Summary: On today’s podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic: REAR WINDOW! On this week’s show: An in-depth discussion of Disney World Parks Jedis are gender neutral Adolfo’s favorite Hitchcock film Thelma Ritter: The MVP The inevitable “Simpsons” discussion How sound plays such an important role in the film Hitchcock’s growing pains in cinema The movie is completely set up in the first two minutes The believable cast of characters in the courtyard How the film turns the audience into voyeurs Grace Kelly at the peak of her Grace Kelly How Hitchcock places doubt in the viewer’s head Lars Thorwald is more sinister being kind to a dog than being cruel to it How long does it take to walk up a flight of stairs? How Hitchcock makes you feel bad for the killer Sacrificing realism for suspense An exercise in reaction editing Differences to the original short story Hitchcock likes to get around the censors Thorwald and Jeff mirror each other “It’s almost as if it’s being written for us” The camera as a phallic symbol The made for TV Movie remake starring Christopher Reeve PLUS CONVERSATIONS ON: WINGS (1927) THE LODGER: A STORY OF THE LONDON FOG (1928) THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934) THE 39 STEPS (1935) SABOTAGE (1936) THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) THE LADY VANISHES (1938) HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) IN A LONELY PLACE (1950) DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) A MAN ESCAPED (1956) VERTIGO (1958) NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) PSYCHO (1960) “THE SIMPSONS” BART OF DARKNESS (TV Episode 1994) REAR WINDOW (1998) DISTURBIA (2007) AVATAR (2009) GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017) LINKS: The Essential Films: essentialfilmspodcast.com Rear Window 1998 TV Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bqrzWLRNEw Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUNZPHbwA-U SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER: @EssentialFilms, @FPMoviePodcast, @Adolfo_Acosta, @Sportsguy515 FACEBOOK: The Essential Films: https://www.facebook.com/The-Essential-Films-130585803634489/?fref=ts
