A couple of years ago, I came across a DVD box set at Wal-Mart titled "Alfred Hitchcock: The Legend Begins" for just $5. Of course I bought it, as the main area I'm missing in reaching my goal of watching all of Hitchcock's films is his early years. I've decided to make June my month of Hitchcock, and it all started two nights ago when I rewatched my DVD of Rear Window.
Starting in February or March, I also decided that I'm going to gradually go through all of my DVDs and watch all of the bonus features. Rear Window was no exception - the Collector's Edition DVD has a lengthy (in a good way) featurette on both the making of the film and its restoration. In addition, there's an interview with screenwriter John Michael Hayes and a slideshow of posters and stills from the film played to the soundtrack.
Last night, I busted out my "Legend Begins" box set, starting with the first disc - which contains The Lady Vanishes (the only film I'd previously seen from the disc), The Farmer's Wife, The Manxman and two episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" ("The Chaney Vase" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"). I rewatched The Lady Vanishes and had my first viewing of The Farmer's Wife and the "AHP" episodes. I quite enjoyed the episodes, but let's just say that The Farmer's Wife isn't exactly my favorite Hitchcock film. (It's not my least favorite either.)
Tonight I plan on watching The Manxman and getting a glimpse of something from the second disc. After finishing the four discs, I imagine I'll venture back to the other Hitchcock films I own on DVD - The Birds, Vertigo and (saving the best for last) Notorious - to check out the bonus features. If any other Hitchcock films (especially ones I haven't seen) happen to come on TV, hopefully I'll be able to watch them. After finishing the box set, there will still be about a dozen of Hitchcock's films that I still haven't seen.
I will have more on Hitchcock and his films as I see more of them, but for now here's the list: Alfred Hitchcock's Films, Ranked. (The list will be updated as I watch more - the link remains the same.)
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