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Netflix<\/strong>, the streaming service famous for not streaming older movies and not bringing movies to the big screen, is \u2013 in a surprise twist \u2013 bringing a bunch of old movies to the big screen!<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> has announced this afternoon that the Netflix-owned Paris Theater in New York<\/a> <\/strong>will be celebrating Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong> with screenings of 36 of his movies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe series \u2014 HITCH! The Original Cinema Influencer<\/strong> \u2014 will run May 16 to June 29<\/strong> at the Paris Theater, which Netflix purchased in 2019,\u201d THR details. \u201cThe films range from Hitchcock\u2019s early works such as Blackmail\u00a0to enduring hits such as\u00a0Psycho\u00a0and\u00a0The Birds.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the big screen series, a collection of classic Alfred Hitchcock films will be available to stream on Netflix in the US featuring some of his most iconic works starting June 1.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know, straight from the Paris Theater\u2026<\/p>\n

The Paris Theater is proud to present\u00a0HITCH! The Original Cinema Influencer<\/strong>, a six-week series running from May 16 through June 29, featuring nearly 60 films\u201436 directed by the Master of Suspense himself, along with many that trace the stylistic influences behind Hitchcock\u2019s filmmaking, and more than a dozen others that stand as homages to his legacy.<\/p>\n

As horror and thrillers continue to dominate the box office, spawning ever more lucrative franchises, it\u2019s worth tracing the roots of this enduring appeal. Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, didn\u2019t single-handedly invent the horror genre, but the influences he drew from and the techniques he pioneered during his career still cast a long shadow over modern audiences\u2019 ever-growing thirst for thrills and chills.<\/p>\n

HITCH! The Original Cinema Influencer<\/strong>\u00a0will chart the progression of Hitchcock\u2019s technique and influence chronologically, beginning with his early films made in England such as the silent film\u00a0Blackmail<\/strong><\/a>, as well as spy thriller\u00a0The Lady Vanishes<\/strong><\/a>. The latter was an early indicator of Hitchcock\u2019s ability to take root in popular culture, as the performances of Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne as Charters and Caldicott proved so popular, the actors would go on to reprise their roles in five more films \u2013 including Carol Reed\u2019s\u00a0Night Train to Munich<\/strong><\/a>, which will play in special\u00a0double feature shows with\u00a0The Lady Vanishes<\/a>. We\u2019ll also showcase films by some of the German expressionist masters, including\u00a0F.W. Murnau<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Fritz Lang<\/a>, whose work Hitchcock studied during his time in the German film industry. Their inventive approach to visual storytelling\u2014relying less on title cards or excessive dialogue\u2014became a guiding principle in Hitchcock\u2019s own filmmaking.<\/p>\n

Hollywood would soon come calling for Hitchcock, pairing incredible star power with his increasingly virtuosic directorial style. This era would see him win his only Best Picture Oscar \u2013 for 1940\u2019s\u00a0Rebecca<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and would be heavily influenced by World War II, seen clearly in spy thrillers like\u00a0Foreign Correspondent<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Saboteur<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0Lifeboat<\/strong><\/a>, as well as two rarely-screened short films (Bon Voyage<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Aventure Malgache<\/strong><\/a>) made by Hitchcock to aid in the war effort, but shelved by government officials for being \u201cinflammatory.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 1950s saw Hitchcock in peak form, with internationally beloved movie stars like Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Montgomery Clift, and Marlene Dietrich all lining up to headline some of the director\u2019s most universally praised classics \u2013 from the pulse-pounding thriller\u00a0Rear Window<\/strong><\/a>, to the psychological labyrinth of\u00a0Vertigo<\/strong><\/a>, which frequently polls as one the greatest films ever made. But despite acclaim and success, Hitchcock\u2019s appetite for grit, experimentation and boundary-pushing never waned, well into the 1960s where he completely upended audience expectations and helped launched horror as the popular genre it is today with the legendary\u00a0Psycho<\/strong><\/a>, and delivered a vision of apocalyptic doom with\u00a0The Birds<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

As his career drew to a close, Hitchcock continued to deliver surprises\u2014 through the entertainingly vicious\u00a0Frenzy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the dark comedy of his final film,\u00a0Family Plot<\/strong><\/a>. This period also saw a new generation of filmmakers producing work clearly indebted to the Master of Suspense\u2014from the overt thrills of Truffaut\u2019s\u00a0The Bride Wore Black<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to the affectionate parody of Mel Brooks\u2019\u00a0High Anxiety<\/strong><\/a>. Over two decades later, Robert Zemeckis offered his own Hitchcockian thriller with\u00a0What Lies Beneath<\/strong><\/a>\u2014a tradition that continues to this day, as many of today\u2019s horror auteurs trace their cinematic lineage back to Hitchcock.<\/p>\n

Thirty-five films in this series will have showings in 35mm, including Hitchcock classics like Rear Window<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Vertigo<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>North by Northwest<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0The Lady Vanishes<\/strong><\/a>, as well as enduring masterpieces like Francois Truffaut\u2019s\u00a0The Bride Wore Black<\/strong><\/a>, Fritz Lang\u2019s\u00a0M<\/strong><\/a>, and Henri-Georges Clouzot\u2019s\u00a0Diabolique<\/strong><\/a>, screening on an imported 35mm print courtesy of Institut Fran\u00e7ais. We\u2019ll also have special treats like two episodes of\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock Presents<\/strong><\/a>, featuring memorable small screen roles for stars like Steve McQueen and Peter Lorre and the directing prowess of multi-hypenate Ida Lupino. And those curious to learn more about the filmmaker\u2019s history can take in two featured documentaries: Kent Jones\u2019\u00a0Hitchcock\/Truffaut<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0My Name is Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Mark Cousins.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the screening series on the Paris Theater\u2019s official website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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