tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post8364475588503809989..comments2023-05-21T03:16:13.000-07:00Comments on Down These Mean Streets: Rear Window (1954)Margot Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-51559927949205381682019-11-11T06:17:32.418-08:002019-11-11T06:17:32.418-08:00Oh, thank you! I've just discovered your blog ...Oh, thank you! I've just discovered your blog recently and have been enjoying it. The Classic Movie Musehttp://www.theclassicmoviemuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-44493309727506381942019-11-11T00:29:13.383-08:002019-11-11T00:29:13.383-08:00Hi there, don't think I've seen your blog ...Hi there, don't think I've seen your blog yet, but I'll check it out.<br />I love the ending too, especially the Harper's Bazaar issue.<br />Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-14077697068819572292019-11-10T17:38:49.897-08:002019-11-10T17:38:49.897-08:00Wow, this was so in depth and enjoyable to boot! F...Wow, this was so in depth and enjoyable to boot! Fabulous article! Rear Window is a delight and you definitely captured it's essence here. I think it's one of Hitch's best endings. We get not only one but a series of endings of the stories that have been playing out. It always makes me smile, and Lisa pulling out her Harper's Bazaar is the icing on the cake. Thanks for a great read! The Classic Movie Musehttp://www.theclassicmoviemuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-51182731237198847992019-11-10T10:35:26.487-08:002019-11-10T10:35:26.487-08:00Thank you so much, Emily. Sometimes maybe a certai...Thank you so much, Emily. Sometimes maybe a certain perspective is needed, time-wise, to really appreciate something.<br />Please stop by again, I'll check out your blog too.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-47105459443236823932019-11-10T10:23:47.167-08:002019-11-10T10:23:47.167-08:00No matter how many times I read an article about R...No matter how many times I read an article about Rear Window, the writer always gives a fresh spin on the film. I always have wondered why the so called critics back in the day didn't realize the brilliance that was playing in theaters all around them. I wonder what the critics of yesteryear would call the garbage movies being made today. I love how you refer to Grace's Lisa as a Down-to-Earth- Goddess- PERFECTION! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR participating!! I'm unfamiliar with your blog, but am very glad to have found you!!!<br />Flapper Dame 16https://www.blogger.com/profile/15029380899754847292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-24070607513379057452019-11-10T10:20:48.160-08:002019-11-10T10:20:48.160-08:00Thanks Virginie. It was fun taking part.Thanks Virginie. It was fun taking part.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-62219440229237750442019-11-10T09:15:33.586-08:002019-11-10T09:15:33.586-08:00A most excellent article! I love your brilliant an...A most excellent article! I love your brilliant and in-depth analysis of this film and Hitchcock style in general. I would never forget the first time I saw Rear Window (and now I've seen it countless times) but, although it's a favourite of mine, I never dared writing about it on my blogs. You proved the point that there so much to say about it! I wouldn't know where to start. Thank you so much for your participation to our blogathon!. Ps: Emily from The Flapper Dame is also hosting with us! https://theflapperdamefilm.wordpress.com/2019/11/09/day-1-the-5th-wonderful-grace-kelly-blogathon/Virginie Pronovosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690434044034618183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-35673667698043490302019-10-17T05:09:39.160-07:002019-10-17T05:09:39.160-07:00Of course.Of course.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-44227961819482097502019-10-17T03:56:24.379-07:002019-10-17T03:56:24.379-07:00PS love the piece on Rear Window may reblog it ;-)...PS love the piece on Rear Window may reblog it ;-)cigar joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247683034889027958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-81223938775718777512019-10-15T09:02:46.881-07:002019-10-15T09:02:46.881-07:00Devlin is definitively not a villain and Sebastian...Devlin is definitively not a villain and Sebastian is. I still believe in a happy ending.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-10840236210904688572019-10-14T16:54:20.682-07:002019-10-14T16:54:20.682-07:00Not Cary Grant, but Devlin, a dangerous but human ...Not Cary Grant, but Devlin, a dangerous but human being. many people I know, being none to clever, think of Devlin as the villain, Alex Sebastian in warm, sympathetic terms, and that goes to the second clause in my comment. Devlin will obviously do the best he can, but this girl has been seriously damaged. barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-17430499526843042452019-10-14T16:26:23.257-07:002019-10-14T16:26:23.257-07:00She has Cary Grant to take care of her, that's...She has Cary Grant to take care of her, that's what makes me believe in a happy ending. :)Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-51243777338727821802019-10-14T10:56:39.146-07:002019-10-14T10:56:39.146-07:00Alicia, of course. Sorry about that.Alicia, of course. Sorry about that.barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-35562385065563405012019-10-14T10:55:55.302-07:002019-10-14T10:55:55.302-07:00An open ending,rather than happy. What makes anyon...An open ending,rather than happy. What makes anyone believe that Alcia, Bergman's character, does well after such abuse. Also there is a warning for the weak and stupid amongst us -- beware of soft voices.barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-68093029970848832582019-10-14T07:14:41.849-07:002019-10-14T07:14:41.849-07:00Actually I should have phrased it differently. Yes...Actually I should have phrased it differently. Yes, Notorious is pretty dark though it has a happy ending. Probably creepy is a better word because later in his career Hitchcock had a much freer hand with the Production Code and could do things he couldn't have done before.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-58005018530298201002019-10-13T19:48:14.739-07:002019-10-13T19:48:14.739-07:00Margot, You don't think Notorious is dark?Margot, You don't think Notorious is dark?barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-1983393465189981022019-10-13T14:02:57.226-07:002019-10-13T14:02:57.226-07:00Hi Colin, I usually differentiate between the ligh...Hi Colin, I usually differentiate between the light Hitchcocks and the serious ones. Favorite light(er) ones are To Catch a Thief, 39 Steps, Rear Window, Notorious. The dark favorites are Vertigo and Psycho.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-77969637517975604992019-10-13T06:17:58.929-07:002019-10-13T06:17:58.929-07:00Great to see you back posting again, and with a ch...Great to see you back posting again, and with a characteristically cogent and entertaining piece. <br />As a fairly serious Hitchcock fan, I struggle to pick what I feel is his best work (something which is arguably unnecessary to do anyway) but <b>Rear Window</b> has to be right up there among the contenders.<br />My top three, which is about as far as I can narrow it down, have to be <b>Rear Window</b>, <b>Vertigo</b> and <b>North By Northwest</b> - three movies which are different in tone, theme, setting & look, all made within a few years of each other, all effortlessly entertaining and approachable on a range of levels. And each one a flawless piece of cinema. Colinhttp://livius1.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-8286954525378313632019-10-10T05:43:31.010-07:002019-10-10T05:43:31.010-07:00Thanks Joe. Thanks Joe. Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-20524231845250924552019-10-09T15:33:04.020-07:002019-10-09T15:33:04.020-07:00I'll probably re-blog it. ;-)I'll probably re-blog it. ;-)cigar joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247683034889027958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-67527492358240807522019-10-08T12:55:45.013-07:002019-10-08T12:55:45.013-07:00Thanks Jay, actually it took me less time to write...Thanks Jay, actually it took me less time to write this than usually. I guess I just needed some time off.<br /><br />I found it very interesting that Jeffries never uses the word justice as a justification for what he's doing. He doesn't really care about Mrs.T., he cares about his mystery.<br /><br />The whole thing is incredibly contrived. Put the blinds down, game over.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-26939512794786425002019-10-08T12:54:10.395-07:002019-10-08T12:54:10.395-07:00But Jeff is a self-described camera bum with no mo...But Jeff is a self-described camera bum with no more than one month's salary in the bank.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-63978702866603503542019-10-08T12:31:04.135-07:002019-10-08T12:31:04.135-07:00Well that was worth waiting for. Now I know why it...Well that was worth waiting for. Now I know why it took three months! Really great stuff.<br /><br />Murder, He Hoped! I like that. It is disturbing how keen they are to find that old Thorwald really has done her in. But then that reflects our feelings as the audience too. We wouldn't want to find out Thorwald was innocent and Jimmy and Grace were just a couple of busy-body nosey parkers spying on their neighbours for no reason.<br /><br />One thing it's easy to overlook is just how contrived the whole thing is. Other people have tried to follow this and do something similar, but they're not Hitchcock. No one else has the skill to manage it. Note to everyone everywhere: Never try something like this. You're not Hitchcock!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cinema Essentialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167367509339965033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-8606746290616965762019-10-08T09:42:33.433-07:002019-10-08T09:42:33.433-07:00Surely Stewart's character with his glamorous ...Surely Stewart's character with his glamorous job and girl friend would have a better apartment. I would. All the rest is the director and his writer friend playing with your head.barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797087968104121636.post-180707308951411132019-10-08T05:15:19.720-07:002019-10-08T05:15:19.720-07:00Yes, you are right about Lisa. I doubt either of t...Yes, you are right about Lisa. I doubt either of them realizes.<br />As for Thorwald, I have to tell myself every time that he committed a horrible crime. Otherwise I just feel sorry for the guy.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.com