack of older classics on the 'big three' subscription services - Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video. Some Like It Hot, Citizen Kane, and Breakfast at Tiffany's are among the many famous masterpieces that customers can't get as part of their subscriptions.

Alma, the legendary film director's home, was where he worked with his film-editor wife Alma and his daughter, Pat, from the early 1940s to his death in 1980 at the Bel Air residence.

After they moved from England to Los Angeles in the early 1940s, Hitchcock stayed alive until his death in 1980, the Bel Air residence became the home of the legendary film director and his family. Rebecca, Rear Window, and Psycho were all thriller masterpieces. Reinout Oerlemans, 52, a TV soap actor-turned-entrepreneur who founded Eyeworks in 2001, snapped the nearly 7,300-square-foot property in August.

A two-bedroom apartment on the site of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock's studios has gone up for auction for £850,000. Unique Property Company is selling the flat in Hackney, London. Some of Hitchcock's most popular films of cinema, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Fanny By Gaslight (1944), were shot in the current apartment.

For those people, living like a princess is something only dreams are made of. However, a trip to a fairytale castle may not be so difficult. Many of Europe's most popular castles are now hotels, with some costing extravagantly for a night of luxury. However, there are some that won't break the bank. So whether your budget is £120 or £1,000 per night, there is a castle waiting for you to visit.