Monday 4th April, Reel Cinema, Andover Start time: 8:00 Release: 1959 (Cert PG) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason In its next presentation at the Reel on Monday April 4th, Andover Film Club is giving the local audience a rare chance to see “North by Northwest” on the big screen. Although it makes regular appearances on TV, only a genuine cinema environment can do justice to this Hitchcock masterpiece. Released in 1959 and starring a host of Hollywood icons such as James Mason and Cary Grant, "North By Northwest" remains a truly exciting film from the era of the cold war. The movie is centred on a New York advertising executive who is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. As always the presentation is open to the public as well as club members, and the show will start at 8.00pm. The Guardian The Independent Time Out Empire Introduction Given On The Night, By Pete TorkingtonNorth By Northwest was made by Alfred Hitchcok and was released in 1959. It was a hit at the time and has remained popular since.
Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and a young Martin Landau, who I most closely link to Space 1999.
The team behind the film were at the top of their game. The dialogue, lighting, photography, the sets and locations all work together to create masterfully crafted entertainment.
Even the titles are notable. Created by graphic designer Saul Bass.
As lines initially streak across the screen they seem give the appearance of railways tracks - trains being important element in the film.
Credits then swiftly move up and down the screen like lifts in a busy Sky Scraper
The artwork then slowly melts into the background and are perfectly aligned with a Manhattan street scene
The quality of the film making is further demonstrated in an early scene in which Cary Grant meets James Mason for the first time.
it is carefully lit - for example when James Mason switches on a lamp he is silhouetted, adding to his menace. The scene then moves on, the device is only used for a moment.
The scene is photographed from different angles, even on occasion from above, looking down on the actors and is a typical hallmark of a Hitchcock film
As the story unfolds we are taken on a journey across America. With rich and varied landscapes, moving from a busy city to the expanse of the mid-west and there is classic use of a photogenic U.S. National Monument.
In a trailer for the film, Hitchcock compares it to being taken on holiday, without having to leave the cinema.
Best of all the film never takes itself too seriously. It is charming, humorous, sassy and a pleasure to watch.
Enjoy the film. | 
