Note: The screening has been postponed to Monday, July 25.
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You may be six degrees of separation Kevin Bacon, but Alfred Hitchcock is just two degrees from Nyack.
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The acclaimed thriller director has noted the influence Edward Hopper—Nyack's homegrown, 20th-century painter—had on his work.
"Alfred Hitchcock openly acknowledged his debt to Hopper on many occasions and Psycho has been called by some his 'most
Hopperesque' film," explained Kris Burns, one of the driving forces behind . The festival has spotlighted original paintings, organized flash mobs and more.
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"This influence is most readily seen on the visual level in the Bates house, the cityscape and other shots that clearly evoke Hopper paintings," Burns added.
The movie's screenwriter once quipped that if the nefarious Norman Bates had been a painting, it would be one created by Hopper.
To celebrate the connection, Hopper Happens will be screening Psycho Monday, July 25 at the municipal parking lot at Artopee Way—it will be projected onto the side on the Verizon building. The night will be set up like a drive-in theater; residents are encouraged to arrive by 9 p.m., and refreshments will be served.
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