Watch Alfred Hitchcock Films on the Internet Right Now

As I've stated in previous articles I am a huge film fan. I love practically all genres of films, and I can watch a movie from the 1930's then chase it with a new release in the same sitting but I must admit that I do have a soft spot for classic films and I simply adore the giant talents of the era. I idolize the work of actresses like Bette Davis, Ruby Dee, Audrey Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, and Cate Blanchett. Katherine Hepburn is my absolute favorite actress. I admire the work of actors like Sidney Poitier, Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Morgan Freeman, and Steve McQueen. Jimmy Stewart is my absolute favorite actor. I respect the work of directors like Billy Wilder, George Cukor, Spike Lee, Francis Ford Coppola, and Steven Spielberg, but for me... there was nobody greater than Hitch.

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 - 29 April 1980) is my absolute favorite director. Hitch is my favorite because I adore every single one of his projects from his silent film The Lodger (1926) to his last directorial project Family Plot (1976). No one else has the ability to keep me in a state of suspense the way that Alfred Hitchcock does. I've seen all of his movies dozens of times but they never cease to lose my captive attention and even though I know the outcome of every single plot I find myself still in a state of apprehension until the very end of each of Hitch's films. In 1999 I was semi-excited about the work of M. Night Shyamalan because I was genuinely amazed by his aptitude for creating suspense in The Sixth Sense (1999). I thought that there was a chance that he could thrill me the way that Hitchcock does. Unfortunately, due to the majority of Shyamalan's later work I almost feel that his accomplishment in 1999 was some kind of fluke because he has yet to further demonstrate any real skill for suspense. My two favorite Alfred Hitchcock films are Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Rebecca (1940). In any event, Alfred Hitchcock was an amazing director and if you aren't already familiar with his incredible body of work here's your chance to check out some of his stuff in a matter of minutes:

Vertigo(1958)

Join Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes in a mesmerizing tale of suicide, ghosts, physical and mental unsteadiness, and cunning deceit.

Psycho (1960)

Watch Anthony Perkins' portrayal of legendary psycho Norman Bates as he and "his mother" prey upon Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam and a host of missing women...

The Birds (1963)

Join Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, and Suzanne Pleshette in the beautiful California Sonoma County paradise of Bodega Bay ... just don't forget to keep an eye out for the massive influx of the mighty black winged menace that tends to strike without provocation and you'll probably be just fine...or maybe not.

Marnie (1964)

Tippi Hedren returns and this time she portrays a suspicious lady with a secret and a penchant for lies. When a wealthy Sean Connery starts to take an interest in our shady protagonist her very dark secrets begin to unravel. Sean Connery is so gorgeous in this film until it almost hurts to look at him.

Frenzy (1972)

Watch John Finch, Barry Foster, and Jean Marsh in Alfred Hitchcock's absolutely thrilling penultimate. This film chronicles the chilling deeds of a serial rapist and murderer who preys upon women in London. A case of mistaken identity and fugitive escapades enhances the plot in this story.