The American Film Institute's Silver Theatre presents the second in a three-part series exploring the works of the great filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Part II focuses on his early Hollywood pictures. Up next: 1954's Dial M For Murder, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings, playing respectively a jealous husband seeking to murder his unfaithful wife and her mystery writer former fling. This was Hitchcock's only 3D film, and although it's not screening in 3D at the AIF, if you watch closely you'll notice how Hitchcock utilized props to achieve a sense of forced depth. Hitchcock eschewed the typical 3D gimmicks, but he does have one "jump out of the screen" moment, the iconic shot of Kelly's hand grasping over her head as she fends off a killer. Saturday, June 18, at 12:30 and 7 p.m. Also Sunday, June 19, at 12:30 p.m. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Tickets are $11 for each screening. Call 301-495-6720 or visit afi.com/Silver.
