Alfred Hitchcock Needs Our Help

by Kimberly Lindbergs | July 8, 2010

Categories | Directors, British Cinema, Alfred Hitchcock, Movie Morlocks, TCM

Hitch

From my newest post at TCM’s Movie Morlocks Blog:

“This week the BFI (British Film Institute) launched a new campaign called “Rescue the Hitchcock 9” that asks the public to help them rescue 9 of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films. The original movies were shot on nitrate film, which is notorious for its incendiary properties. Nitrate film can also decompose over time and film archivists are forced to take drastic measures in order to preserve and restore these old films. The 9 silent films that Hitchcock made during the 1920s have badly deteriorated through the years due to general use and they’re currently in dire need of restoration. Thankfully there is new digital technology in place that can help repair worn and damaged films but the process is time consuming and costly.”

You can read the entire piece here.

4 Comments »

  1. Joanna D says; July 9, 2010 @ 8:49 am

    thanks for posting this Kimberley! I’m going to reblog it. ;) Hitch is one of my fave directors. I hope they’re able to save those early films. :)

  2. Jason Whiton says; July 13, 2010 @ 6:55 pm

    I’d love to help restore some Hitchcock films! I will also re-post on Spy Vibe. btw, today is The Supremes Meet The Beatles day :)

    Thanks,
    -Jace

  3. Kimberly Lindbergs says; July 14, 2010 @ 7:22 pm

    I’m glad others are spreading the news!

  4. Mark Notarberardino says; July 16, 2010 @ 6:55 pm

    This is something we can all do for Hitch-at least in a small way. He is responsible for my love of movies!


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