(Alfred Hitchcock, US 1954, 112 min., 35mm)
James Stewart gives one of his career-defining performances in one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most suspenseful films and what the Master would call his “most cinematic.” Stewart is a globetrotting photojournalist, who upon breaking his leg, spends his days desultorily in his Greenwich Village apartment peeping at neighbors through his telephoto lens. As he begins to suspect his neighbor of a murderous crime, he enlists his Uptown girlfriend (Grace Kelly, who never looked more stunning in Edith Head’s designs) and workaday nurse (Thelma Ritter) to collect evidence against the suspect. #40 on the 2022 Sight & Sound list.
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Alfred Hitchcock would have turned 125 years old on August 13, 2024. To celebrate his legacy, the Dryden Theatre is taking a deep dive into his filmography with a year-long film series that spans his early days in silent film to his final works in the 1970s.
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For the last seventy years, the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound magazine has published a list of The Greatest Films of All Time compiled by critics.
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In response to popular demand, the Dryden is bringing back daytime screenings! These repeat performances keep our audience connected to the programming during our nighttime screenings, while giving it a chance to see some of our most popular films during the day. Don’t forget to stop at Open Face for dinner after the show!