Lisa's goodnight kisses keep red-blooded Jeff wide-awake! |
Upside to wheelchair: Lisa gets to sit on Jeff's lap! |
Right neighborly of Mr. Hitchcock to drop by so late to fix Mr. Seville's metronome! |
Jeff, are you peeking at Lars' law exam test answers again? |
Lisa, you vixen, you'll use any excuse for a slumber party! |
Sorry, couldn't resist adding this! Besides, I liked Disturbia, so there! |
It's a paranoid day in the neighborhood, a paranoid day for a neighbor; won't you be mine? |
I remember when REAR WINDOW, considered lost for some time, was restored and put back in circulation. When I saw the gorgeously restored, remastered version at NYC's Film Forum, the print was so crystal-clear that when I looked closely, I swear I could actually see the fine blonde hairs on Grace Kelly's bare arms in her summer dresses!
ReplyDeleteWell, what can one say after all that? I'm glad to see that you did make mention of the excellent set design for the movie. Along with William Cameron Menzies, Hitchcock knew how to turn a setting into a character in its own right, and Rear Window allowed him to use this talent without reservation. I would still love to have that apartment which James Stewart's character lived in, even if it meant having to put up with the occasional murder taking place across the courtyard.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your positive feedback, Michael; I'm glad you enjoyed the blog post! Considering what people are willing to put up with in order to live in NYC, I suspect today's apartment hunters would be ballsy enough to try to tough it out if it meant getting prime real estate. (Just ask Zach Zimmerman! :-))
ReplyDeleteWell yeah. At least Alafair can cook. Lisa Fremont had to cater from the restaurant (sudden mental image of Alafair going "In your FACE, Fremont! HAH!" to Grace Kelly).
ReplyDelete*Bwah-hah-hah!* Your wit and flattery are tempting me to run Chapter One of SUBURBAN OUTLAWS to whet readers' appetites. Just one taste, though; call me mercenary (or just poor), but I'm hoping people will actually spend money on my novels if/when they're published! :-) (Don't worry, my friend, you'll always be on my freebie list! :-))
ReplyDeleteGlad you pointed out Burke's camerawork and Franz Waxman's music as two important components in the success of this film. I didn't know about the David O makeup job on old Lars but now that you mention it I can see it plain as day (Good old Hitch!). Okay I am hitting myself in the head! I knew Ross Bagdasarian was David Seville of Alvin fame and was going to include that in my review but totally forgot!
ReplyDeletethanks for the link! I love this film Enjoyed!
John
John, thanks for your praise and for joining the REAR WINDOW conversation! Don't hit yourself in the head too hard -- your own RW review was stellar!
ReplyDeleteHey, folks, if by some twist of fate there's anyone here who hasn't yet read our own John Greco's top-notch REAR WINDOW review, by all means hotfoot it over to his blog TWENTY-FOUR FRAMES and enjoy it! Here's the link:
http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/rear-window-1954-alfred-hitchcock/