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Posted: December 2, 2009 11:56 PM  North by Northwest's 50th
Anniversary Edition: Enduring Appeal and the Mad Men Factor
What can you say about a 50-year old movie? If it's by Alfred
Hitchcock, and it's a classic of suspense, humor, and style, and
it's influenced both the best series on television, Mad Men, and
the ongoing Bond franchise, quite a lot. There are a few
spoilers here, incidentally, in case you've never seen it.  A
few weeks ago, the 50th anniversary edition of North by
Northwest was released on DVD and Blu-Ray. I don't know that
it's Hitchcock's best movie (that's probably Vertigo) or his
most influential movie (that's probably Psycho), but it may be
his most enjoyable. The picture looks and sounds wonderful,
better than ever, from its famed Saul Bass linear abstraction
titles giving way to a New York skyscraper and the teeming
bustle of the advertising mecca of Madison Avenue to the witty
closing shot of the train roaring into a tunne