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[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my Spooktober Filmfest...Psycho (1960) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #Movie #movies #horror #Psycho #alfredhitchcock #ripalfredhitchcock #anthonyperkins #ripanthonyperkins #janetleigh #ripjanetleigh #veramiles #JohnGavin #pathitchcock #martinbalsam #vintage #VHS #60s #Spooktober #halloween #october

[adamwatchesmovies]

Psycho (1960)

Even if you haven't seen Psycho, you know about its famous shower scene. You might even know how the movie ends. That doesn't matter. The movie is not about those individual moments, it's about the whole and unless you've seen this movie, you don't understand how good it is.

Marion (Janet Leigh) succumbs to temptation and steals a huge sum of money from her workplace. On the run, she rents a room at the secluded Bates Motel where she meets the proprietor, a strange young man named Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). He takes care of the place while his old bat of a mother (predominantly voiced by Virginia Gregg) shrieks from her room. When Marion’s crime is discovered, private investigator Milton Arbogast (Martin Balsam), Marion’s boyfriend Sam (John Gavin), and her sister Lila (Vera Miles) begin looking for her.

You can imagine how shocking this would've been for the 1960s. Crimes committed by someone you couldn't immediately point to as evil in a crowd? Psychotic behavior? When had this seriously been considered as a possibility? It’s also pretty graphic considering the restrictions imposed on cinema at the time. There are many scenes of Janet Leigh in her underwear, undressing or naked - though the nudity is never actually shown. When the violence comes, it's sudden and without warning. Before then, the whole thing drips with suspense. The bloody scenes are cleverly executed to ensure no one could accuse Hitchcock of indecency but push this just a little further and you've got a full-blown slasher movie.

The tension builds from frame one with a masterfully orchestrated opening. Throughout, there's a persistent air of unease. The way the camera and the music work together to highlights little details makes you paranoid. You want that release of tension but you don't want things to end. If there’s any flaw with "Psycho" it's that you're so starved for an opportunity to catch your breath that it becomes slightly exhausting during the middle. It lasts only briefly as this marks the point where the picture's focus shifts onto another character. Your heart will begin pumping at full speed once again.

Technically, this movie is incredible. There are dozens of iconic shots that are pulled off in ways that'll make you scratch your head. The way it juggles all of the characters and also manages to remain frightening despite its best scenes being so well known parodying them is a hackneyed joke at this point.

I keep bringing up the film's place in pop culture for a specific reason. I think there’s a certain amount of resistance among anyone who's seen a movie parodied over and over. You come to resent it, to feel like it won’t have the impact critics say it will, or that it's no longer a piece of entertainment anymore, that's a bit of homework. I get it. I've always wanted to see “Psycho”, but never made it a priority. I now realize I’d been missing out.

I didn’t just like Psycho; I LOVED IT! My only regret is that I didn't get to experience it sooner and the way it was back in the day. Here's my advice: watch it with someone young, someone who hasn't heard of the movie before. No one will care that it’s in black and white - people at the time didn't and color had been available for 30 years. You'll get to see first-hand how unpredictable and shocking a movie it is. Then, you’ll be able to discuss all of the aspects that make Psycho a triumph, from the camera work to the twists, the music, the design of the opening titles, that final creepy scene, and - of course - the shower scene. (On Blu-ray, October 30, 2015)

[geekynerfherder]

#Psycho, first released in cinemas #OnThisDay in 1960⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #TitleScreen #OTD #AlfredHitchcock #AnthonyPerkins #VeraMiles #JohnGavin #MartinBalsam #JohnMcIntire #JanetLeigh https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkgGCwpWAN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[larsfredriksvedberg]

#johngavin https://www.instagram.com/p/BujRDUmB8TZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mhc4xwtk8xeg

[llpodcast]

Season 5: Episode 236 - Make-Remake: Imitation of Life (1934)/Imitation of Life (1959)

[whileiamdying]

#Psycho: A #film by #AlfredHitchcock. Starring #AnthonyPerkins, #VeraMiles, #JohnGavin, #JanetLeigh, #MartinBalsam, #JohnMclntire. (at Bates Motel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnm9QNNgvwp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j67j0ez55lcy

[tamarabeck]

Dial M for MIDNIGHT LACE

Midnight Lace is an intense, well made melodrama. It stars Rex Harrison and Doris Day in the Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard roles. [Natasha Parry stands in for Angela Lansbury.] For fans of the 1944 Hitchcock remake, that would read “in the Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman roles.” Spoiler ahead John Gavin saves the day, as Joseph Cotton did in the latter of the earlier films, although the…

[doomonfilm]

Thoughts : Psycho (1960)

Classic films are classified as such for a reason.  Not only did they have an immediate impact upon release, but they manage to stand up to the test of time, and in a few rare instances, the experience is enriched as the years pass by.  Alfred Hitchcock has quite a few of these films under his belt, and one of the most memorable and recognizable of them all is Psycho. 

The film is a series of twisting tales and misleads all beautifully laid out to a wonderfully satisfying culmination of events.  We follow the story of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) primarily, picking up on her ending a tryst with a married man just before stealing $40,000 from a client at her job.  In a panic, she decides to run away, causing her boyfriend, sister, boss and victim of her theft to search after her.  Crane ends up at the Bates Motel, a remote location run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) and his invalid mother.  The motel turns out to be more like a spiderweb, with many of the films characters become flies trapped in its midst.  The ending is one of the most iconic in film history, and one of the many groundbreaking elements Hitchcock included that was not yet standard to American film.

The claustrophobia this film creates is second to none.  Whether it be a seedy motel room, an office, a car ride, an encounter with a policeman, or even conversations that occur outdoors, it never feels like any character is capable of escaping the frame presented.  The dutch angles used for the conversations amplify the feeling immensely.  In tandem with Bernard Hermann’s instantly recognizable and memorable score, it’s hard not to feel uncomfortable while watching the movie.  

The film is also well known for taking it’s biggest star, Leigh, and immersing the viewer deeply into her world, only for her to be taken away before the first third of the film has completed.  This bait and switch was historic in conjunction with the infamous shower death scene that removed her from the film.  That shower scene, along with her flushing of notes down the commode, were both controversial moments due to how candid they were, portraying things deemed inappropriate for film at the time.  Even the use of the term ‘transvestite’ at the end of the film raised some hairs.

Of all the iconic roles in film history, Norman Bates stands tall among them, chiefly due to Perkin’s chillingly layered portrayal counterbalanced against his unhinged portrayal of Mrs. Bates.  Leigh was certainly captivating in her role, setting up the aforementioned bait and switch beautifully.  Veteran actor Martin Balsam also delivered a standout performance as Detective Milton Arbogast.

There’s not much to say about Psycho that hasn’t already been said.  The film has been massively influential, spawning both a shot-for-shot remake by acclaimed director Milos Forman and a prequel-style TV series inspired by the expository back story provided in the film.  As an aspiring filmmaker, I can only hope to one day create a single film with the impact of this one, let alone a large catalog of them as Hitchcock did.

[adafine]

Day 5 I have been nominated by my friend Jason to post ten albums that have had an effect on my life, in no particular order. I’ve been asked only to post the album cover without saying anything else and to, each day, nominate another person to do the same. Today, I nominate Amy #psycho #bernardherrmann #alfredhitchcock #anthonyperkins #janetleigh #veramiles #johngavin #martinbalsam (at El Apartamento De Sweeney) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAc9pJLghkH/?igshid=12764wl8eaoz5

[octoberboy1031]

Always fun to catch a random Hitchcock marathon! 🔪🚿 #psycho #alfredhitchcock #robertbloch #janetleigh #johngavin #hitchcockblonde #horror #horrorgeek #scarymovie #may #latespring #earlysummer #night #dandelionwine #terrorverse (at Tree House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWrTgGJnJr/?igshid=9jepcjpzehi7

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Horror Show...Psycho (1960) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #psycho #alfredhitchcock #ripalfredhitchcock #normanbates #BatesMotel #anthonyperkins #ripanthonyperkins #janetleigh #ripjanetleigh #veramiles #pathitchcock #JohnGavin #martinbalsam #vintage #vhs #60s #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsashorrorshow

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What’s in your coffin! ⚰️⚰️⚰️ Repost from @scaryflix using @RepostRegramApp - #Psycho—Face To Face With Mrs. Bates! 💀😱 Cast: #VeraMiles #JohnGavin #VeraMiles | Director: #AlfredHitchcock | #HorrorMovie #CultClassic #NoSleep #Scaryflix

[filmartgallery]

Back in stock: the vintage original first release U.S. 1 Sheet poster for #PSYCHO (1960) - one of the finest, scariest and most influential films ever made in this country. #AlfredHItchcock #Hitchcock #NormanBates #AnthonyPerkins #JanetLeigh #JohnGavin #ClassicHorror #OriginalMoviePoster #VintageFilmPoster #FilmArtGallery #NewAcquisition https://www.instagram.com/p/ByCM0nAlsrq/?igshid=15vh1jnwyobsg

[some1grim]

#psycho #alfredhitchcock #anthonyperkins #janetleigh #veramiles #johngavin #moviecollage #фільмоперегляд

[tifahloveshorror-blog]

Day 6 of #14daymoviechallenge and today pick is #nightmareonelmstreet Happy Birthday to #robertenglund Director- #wescraven #freddykrueger #heatherlangenkamp #johnnydepp #johngavin #linshaye #horrornerd #horrorqueen #horror #allthingshorror #horrorgram #instahorror #horrorgenre #horrorfan #horroraddict

[gorefilmmaker]

Rest in peace, John Gavin. #johngavin #psycho #illlickthestamps