‘The Girl’ teaser gives us a look at Toby Jones in the role of Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most famous directors in film history, having directed numerous classics such as Psycho and Strangers on a Train, and the impact of his works can be felt even today, as his feature Vertigo recently dethroned Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane at the top of the popular Sight & Sound Best Films list. But the private life of Hitchcock is also a fascinating subject, particularly his tumultuous relationship with actress Tippi Hedren. The latter is the focus of a Hitchcock-based tv movie by HBO and BBC, titled The Girl, which sees Toby Jones play the legendary director, with Sienna Miller taking on the part of Tippi Hedren, and Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Kate Tilley, and Adrian Galley rounding out the cast. A teaser for the movie has now been released, which you can see below.
There was once a time when I thought Scarface was the best movie ever made, and Home Improvement was appointment television for me. While I still have a soft spot for both, those days of naivete are long behind me, as I’ve subsequently managed to broaden my horizons. Ambition is the most important part of a movie for me; if it tries to do something unique, tell a well-worn story in a different way, or take on large themes in a honest manner, I can forgive many flaws. If there’s one movie fact I’ve learnt after all these years, it’s that Employee of The Month is to Office Space what fast food is to fresh fruit. 
I’d read the book Spellbound by Beauty and it doesn’t paint a very nice portrait of Mr. Hitchcock. He seems almost more tortured than the characters onscreen. I almost wish I didn’t know this side side of him.