Inaction Movies: the two versions of REAR WINDOW

Posted on June 27th, 2012 by Adam-Troy Castro

First Commentary by Adam-Troy Castro Rear Window (1954). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, from the story by Cornell Woolrich. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter. 112 minutes. *** 1/2 Rear Window (1998). Directed by Jeff Bleckner. Screenplay by Larry Gross and Eric Overmyer, from the story […]

Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Audrey Hepburn, Christopher Reeve, Cornell Woolrich, Darryl Hannah, Deathtrap, Denzel Washington, Disturbia, Emma Thompson, Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Lincoln Rhyme, Raymond Burr, See No Evil, The Front Page, Thelma Ritter, Thriller, Village of the Damned, Wait Until Dark

The Two Men Who KNEW TOO MUCH

Posted on April 29th, 2012 by Adam-Troy Castro

Keep Your Mouth Shut, Or Say Goodbye to the Kid   First Commentary by Adam-Troy Castro The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, from a scenario by Edwin Greenwood and A.R. Rawlison. Starring Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, others. 75 minutes. ** The […]

Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Casablanca, Doris Day, Edna Best, Francois Truffaut, James Stewart, Leslie Banks, M, North by Northwest, Peter Lorre, Psycho, Rope, The Maltese Falcon, Thriller, Vertigo

Another Frozen Cow: THE RARE BREED (1966)

Posted on April 25th, 2012 by Adam-Troy Castro

A Remake Chronicles Extra by Adam-Troy Castro Last night’s jaw-dropping old movie: THE RARE BREED (1966), Jimmy Stewart western also starring Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, Jack Elam and Juliet Mills, which is all about the deep, abiding love a whole lot of people have for a bull. Not a herd of cattle, mind you. A […]

Tags: Brian Keith, Jack Elam, James Stewart, Juliet Mills, Maureen O'Hara, The Rare Breed, Westerns