![]() ![]() ![]() Auden, who cannot be described as unambiguously either British or American. He thus became one of those modern artists, like Henry James, T. Allowing for numerous international trips, he remained in the United States for the rest of his life, residing in California, making movies in Hollywood, and eventually taking American citizenship 1. Britain would never again be home for the London-born Hitchcock. On March 1, 1939, Alfred Hitchcock-accompanied by his wife and daughter, a personal assistant, a cook, and a maid-boarded the Queen Mary in Southampton in order to set sail for New York. THE PERSISTENCE OF EVIL IN HITCHCOCK'S SHADOW OF A DOUBT That a real murder lurks right next door provides dollops of ironic humor.AMERICAN CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS: A pair of nosey neighbors also offer a running commentary, discussing the various means and methods by which a murder might be committed and then covered up. Dimitri Tiomkin's score keeps the suspense ratcheted up, particularly his use of Franz Lehar's "Merry Widow" waltz - the signifier of Uncle Charlie's guilt and the haunting motif that represents the horrific inclinations he can barely disguise or suppress. ![]() Although the heart of his suburbia is still rotten with murder and deceit, Hitchcock emphasizes traditional suspense beats over intricate set pieces, stocking the story with just as much uneasy humor as suspense. Tellingly, it's also one of his least flashy works, a quiet character study set in the heart of suburbia. ![]() When interviewed by admirer and famous acolyte François Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock referred to Shadow of a Doubt as his favorite film. Cast: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotton, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Coolidge, Henry Travers.Screenplay: Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville.Production: Universal Pictures, 108m B&W. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When fetching metadata during OPML import, there is now option to NOT fetch icons.User CSS styles can now be supplied via file /web/user-styles.css.Percentages of localization progres for each translation is now shown in "Localization" settings section.Use non-standard "url" element as fallback for article URLs in RSS format.JavaScript code of article filters now has syntax highlighting.This can be changed in application settings in "Feed fetching" section and in feed properties dialog in "Articles" section. ![]() Added application-wide and feed-wide ability to limit articles based on article date/time.All features which generate random colors now use better HSV-based algorithm."reader mode" feature now uses skin-based format & colors.See your feed list for "Regex queries" item and right click to add one. New feature called "regex queries" allowing users to have (persistent) regular expression based article list filters.Gmail: Labels are now fetched from the service too and they are synchronizable.You can switch this in each feed properties. Right-to-left optional layout for feeds/articles.List of article filters assigned to feed is now visible in feed details pane.Localizations are now translated via Crowdin: !!! Note that at this point, NO new features will be added for at least 4-5 new releases as I must concentrate on fixing bugs and polishing already existing features !!! ![]() |
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