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Vanity Fair's Hitchcock Classics Photo Spreads
February 8, 2008
Source: ohnotheydidnt
by Alex Billington
The latest issue of Vanity Fair includes a set of photo spreads featuring today's Hollywood actors recreating classic Hitchcock scenes in an article titled The 2008 Hollywood Portfolio: Hitchcock Classics. These photos are as good as anything Annie Leibovitz has photographed, which is amazing to say, and are quite a cool set to browse through. Everyone from Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow to Naomi Watts to Emile Hirsch and James McAvoy to Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem are featured in this set. Whether you love Hitchcock or whether you love A-list actors, you need to check these out. It's rare that we feature anything like this, but these are just too cool to pass up.
Thanks to the ohnotheydidnt blog for scanning the photos and to SlashFilm for showing us the way. For full-size versions, pick up a copy of the March issue of Vanity Fair on newsstands now. Otherwise, enjoy the photos below!
Charlize Theron in Dial M For Murder
Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem in Rear Window
Naomi Watts in Marnie
Keira Knightley and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Rebecca
Emile Hirsch and James McAvoy in Strangers on a Train
Renée Zellweger in Vertigo
Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. in To Catch a Thief
Tang Wei, Josh Brolin, Casey Affleck, Eva Marie Saint, Ben Foster, Omar Metwally and Julie Christie in Lifeboat
Jodie Foster in The Birds
Seth Rogen in North by Northwest
Marion Cotillard in Psycho
I really do love this photo series. My personal favorites are Seth Rogen in North by Northwest and Emile Hirsch and James McAvoy in Strangers on a Train. Those two both look great with the new actors and are just well-shot scenes as is. Hopefully Vanity Fair puts out some more awesome photo sets like this again in the near future.
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Reader Feedback - 24 Comments »
1
such great spreads. shame i haven't seen many of these films…
crAzeimutant on Feb 8, 2008
2
Fantastic! Really like these a lot! - Any chance they'll get released as a set on a poster?
P.S. Thanks for putting them up.
Dom on Feb 8, 2008
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Hey Dom, unfortunately I don't think you're ever going to see them as a poster. They're in the latest issue of Vanity Fair as double page spreads, which is the only place they'll ever show up. They're meant to be a selling piece for that magazine, so that's why they'll only ever be in there. If you want nice big versions, I'd suggest finding a copy of Vanity Fair. I'm sure it's around $5 and you'll get all 11 nice and full-size already printed. 
4
Wow, I love these photos. So difficult to pick a favorite. I wish they'd come out in poster form, but as you said Alex I know that will never happen. It's just like those Disney portrait series also from Annie Leibovitz. Beautiful, but such a shame they're only in a magazine.
Melinda Seckington on Feb 8, 2008
5
I agree that seth one is great. looks like hes in pain from running. lol
Heckle on Feb 8, 2008
8
Casting Scarlett Johanson in a role originated by Grace Kelly is like casting a pickup truck to play an Aston Martin.
Nic on Feb 8, 2008
9
Found these last night. Really great concept/shots.
Zach D. on Feb 8, 2008
10
Is that really Renee Zelweger? She doesnt look like herself at all! But all these fotos are fantastic
Maxine on Feb 10, 2008
11
Buying the magazine may very well be the only way to get a copy of these, but that's not the reason they'll never see print as posters…. I mean, how often do you think they'll sell this particular issue?
carlos benjamin on Feb 10, 2008
12
Great photos and a brilliant idea!
Benny on Feb 11, 2008
13
i think they are absolutely magnificent, The whole old movie concept really brings that old school glamor to such a new age hollywood.. Well done for finding these!
kara on Feb 12, 2008
14
Marion Cotillard in Psycho…my fave French actress in a most classic film o^-^o
Jun on Feb 13, 2008
15
the ones with seth rogen and naomi watts really are good in my opinion. the half with robert downey jr. seems good too, just cut out gwyneth. and the rest have their old school "oh dear is me" theme to them but then again that old school theme just sets them back to not what they should be.
Jack Moore on Feb 14, 2008
16
i'm sorry but the last set with Marion Cotillard is just crappy. this is what i get from it: 1st picture; i love water!, second picture RAWR, blah blah fifth picture i dying but i still love water! 7th picture; i in fetal position dying HEY there's water!! blah ninth picture; i is dead. just crappy modeling in my opinion.
jack moore on Feb 14, 2008
17
i liked the marion cotillard one lol
but i also like how renee zellweger didn't even look like herself which is incredible. also, i like jodie foster's the birds
Adrienne on Feb 14, 2008
18
I really like Tangwei who is a new Chinese actress star.
Ellen on Feb 14, 2008
19
Pathetic. Yet one more reminder of how 'small' actors are today. Hey Vanity Fair editors: why not show the original, real-deal photos with the people who created these iconic roles, next to the insipid wanna-bes?
Whoops. Can't do that, because then the jig would be up.
If the actors you chose to mimic great actors are themselves so wonderful, why is it that people 50 years from now won't be doing similar knock-offs of their work? Oh, yeah, that whole 'small actor' thing.
Brad on Feb 18, 2008
20
Well, Brad's a bit of a wank.
A reminder of small actors? Yeah, that's why most have been nominated and/or won Oscars. It's an homage and the fact that you need to be told that is pretty sad. They're fun, beautifully captured tributes to these classic pieces and your vitriol comes off as more than a little cracked.
Lose out on another audition, eh?
Ali on Feb 21, 2008
22
These are just beautiful. I wish I've seen more Hitchcock movies to really appreciate them.
Mihoriel on Apr 14, 2008
23
i am a huge Hitchcock fan, simply love his films and i thought these photographs were just brilliant..loved all of them…a treat for any Hitchcock fan…
Rukmini on Apr 29, 2008
24
It's a great concept. I'm enthralled with old, classics films so this was nice to see. I'm just wondering how many Vanity Fair readers looked at this and didn't even know what it was all about. This is another reminder of how perfect Joan Fontaine, Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, and the rest were flawless in their roles. I mean, there's no comparison.
Jackie on May 3, 2008