Sunday, June 24, 2012

Hitchcock Blogathon update - lock in yer dates!

We've got 48 folks signed up for our Best Hitchcock Films Hitchcock Never Made Blogathon, which is a wonderful response, and thanks to all for wanting to participate!
With two weeks to go, we want to get the schedule for everybody's posts in place.  So if you're participating in the blogathon, please send me an email and let me know what day you'd like to post your contribution.  For the folks who haven't chosen a film, do let me know your choice as well!
To keep things spread out, we want to limit it to about six posts a day. So if more than six people ask to post on any one day, we'll take the first requests we get.
The deadline to reserve a day is Friday, June 29th.  After that, we'll assume you're able to post any day, and we'll assign days randomly, and post the final schedule that Saturday. 

(If you can't get your post up on the day selected, we won't send Leonard after you; just get it up as close as you can!)
When you post your contribution, please send me an email with the address of the post, so I can update the schedule quick like a bunny!

Feel free to link to the main info page on your blog to let everyone know about the event, and share the news with everybody!

43 comments:

  1. For True Classics: I would like to post on SORRY, WRONG NUMBER on the 10th, and Carrie would like to do her HIGH ANXIETY post on the 12th. Thank you, madam!

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    1. Brandie, Carrie, thanks for being so prompt in responding! You lovely ladies are all set for SORRY, WRONG NUMBER and HIGH ANXIETY! Looking forward to your blog posts!

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  2. Just heard from our own John Greco of Twenty-Four Frames: he's asked for Friday, July 13th to blog about Brian DePalma's DRESSED TO KILL. Great choice of movie and date, John! :-)

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  3. More confirmed dates and participants for BEST HITCHCOCK MOVIES...NEVER MADE:

    7/9 - A KISS BEFORE DYING by Caroline Shapiro of GARBO LAUGHS

    7/13 - THE USUAL SUSPECTS by Michael Nazarewycz of SCRIBE HARD ON FILM

    Thanks, everyone! Keep those confirmed Blogathon dates coming! :-)

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  4. The vivacious Kristina Dijan of SPEAKEASY and THE DARK PAGES fame hereby confirms her contribution to our BEST HITCHCOCK MOVIES...NEVER MADE Blogathon! Let's make it official:

    7/13 - WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION by Kristina Dijan of SPEAKEASY.

    You know, that's the third participant so far who's asked for a Friday-the-13th blog post; bloggers sure like to live dangerously! Luckily for me, 13 is my lucky number! :-)

    Kristina says: "I have a monster of a post on WftP, like 2600 words, sheesh, but i love it so and can't stop writing on it. oh well, editing, editing." Having worked as an editor/proofreader, I can relate, and I know we're all going to love every word of Kristina's post!

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  5. The hit blogathoners keep on coming:

    7/10 - THE WHITE ANGEL by whistlinggypsy of
    DISTANT VOICES AND FLICKERING SHADOWS.

    If you have any questions of suggestions, by all means let me know! Looking forward to your take on the VERTIGO-esque WHITE ANGEL!

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  6. Here comes another one!

    7/9 - LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN by FlickChick (Marsha) of A PERSON IN THE DARK

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  7. Well heck . . . all the good ones have already been taken.

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    1. You know how it is, Michael: the plum dates always get snapped up first! Hey, there's still time for you to join our BEST HITCHCOCK MOVIES THAT HITCHCOCK NEVER MADE Blogathon if you like; we'd be delighted to have you in your capacity as Examiner.com's roving reporter! :-)

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  8. And someone take Satoshi Kon's PERFECT BLUE.

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  9. Hope you're all having a fine day, fellow Blogathoners!

    7/10 - BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING by Monty Hawes of ALL GOOD THINGS.

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  10. Michael (Wolff, for those getting their Michaels mixed up :-)), if you'd like to join the Blogathon with PERFECT BLUE, we'd be thrilled! It's not too late (you have until June 29th to decide)!, so if you're interested, please let us know soon!

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  11. Did you get my email for my contribution for posting on Friday the 13th?

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    1. Fear not, John, I got your Blogathon info and posted it yesterday! Here it is, all official-like: :-)

      7/13 - DRESSED TO KILL (1980 Brian DePalma version) by John Greco of TWENTY-FOUR FRAMES.

      All of us here are eager to read your post (it's one of Team B's faves)!

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  12. The 29th to decide? Ooooo . . . I better get my num yahooey.

    OK, I'll do it.

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    1. Michael, we're delighted to have you aboard! Just let me know by June 29th which date between July 7th through July 13th you'd prefer for PERFECT BLUE, and we'll be all set!

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  13. Bad dates? Never; this isn't RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK! :-) We do, however, have the latest updates for the two bloggers each blogging about THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE in their own inimitable ways:

    7/7 - THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE by Yvette Banek of "...in so many words"

    7/11 - THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE by Duke Mantee of Picture Spoilers

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    1. Cool! Interested to see what angle you take Yvette...

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  14. Dorian may I have 7/5 for PERFECT BLUE?

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    1. Michael, your wish is my command! Here, let's make it official:

      7/5 - PERFECT BLUE by Michael Wolff of Examiner.com

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  15. Hi Dorian! It's Leticia form Critica Retro.
    I finally made up my mind and chose Confidentially Yours (1983) to write about. I'd like the 7th of July, please.
    Greetings,
    Le

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    1. Le, your timing is uncanny; I was just thinking about you and wondering what you'd decided, and I'm pleased to see you've chosen one of my favorite Truffaut films!

      7/7 - CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS by Leticia of Critica Retro.

      Happy to have you aboard!

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  16. Hey, everyone, I just wanted to remind you all that THE BEST HITCHCOCK MOVIES THAT HITCHCOCK NEVER MADE Blogathon has been extended to a full week, July 7th through July 13th!

    And of course, on Saturday, July 7th, don't forget to wish a Happy 84th Birthday to Sir Alfred Hitchcock's talented, winsome daughter Patricia Hitchcock of STAGE FRIGHT, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, and PSYCHO, among others (even though our Blogathon is a Hitchcockian Blogathon, rather than a Hitchcock Blogathon! :-)!

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  17. Is 7/11 still open? If so, I'd like to be penciled-in then for "Hitchcock's Jaws."
    BTW, my site Ivanlandia is now more visually-oriented, so the review/article will appear at my new blog, LERNER INTERNATIONAL.
    Thanks,
    Ivan
    http://lernerinternational.blogspot.com/

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    1. Hi, Ivan! I'm glad you differentiated yourself from our other Ivan, a.k.a Ivan G. Shreve! Also, thanks for the heads-up about your Blogathon post being on your new blog, LERNER INTERNATIONAL.

      Yes, there's still room for you to blog about "Hitchcock's Jaws;" l'm sure I speak for co-host Becky and myself when I say I'm intrigued with your combination of JAWS and Hitchcock; talk about two great taste that taste great together! Let's make it official:

      7/11 - "HITCHCOCK'S JAWS" by Ivan of Lerner International.

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  18. The Lodger (Laird Cregar version) for 7/11 (if it's still open) for She Blogged By Night.

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    1. Stacia, I'm happy to report that there's still a nice snug home for you and the 1944 version of THE LODGER! With the ever-awesome Laird Cregar in the title role, we're especially excited to read your upcoming post!

      7/11 - THE LODGER (1944 version) by Stacia of Self-Styled Siren.

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  19. I'd like to do Wait Until Dark. Preferably towards the end of the run, around the 11th.
    Vertigofalls.blogspot.com

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    1. Dan, with your Hitchcockian credentials for our Hitchcockian Blogathon, I'm looking forward to your WAIT UNTIL DARK post! You'd be the second writer blogging about this particular film, but several of us (including me) will be writing our own particular takes on some of these films, so everyone has their own fresh viewpoint on each of the films in question. Here you are:

      7/11 - WAIT UNTIL DARK by by Dan of Vertigofalls

      Incidentally, our BEST HITCHCOCK MOVIES HITCHCOCK NEVER MADE Blogathon will be on from July 7th through July 13th, so if you want your blog post to be even later, let us know!

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    1. Dawn, thanks for being flexible with your dates, and most of all, thanks for being part of the Blogathon! I'll let you know your date before the end of the weekend.

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  21. Can I do MIDNIGHT LACE at Random Ramblings on July 12?

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  22. You've got it, Gilby, a.k.a. Tracy! :-)

    7/12 - MIDNIGHT LACE by Tracy of Random Ramblings.

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  23. Just heard from Rich Watson of Wide Screen World! He writes: "I'll go with the Dario Argento film I discussed on your blog earlier, 'Do You Like Hitchcock'." Will do, Rich!

    7/12 - DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? by Rich Watson of Wide Screen World.

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  24. Hey, Dawn, how do you feel about July 7, July 10, July 10, or July 12 for your BEST HITCHCOCK FILM…NEVER MADE blog post? Please let me know soon! Thanks!

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    1. Dawn, I'm glad you opted for July 13th; it's like you'll get an exciting grand finale to our Blogathon! :-) Looking forward to your FOUL PLAY post!

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  25. Please welcome Alexandra Walston of The Best of Alexandra! She'll be blogging about Phil Joanou's 1992 Hitchcockian thriller FINAL ANALYSIS and related erotic thrillers of that decade! Let's make it official:

    7/12 - FINAL ANALYSIS by Alexandra Walston of The Best of Alexandra.

    Check out her delightful blog at this link:

    http://thebestofalexandra.wordpress.com/.

    Alexandra, if you have any questions, please let us know. Welcome to the Blogathon!

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  26. Dorian, just found out that ABOVE SUSPICION with Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford is available for 'rent' from Amazon. So I'll be writing about it after all. I think you've got someone already writing about MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE on your list. Hope this doesn't interfere with your blogathon plans too much. :)

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    1. Yvette, I'm delighted that you were able to gat ahold of ABOVE SUSPICION after all! That puts us back to having just one MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE blog post. Looking forward to it!

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  27. July 11th works fine for me, thanks Dorian! Looking forward to checking out all the different posts...that's quite a turnout!

    Jeff
    thestalkingmoon.weebly.com

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    1. Thanks, Jeff -- we're pleasantly amazed at the turnout ourselves! :-) We're so glad to have you joining our Blogathon, and I for one am especially excited to read your take on MIRAGE, as that's one of my favorite movies. I know you'll do a terrific job!

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  28. July 8th is fine (though, as usual, I wonder where all the time went). Will have mine done ASAP.

    Sean
    lipranzer.wordpress.com

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    1. Believe me, Sean, I'm as surprised as you are at how quickly the Blogathon is coming upon us! Glad you're participating, my friend! Here it is, all official-like:

      7/8 - THE PRESTIGE by Sean Gallagher of The Joy and Agony of Movies

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