North by northwest

North By Northwest

What's new on this blog... just before my tribute to Matthew Yuricich I'll outline a few new things of note. One, is that summer is just around the corner and the weather is getting nice and warm and the days long - which always screws the minds of northern hemisphere types, which comprise most of the visitors to this blog. There are a number of additions to pages in the blog such as some pictures of one of the surviving original mattes from THE GREAT RACE, supplied by visual effects…

North By Northwest , Alfred Hitchcock

From Richard Gere’s Armani-clad languor in American Gigolo to Diane Keaton’s Annie Hall whimsy, a wardrobe check of Hollywood’s 25 most fashionable films.

Some of the best films from the leading gentlemen of the Old Hollywood era.

"Something wrong with your eyes?" (North by Northwest)

Eva and Carey -- NBN

Eva Marie Saint North by Northwest, is your go-to for late 1950’s Hitchcock Blonde inspiration. Eva Marie Saint plays the ultimate Hitchcock blonde as Eve Kendall in North By Northwest—the icy and dangerous Eve Kendall who seduces Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) then sends him into danger.

North by Northwest

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Wardrobe shot of Cary Grant North by Northwest

Cary Grant/Alfred Hitchcook

Eva Marie Saint, Cary Grant - North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)

Cary Grant and Leo G. Carroll in "North By Northwest" (1959).

North by Northwest