Hitch's REAR WINDOW

For those of you not lucky enough to be in my third period Film Criticism class, run--don't walk--to Guidance and request a drop/add.

It's got to be the best class at Mann right now.

We just watched REAR WINDOW, a 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's not as flashy and effects-laden as most films are today. In fact, the few visual effects used in the film are pretty lame. But...the film itself...the writing, the acting, the directing...it's a masterpiece. And it still works. Ask anyone in Film Crit. That moment when Thorwald spies Jeff and Stella looking at him...wow. The whole class gasped. It was great.

So...this weekend if you're at the video store, check out REAR WINDOW. There's even a more recent version with Christopher Reeve, though I doubt it's as good as Hitchcock's.