Why do some films inspire passionate theorists and others don’t? There are few people in a better position to answer that than Rodney Ascher, who spent years delving into the intricately constructed theories people have come up with describing subtexts in Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING. It was one of the questions I had for Ascher… Read More »
Kent Jones on HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT
When Francois Truffaut sat down with Alfred Hitchcock in 1962, the former was in his early 30s with few films to his name, the latter was in his early 60s, and was the undisputed master of suspense. Hitchcock was not, however, given proper respect as an artist, at least not as far as Truffaut, and… Read More »