Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Blotter Jun 14, 2008
The suspect refused to stop running, was apprehended, arrested, and placed in Deputy Birch's vehicle where she proceeded kicking the left rear window causing damage to the rear window frame. Charges then escalated to Assault/FV, Evading Arrest and Criminal Mischief. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Chantal Akerman's lingering look at the world Jun 8, 2008
The film is a sort of perverse homage to Hitchcock's "Rear Window." Almost all we see for an entire hour are views though the windows of Akerman's apartment toward the windows and balconies of her neighbors. These views are obscured - and made aesthetically interesting - by the matchstick blinds that keep out the worst of the Israeli sun but also evoke Akerman's psychologically thwarted and imprisoned state. (Boston Globe)
Police investigate road rage report Jun 5, 2008
Someone reportedly forced open a rear window into the home of a 38-year-old man's home in the 3000 block of Golden Road on Monday and stole jewelry valued at $2,269, a television valued at $1,150, a computer and printer valued at $800, a video camera valued at $700, a video game console valued at $450, several pairs of athletic shoes valued at $450 and two DVD players valued at $229. Larceny arrest. (The Daily Reflector)
Best Road Trip Movies Remind Of Good Times Jun 4, 2008
Most People Relate To Wild Road Trip Films - Automotive News Story - KGTV San Diego. E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
More Than Just Average May 15, 2008
Few ever point to "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956) as one of his best movies, but he beautifully conveys the sense of a dead marriage in his scenes with Doris Day, just as he subtly and inoffensively suggests a burnt-out sexual attraction for Grace Kelly in "Rear Window" (1954). With Stewart, there was usually an extra edge, an unexpected emotion or shading that made things richer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Indiana, Pa., celebrates Stewart centennial May 14, 2008
His other standout films were "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Harvey," "Rear Window," "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and "Vertigo." ... This year's Harvey Award goes posthumously to Her Serene Highness, Grace Kelly, whom he starred with in "Rear Window." She cut her acting career short to take on the new role of Princess of Monaco when she married Prince Albert II. Her nephew, John B. Kelly III of Philadelphia, will attend a dinner on May 24 at the Indiana Country Club, where he will accept the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Police seek suspects in shooting death May 12, 2008
The suspects fled the scene in a light colored import SUV with a broken rear window that was covered with clear plastic. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME.. (FOX 11, AZ)
Overturned Truck Blocks Rural Central Texas Road May 8, 2008
The driver was briefly trapped in the wreckage of the cab, but was able to crawl out through a rear window. Though not seriously injured, he was taken to a local hospital as a precaution. (KWTX.com, TX)
Police Reports May 6, 2008
11:48 p.m. Rear window of vehicle broken during concert at 9000 block of World Cup Way. May 4. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
PERRY MASON, MYSTERY May 2, 2008
finally hit the big time. After years of playing menacing heavies in B-movies and noir thrillers - most notably wife-killer. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Legal appeal May 2, 2008
Before he landed this sinecure, Raymond Burr was best known to moviegoers as a heavy: the wife-killer in Hitchcock's "Rear Window" and, ironically, the melodramatic D.A. who sends Montgomery Clift to death row in "A Place in the Sun." Nothing about Burr's middle-linebacker build implies white-collar finesse. Nothing in his demeanor suggests he'd care to see Della in something other than office wear. (Salon)
Do movies have to be so violent? Apr 23, 2008
baghutch wrote on Apr 19, 2008 3:36 PM:" Mabo- BoxOfficeMojo.com lists the top 20 PG-13 movies from each year in terms of dollars earned. Of those 20 films, only 'Juno' and 'Disturbia' qualify as 'teen' movies (movies with teens in them with behavior to model if desired). That means of the two most successful 'teen' movies, one does not meet your criteria for concern (Juno), and one has a questionable content sexually at best. In 'Disturbia' the lead gets the girl after leering at her secretly,... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
A sensational seventies thriller: "Sisters" Apr 18, 2008
It's no coincidence that there are glaringly obvious allusions to Hitchcock's "Psycho," "Rear Window," and "Rope" in "Sisters." Page 1 of 3. Article Tools. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Rants and Raves Apr 13, 2008
I saw you on Saturday morning driving around in your brand new tan Mercury Mystique with the Bengals license plate in your rear window. You were on the corner of 33rd Circle and Sara Road and you threw your cigarette out your window. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
You, the Living Mar 30, 2008
These brief snatches from the lives of others are like a version of Hitchcock's Rear Window for which Samuel Beckett has been brought in to do a final rewrite. guardian. (The Observer)
Dark comic turn in 'Married Life' marks departure for Chris Cooper Mar 24, 2008
When Harry, in his gray business suit, calmly plans to poison his wife, it's easy to picture all-American Jimmy Stewart spying on his neighbors in "Rear Window" or obsessively molding the appearance of Kim Novak in "Vertigo.". Hey, it's Jimmy Stewart. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ford Motor Company to Auction 'Knight Rider' Ford Shelby Mustangs at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Mar 15, 2008
The exterior sports a GT500KR fiberglass hood with a KITT heartbeat light, GT500 front and rear bumper covers, matte black LeMans stripes, matte finish rocker panels, GT500KR rear spoilers and 20" forged aluminum wheels.Attack Mode KITT began as a black Mustang GT with 4.6 Liter V8, auto transmission, custom front valance/grille based on the GT500KR, carbon graphite chin spoiler, custom rear bumper cover, custom side faux air scoops, custom side skirt/rocker panel, two-tiered rear spoiler,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Boy, 6, shot in head in Harbor Gateway area Mar 5, 2008
The rear window of the SUV was shattered by the gunfire, and one of the rounds hit the boy in the head, he said. The victim was rushed by paramedics to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after the shooting, which occurred about 12:40 p.m. on 227th Street between Halldale and Denker avenues, police said. (Los Angeles Times)
Nissan Murano's beauty is on the inside Feb 29, 2008
Mainly, the needlessly oval rear window and the too-large, reverse-slant rear roof pillar, both of which pinch rear vision. Nissan brags about the new body as "modern art" that maintains the vehicle's "Murano-ness.". (USA Today -- Autos)
The writers were back, but show was nothing to write home about Feb 26, 2008
(Jimmy Stewart peering out his apartment in ``Rear Window,'' Jodie Foster under night-vision scrutiny in ``Silence of the Lambs,'' etc. . (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Oscar party circuit Feb 26, 2008
Thompson On Hollywood: Oscars. As usual the Brits give us what we. (Variety)
WC 08: Wanted Preview Feb 23, 2008
The assassin, hot in pursuit, manages to shoot at the rear window of Fox's ride. Fox then shoots out her own windshield, asks Wesley to drive, and crawls out onto the front of the moving car ; her back against the hood. (IGN FilmForce)
Disturbia's Voyeurs Feb 17, 2008
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954) was a deliberate commentary on voyeurism and the human desire to watch others. Using the iconic and beautiful Grace Kelly highlighted Hitchcock's own obsession with blonde women in particular and also thrust the audience into the spotlight of our own voyeuristic tendencies. (Suite101.com)
The freedom of breaking silence Feb 11, 2008
To all of us extra-cool movie buffs, the allusion to Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window is apparent. But for those who, say, aren't pretentious film buffs (shame on you all), the video portrait references Grace Kelly's climactic scene in Hitchcock's 1954 thriller. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Whose line is it? Test your movie quote knowledge Feb 10, 2008
D. Jimmy Stewart as L. B. Jefferies in Rear Window (1954). 10. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Enthusiastic GOP Teen to Fight Citations Feb 9, 2008
Cody Hauer has been cited four times in one week for displaying a 13-inch-by-40-inch "Ron Paul Revolution" decal in the rear window of his car. The problem is that such decals are illegal if they obstruct the driver's view. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Woman's death leads to murder charge, nine years after shooting Feb 8, 2008
A stray bullet came through the van's rear window, struck Mitchell in the head and paralyzed one side of her body. After nearly nine years of surgeries, feeding tubes and a life confined to a chair, bed or hospital room, Mitchell died from complications of her injuries two weeks ago. (The Daily Reflector)
• Pretty in orange: 2008 Corvette Z06 Feb 7, 2008
The leather-upholstered interior (in "black," oddly, instead of, say, "ebony midnight frost") is the nicest ever for the Corvette: Seats are superb, and there's plenty of room for the driver and passenger, and quite a bit of cargo space beneath the rear window. The Corvette has long been GM's rolling test bed for sophisticated innovations, so as you'd figure, the Z06 has every electronic safety and handling feature the company can think of. (Q13.com, WA)
Now, that's a classic Feb 5, 2008
Rear Window (1954) 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.. More information about these movies and their ratings can be found on. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
One Arrested, One Sought In Shooting Of Elderly Woman Jan 26, 2008
Officers who responded to the scene found two other victims who had been driving northbound on North 25th Street when a shot was fired through the rear window of their car. They werent injured. (KWTX.com, TX)
Monserrate's office burglarized Jan 22, 2008
City Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst), said unknown persons forced open a rear window at his office at 32-37 Junction Blvd., taking a laptop computer belonging to his chief of staff and half a box of City Council envelopes. Monserrate said the break-in was politically motivated, but declined to say if he suspected anyone. (Bayside Times, NY)
Oscars for Directing - 1950s/1960s Jan 20, 2008
His nominations were for: Rebecca (1940), Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954), and Psycho (1960). The 1960s saw an influx of foreign directors being nominated for Oscars. (Suite101.com)
Friends, family in The Colony stand by arrested Arizona beauty queen Jan 15, 2008
FOX 11 Fantasy Home in the Foothills by Living Spaces LLC. 01:37 PM MST on Monday, January 14, 2008. (FOX 11, AZ)
Doc delivers message of tolerance Jan 11, 2008
The Revue Cinema (400 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-531-9959) shows Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Rear Window at 7 p.m. Wednesday and 9:20 p.m. Thursday, both in a double bill with Orson Welles's A Touch of Evil. And the Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor St. W., 416-516-2331) unspools Psycho on Monday (9:15 p.m.) and Thursday (4:30 p.m.). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Sneak reviews 2007: The year's top films Jan 11, 2008
"Disturbia" - a modern, scary, witty "Rear Window" - turned Shia LaBouf into a superstar. An immensely likable, earnest and charming everyman, LaBouf is easily the next "Tom," be it Cruise or Hanks. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Spears taken in ambulance after standoff Jan 5, 2008
A horde of paparazzi chased the ambulance as it left the neighborhood, their strobes going off as they held up their cameras to the vehicle's rear window. Another group of videographers met the ambulance at the hospital, banging on the ambulance doors. (FOX 11, AZ)
Wesley Morris's top films of 2007 Dec 30, 2007
"Disturbia" was ersatz "Rear Window," and "Transformers" was ersatz "Trans- formers." Both starred Shia LaBeouf, who - don't tell Vanity Fair - feels to me like an ersatz star. (VF declared him the new - um, ersatz - Tom Hanks. (Boston Globe)
TV Cars Race For Title Of Most Memorable Dec 28, 2007
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Glen A. Larsen Productions. (KSBW 8, CA)
TV Cars Accelerate Toward Most Memorable Title Dec 28, 2007
TV Cars Race For Title Of Most Memorable - Automotive News Story - KPRC Houston. Marketplace++++Extras++Site ToolsKPRC Local 2. (Click2Houston, TX)
Crime & punishment Dec 13, 2007
Two bullets entered the car through the upper part of the driver s side rear window. One of the bullets grazed the victim. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Ring in the New Year with a Hitchcock Marathon on HDNet Movies Dec 13, 2007
Rear Window 8:15 p.m. ET. A photojournalist, forced to confinement in his apartment due to two broken legs, passes the time by "spying" on his neighbors and discovers a possible murder. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Return Of The Chipmunks Dec 10, 2007
After years of frustration, he finally hit the big-time in 1951, co-writing the Rosemary Clooney classic, "Come On-a My House." Along the way, he continued to compose and also played small roles in films, like Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window.". But by the end of the '50s, Bagdasarian's career had stalled. (CBS News)
Bookmark it! Dec 10, 2007
It then gives Scorsese the chance to make his own Hitchcock film, and you'll spot beautiful visual references to Notorious, North by Northwest, Marnie, Saboteur, Vertigo, Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and, finally, to Reserva wine itself. Post arts critics. (The Palm Beach Post)
Honk if you haven't read this Dec 4, 2007
A popular car sticker with young female drivers is the frangipani - tropical flowers prettily arranged on the car rear window as if to say "the driver of this car is a sweet young girl; please be nice" ... The Aussie flag is proudly flown on the rear window of many a Holden sedan or ute, usually the V8-engined variety, and a caption underneath urging the reader to "love it or leave it". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Emotional trek to Sierra crash site for man who lost legs at age 10 Nov 26, 2007
Together they dug out the back of the fuselage enough to open the rear window. Inside they saw a little boy in a T-shirt, his skin almost white from the cold. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Yuma man allegedly pulled over drivers for speeding Nov 22, 2007
FOX 11 Fantasy Home in the Foothills by Living Spaces LLC. 11:38 AM MST on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. (FOX 11, AZ)
Madison County police blotter Nov 21, 2007
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Couch potatoes guide to Thanksgiving viewing Nov 20, 2007
Watch The Man Who Knew Too Much at 10:00 a.m., Vertigo at 12:30 p.m. and Rear Window at 5:30 p.m. and you'll stop thinking of Jimmy Stewart as that Christmas movie guy. The Birds get their revenge for all those turkeys at 8 p.m., and be sure you've showered before 10:30 p.m. and Psycho. (MSNBC -- News)
Striking writers don’t have script for new technology Nov 13, 2007
Dorothy Parker, once an unhappy writer in Hollywood, had an image of the town s power structure as a block-long limo with a gloved, jeweled hand sticking out the rear window holding a bagel with one bite taken out of it. The writers are running alongside the limo just trying to get their own bite. (Scranton Times, PA)
Anthony Hopkins to Play Alfred Hitchcock Nov 10, 2007
I know all about the movies and had a closer look at why he set that shot up in the way that he did and the skill and rhythm of his movies like Rear Window and Vertigo. "He was really quite astonishing and there's so much wit to his work."I think those scenes between Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window are so witty and sophisticated. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Comment: Timothy Garton Ash Nov 8, 2007
It shows a thoughtful-looking Mikhail Gorbachev, sitting in the back of a car through whose rear window you can clearly see one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin wall. Beside him is a leather bag by Louis Vuitton, for which luxury goods manufacturer this world historical figure and hero of our time is now serving as an advertisement. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Terrifying car-jacking bid like worst of US, say police Nov 4, 2007
A brick was then hurled through the rear window as the gang started kicking the car. Ms Bennett said she was scared the men would pull Mr Winnell out of the car to continue assaulting him. (The Age)
11 arrested in alleged Fiji plot Nov 4, 2007
Bainimarama escaped death when he jumped out of a rear window of the officer's mess in the island nation's main military barracks and fled into nearby jungle. 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Bowling Ball Thrown Onto Interstate Oct 31, 2007
The bowling ball crashed through the woman's car windshield then out the rear window. The woman told police someone threw the ball down the interstate. (WKRC.com, OH)
15-year-old drug-dealing daddy sent to prison Oct 28, 2007
38-caliber bullet through the rear window. The shot came within inches of the head of the 13-year-old, sitting in back, and hit a metal headrest support, narrowly missing a woman sitting in front. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Paris on film Oct 28, 2007
Sanders thinks one of the greatest movies about New York is Hitchcock's Rear Window, and Binh is a great admirer of Minnelli's An American in Paris. Both were made entirely in Hollywood. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hit List: Top Ten Films from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock Oct 26, 2007
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section. Who was Carlotta Valdes. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Key witness fails to appear at Diana inquest Oct 18, 2007
Because their car had only one small rear window they were unable to see the Mercedes, but Mmme Peyret recalled a motorcycle with a single rider passing them at great speed moments later. I quickly understood that the motorcycle could have been implied [sic] in the collision and that its rider was trying to get away from the place, she said in a statement to police. (Times Online)
Pick your flicks Sep 27, 2007
"Rear Window." How can you not choose a stunning combo like Alfred Hitchcock, Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly. Comedy. (The Indianapolis Star -- Entertainment)
Harris on Blair Sep 27, 2007
"He's particularly fond of Hitchcock. "I love Rear Window or North by Northwest, which are witty, and incredible, and yet at the same time you suspend your disbelief for the duration of them. The amusing thriller, as it were, is a difficult thing to bring off, and that's what I sought to do - that kind of Cary Grant picks up a suitcase and is suddenly plunged into. (Guardian Unlimited)
Caught On Dashcam: Officer Shocks Woman With Taser Sep 22, 2007
The officer's report said the woman had kicked out a rear window in his cruiser and had tried to crawl into the front seat. She was being transferred to another police car when she was shot with the Taser. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Tasers used against autistic California teen Sep 21, 2007
Patrolman Richard Kovach's report said the 38-year-old woman, who had been ordered out of a bar, kicked at a rear window and tried to climb into the front seat once she was inside the cruiser. "I deployed a second Taser cartridge into her and the violent turbulent action stopped immediately," the report said. (FOX 11, AZ)
Haunting memories of Princess Grace Sep 16, 2007
Like that slow-motion close-up of her face, as she draws near to kiss James Stewart in Rear Window. Or, when she's stretched out on the beach in Cannes in her black one-piece and designer sunglasses in To Catch a Thief. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New doco for Apollo 13 astronauts Sep 14, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. President Richard Nixon greets the still-quarantined Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins and Edwin Aldrin on their return. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Nick Childs Joins Grey New York as Director of Content Development Sep 12, 2007
He also served as a creative consultant to Christopher Reeve on ABC-TV's remake of Hitchcock's "Rear Window" and the HBO Film "In the Gloaming", directed by the star. Nick graduated with a BA in English and Fiction Writing from Colby College and received a MFA from New York University. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
