I n the run-up to the release of Psycho in , Alfred Hitchcock did everything he could to build up the suspense. He also filmed on a closed set and forced cast and crew to sign an agreement promising not to mention the ending to anyone. There were no advance screenings. When the reviews for Psycho , which is rereleased this week, rolled in, they focused on one shocking moment: the shower sequence, in which Janet Leigh is slashed to death.
In fact, her appearance in the scene was almost entirely limited to camera angles above the neck, as Hitchcock, always the master of misdirection, quietly employed a Playboy cover girl for nearly all of the body close-ups. The film delves into how Hitchcock filmed it and unpacks its overall significance in movie history. For Renfro, who was working as a pinup model at the time, it all started with a casting call for a model out of Universal Studios. A couple days later, Renfro got the call to report to the studio at 5 in the morning.
A saleswoman from California who won a substantial settlement for enduring being spanked during a company team-building exercise, finally has the right to collect her money. Janet Orlando, 57, was a saleswoman for an Anaheim-based security company when she claims she was sexually harassed four years ago. A Fresno County Superior Court jury ruled on Tuesday that the million settlement stands and she is entitled to receive the payout. Alarm One Inc.