Plot vs. Story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo

Discussion of the difference between plot and story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Hitchcock and screenwriter Samuel Taylor were both aware of the gaping hole in the plot, and yet it’s the emotional story of the characters played by James Stewart and Kim...

Alfred Hitchcock and His Writers: An Overview

I was thinking that this would be a good time to give new readers a bit of backstory—a history of Alfred Hitchcock and his writers, and why I feel this is an aspect of his career deserving of much attention. To Alfred Hitchcock the real creative work of making motion...