Alfred Hitchcock is the godfather of cerebral horror movies. He took a story like The Birds (based on a novella by Daphne du Maurier) — which screens at Rave Franklin Park on Wednesday, September 19 — and thickened the plot, developed the characters and transformed what could have been a disastrous concept for a film into a cult classic. Don’t miss the one-night showing of this masterpiece, part of a nationwide celebration of Universal Studios 100th anniversary put on by Turner Classic Movies channel. They’ll even screen an interview with The Birds star Tippi Hedren by TCM host Robert Osborne before the film starts. $12.50. 7pm.
Franklin Park 16, 5001 Monroe St. www.fathomevents.com —SR
