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Sunday, November 8, 2009 7:39 p.m. Vote 0 Votes If you climb the plot of "The 39 Steps," which is infused with elements of film noir and madcap humor, you will discover a play that elevates legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock's work to comedic heights.

It's not quite Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," but former Mannington Mayor Frank White says he's had enough of the winged creatures for a long time.

In her first movie, she kissed Marlon Brando. And then she won an Oscar. How many actresses get that kind of a debut? But then, how many actresses are as wonderful as Eva Marie Saint? A performer of elegance, vulnerability, charm, beauty, intelligence and great wit, Miss Saint remains, not just a movie star, but a real actor, one of the innovators.

Some local farmers recently found themselves in what they described as scene from "The Birds," Alfred Hitchcock's famous horror film, as thousands of blackbirds, starlings and grackles descended on their crops.

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I love this post from wikiHow on how to make fake blood for Halloween. This is the best mix of recipes I've seen so far because it shows you a non-toxic version, a toxic Hollywood movie set version, an edible version for cakes, splatter blood and even blood for art.

Are you sick of sexy witches and saucy ladybirds? Here are three alternative looks inspired by classic horror heroines For a more demure Halloween costume, why not dress as Tippi Hedren from The Birds, the Bride of Frankenstein or Carrie? Photograph: Graeme Robertson What I want to know is this: just who invented the sexy witch? Was it Cher? If so, ...

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The Simmons Center will be hosting it's first ever Fall Family Fun Fest on from 5 p.m. until midnight, Friday, Oct.

For nearly as long as there have been motion pictures, there have been people scaring themselves with said motion pictures.

I n 1961, while scouting locations for his movie The Birds , director Alfred Hitchcock came on the village of Bodega Bay in Sonoma County an hour north of San Francisco.

The massively magnified bird walked across a real-time projection of the Melbourne cityscape behind newsreader Peter Hitchener's head / Supplied IN A scene reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's classic film The Birds , a giant seagull stole the show on the Channel Nine News in Melbourne last night.

Below are ideas inspired by some of his most memorable characters. In 'The Birds' , Tippi Hedren's green suit ensemble is one of the most popular used costumes inspired by a Hitchcock heroine.

Buffalo Blue Designs' 'The Birds' series of headpieces come in the form of faux crows affixed atop a headband.

Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station encourages audiences this month to get into the Halloween spirit by presenting "Hitchcocktober," a month long series of Alfred Hitchcock's horror films.

Share + Oct 13, 2009 5:05 pm US/Central Reporting Vince Gerasole 1 of 1 Cars covered in bird droppings are a common sight on a stretch of Parnell Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood, after hundreds of Starlings have started nesting in the trees.

Less than two minutes after takeoff from La Guardia airport, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 saying a single word: "birds!" Canada geese with 6-foot wingspans, weighing from 8 to 18 pounds, appear motionless from a plane moving at 316 feet per second.

So much in love with movies, it's Awesome! << Precious Trailer #2 Tippi Hedren, star of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Marnie , visits Universal Orlandoa TMs annual Halloween Horror Nights for a rather frightful evening.

A malevolent raven described by authorities as "incredibly clever" is back at large after escaping from police custody.