The Girl (2012 TV film) Hitchcock), John Russell Taylor – author of the 1978 biography "Hitch" – said the film is "totally absurd". In an interview with London's "Evening Standard" in January 2013, Anthony Hopkins (who played the eponymous role in the 2012 Alfred Hitchcock biopic "Hitchcock") questioned "The Girl"s portrayal of the director and the need for a film about that period of Hitchcock's career: "I talked to Tippi Hedren one day ... and she never mentioned that ... Whatever his obsession was, she didn't want to dwell on it ... I don't think it's necessary to put all that into a movie." Speaking
The Birds (film) of suspense: the title and the publicity would have already informed the audience that birds attack, but they do not know when. The initial humor followed by horror would turn the suspense into shock. Hitchcock solicited comments from several people regarding the first draft of Hunter's screenplay. Consolidating their criticisms, Hitchcock wrote to Hunter, suggesting that the script (particularly the first part) was too long, contained insufficient characterization in the two leads, and that some scenes lacked drama and audience interest. Hitchcock at later stages consulted with his friends Hume Cronyn (whose wife Jessica Tandy was playing Lydia) and V.S.