Cable's been running Alfred Hitchcock films in heavy rotation and I've managed to see several for the first time and several I haven't seen for years. I caught "Family Plot" and "The Trouble with Harry" this weekend. They prove that he not only can do dark humor but also outright parody. The former in particular is every bit as funny a Hitchcock homage as fellow 1970s comedies like "Silver Streak" and "Foul Play." Great cast too: Babara Harris, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, and lots of very familiar character actors. I guess this is a drop-off for a guy who directed Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart a bunch of times, but, still, pretty cool. Meanwhile, "The Trouble with Harry" is absurd and whimsical. Both are fun and generate real laughs.
Also managed to DVR and watch "Rear Window" and "Vertigo," two of his most famous. Both are so stylish and cool-looking, it's easy to forget that they are also very very suspenseful.
A bunch more on the DVR, so I've got lot of reason to put off some schoolwork.
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