Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

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Pub Date Jun 16 2010 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012

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In celebration of the 52nd Anniversary of "Psycho" and in anticipation of the 2013 remake (starring Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Hopkins), Open Road Media is excited to bring Stephen Rebello's chilling account of how America's scariest movie was made back to Netgalley!

First released in June 1960, Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it.

Stephen Rebello brings to life the creation of one of Hollywood's most iconic films, from the story of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, the real-life inspiration for the character of Norman Bates, to Hitchcock's groundbreaking achievements in cinematography, sound, editing, and promotion. Packed with captivating insights from the film's stars, writers, and crewmembers, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is a riveting and definitive history of a signature Hitchcock cinematic masterpiece.

Stephen Rebello is a screenwriter, journalist, and the author of such books as Reel Art: Great Posters from the Golden Age of the Silver Screen,which was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in1999. Based in Los Angeles, he has contributed feature stories to such magazines as Cosmopolitan, GQ, More, and The Advocate, and currently serves as a Playboy contributing editor. Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psychohas been bought by Paramount Pictures and The Montecito Picture Companyfor production as a dramatic feature film. The producers are Alan Barnette and Tom Thayer.

In celebration of the 52nd Anniversary of "Psycho" and in anticipation of the 2013 remake (starring Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Hopkins), Open Road Media is excited to bring Stephen Rebello's...


Advance Praise

"Marvelously researched and irresistible." -Anthony Perkins, star of Psycho

"Fascinating." -Newsweek

"One of the best accounts of the making of an individual movie we've ever had." -Richard Schickel, Time film critic

"Will inform cineastes and indulge Psychomanes." -The Washington Post

"Meticulous history of a single film production." -The New York Times

"Joyously entertaining." -Sunday Telegraph

"Marvelously researched and irresistible." -Anthony Perkins, star of Psycho

"Fascinating." -Newsweek

"One of the best accounts of the making of an individual movie we've ever had." -Richard...


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