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February 2 2012

The later films of director Alfred Hitchcock are classics: "North by Northwest," "Psycho," "The Birds" and "Vertigo" among them. But Hitchcock directed more than 20 films before he ever got to America in 1940, many of them silent movies, and watching them now affords us a unique and surprising view of a young director learning and perfecting his craft. Most of those films can now be easily viewed, and there are some good books exploring Hitchcock's life and work that nicely complement the cinema

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The 2012 Georgia Literary Festival will be held November 9-10 at the new Jekyll Island Convention Center on the state’s beautiful southeastern coast. Events at the 14th annual festival will include a day-long program of free author appearances and book signings on Saturday, November 10. Details about the program will be announced later this year. Vendor applications will be accepted beginning in the early spring. Please check this site for additional information.

The 2012 festival is sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book with funding provided by the Georgia Humanities Council. A local committee of volunteers coordinated through the College of Coastal Georgia has been meeting since late 2011 to plan for the festival.

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