#90 Notorious 80th anniversary with Kim Newman

About this episode

In this episode, Erik J Martin and Kim Newman discuss the 80th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's film Notorious, exploring its significance and themes.

In Cineversary podcast episode #90, host ⁠Erik J. Martin⁠ commemorates the 80th anniversary Notorious, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Joining him in this installment is Kim Newman , the renowned UK critic and film scholar, esteemed journalist, and award-winning author of The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies . Erik and Kim head down to the wine cellar to uncork exactly what makes Notorious great, why this movie deserves kudos 80 years later, what makes this film different from other Hitchcock works, salient themes, and much more. Learn more about the Cineversary podcast at www.cineversary.com and email show comments or suggestions to cineversarypodcast@gmail.com .

People in this episode

Hosts: ⁠Erik J. Martin⁠, Erik

Guest: Kim Newman

Topics covered

• Notorious
• Alfred Hitchcock
• film analysis
• film history

Keywords

• 80th anniversary
• film scholar
• wine cellar
• Hitchcock works

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies

Books & works: Notorious, Cineversary, The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies

Places: UK

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