THE BIRDS (1963, USA, 119m, 15) ****½ Horror, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures / Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions; d. Alfred Hitchcock; w. Evan Hunter (based on the story by Daphne Du Maurier); pr. Alfred Hitchcock; ph. Robert Burks (Technicolor | 1.85:1 (USA); 1.66:1 (Europe)); ed. George Tomasini; pd. Robert F. Boyle. cast:…