Hitch’s most enjoyable film was Rear Window, discuss. I understand it may not be the best techincal achievement, but as far as a mix of story, comedy, scares and being visually stunning, I think it’s his most well rounded.
I don’t think it gets better than Psycho. As for Cary Grant, I don’t think it gets better than Bringing Up Baby. He doesn’t have his suave, cool persona that he does in movies like His Girl Friday but his ability to shed that and believably play a distressed dinosaur nerd being harassed by a woman and her pet leopard is something that I think sets him apart.
I also barely remember North by Northwest and mostly get it confused with Vertigo so my opinion might not be great.
@ScottW58 Hard for me to name a favorite and there are still a few I haven’t seen but Rope is definitely up there. Lots of tension that lasted throughout the film. Almost a claustrophobic feeling while watching it, IIRC. Time to break out my Hitchcock box set!
@ScottW58 Actually ten cuts made to look continuous. Film at the time was in ten-minute camera loads. Still quite an experiment. Quite a lot online as to how he did the filming and the edit.
A local theater shows classic films once a month; in October or November last year it was North by Northwest. I hadn’t seen it projected onto a big screen since my college days; seeing it in a theater is still my favorite way to see it. It’s a great, fun film; not the best from either, but still terrific nevertheless. That said, the 3/2 suit Grant wears throughout it is one of the all-time great movie suits.
@jawlz Now that Movie Pass is blowing up, it would be great if theaters would bring back even more classics. There are so many movies that I would love to see on the big screen while only being interested in a handful of current offerings.
@chipgreen I am lucky in that I have access to the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto. It is owned by David Packard, son of HP founder David Packard, and typically runs double features of older films, many of them considered classics, and still has a pipe organ in working order they have played between features and during silent films.
Partially on topic, partially not, but Cary Grant brings back great memories.
No, I never met him.
No, I’m not a great film buff.
and
No, I’m not a scholar of the performing arts.
What I remember, is his home town, a place called Cadiz, Ohio, and blowing through there in my car, which took about a whole 2 minutes.
Friendly people there: Honk your horn, wave, and they will wave back; some even standing up on their porches to do so! My old girlfriend was amazed at all of the people who knew me, so far from my stomping grounds, but I had to tell her that I didn’t know a damned one, and none of them knew me either!
Oh well, enjoy your evening, and give them a toot on the horn, should you ever drive through.
@CroutonOllie Haha, I only know because we used to drive past/through Cadiz a couple times a year with my late in-laws and my FIL would always mention it. General George Custer was also from Cadiz or lived there for awhile or something…
@chipgreen Never knew about Custer being from there, even being to the battlefield before. I guess when dad’s teach, they don’t always learn.
Cadiz was OK, haven’t been through there since the early 70’s; might have changed like too much of rural America. A “toot” on the horn might get you arrested, oe flipped off, for all that I know - now.
Hitch’s most enjoyable film was Rear Window, discuss. I understand it may not be the best techincal achievement, but as far as a mix of story, comedy, scares and being visually stunning, I think it’s his most well rounded.
@mtb002 agree.
I don’t think it gets better than Psycho. As for Cary Grant, I don’t think it gets better than Bringing Up Baby. He doesn’t have his suave, cool persona that he does in movies like His Girl Friday but his ability to shed that and believably play a distressed dinosaur nerd being harassed by a woman and her pet leopard is something that I think sets him apart.
I also barely remember North by Northwest and mostly get it confused with Vertigo so my opinion might not be great.
@Moose Bringing up Baby was an exceptional movie. Arsenic and Old Lace was another good one. Heck, I’ll even watch Charade at the drop of a hat…
@Moose Holiday and Philadelphia Story are on my list.
Rope is at the top of the list, if you have not seen it run don’t walk.
@ScottW58 Hard for me to name a favorite and there are still a few I haven’t seen but Rope is definitely up there. Lots of tension that lasted throughout the film. Almost a claustrophobic feeling while watching it, IIRC. Time to break out my Hitchcock box set!
@chipgreen
Agreed so many great ones, I think that may still be the only movie done in one continuous shot.
@ScottW58 Actually ten cuts made to look continuous. Film at the time was in ten-minute camera loads. Still quite an experiment. Quite a lot online as to how he did the filming and the edit.
@ScottW58 @Lighter 2015 Best Picture Oscar winner Birdman was filmed as one continuous shot.
@Lighter
Yes a roll of film was only so long so still considered a single shot at the time.
@chipgreen
Thanks I will have to see that.
@ScottW58 After some googling, I found that it’s not one continuous shot after all. Seamless look of Birdman
Definitely worth checking out, though…
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A local theater shows classic films once a month; in October or November last year it was North by Northwest. I hadn’t seen it projected onto a big screen since my college days; seeing it in a theater is still my favorite way to see it. It’s a great, fun film; not the best from either, but still terrific nevertheless. That said, the 3/2 suit Grant wears throughout it is one of the all-time great movie suits.
@jawlz Now that Movie Pass is blowing up, it would be great if theaters would bring back even more classics. There are so many movies that I would love to see on the big screen while only being interested in a handful of current offerings.
@chipgreen
Agreed!
@chipgreen I am lucky in that I have access to the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto. It is owned by David Packard, son of HP founder David Packard, and typically runs double features of older films, many of them considered classics, and still has a pipe organ in working order they have played between features and during silent films.
Partially on topic, partially not, but Cary Grant brings back great memories.
No, I never met him.
No, I’m not a great film buff.
and
No, I’m not a scholar of the performing arts.
What I remember, is his home town, a place called Cadiz, Ohio, and blowing through there in my car, which took about a whole 2 minutes.
Friendly people there: Honk your horn, wave, and they will wave back; some even standing up on their porches to do so! My old girlfriend was amazed at all of the people who knew me, so far from my stomping grounds, but I had to tell her that I didn’t know a damned one, and none of them knew me either!
Oh well, enjoy your evening, and give them a toot on the horn, should you ever drive through.
@CroutonOllie I believe you’re thinking of Clark Gable.
@chipgreen
You have that correct, sir, and my apologies to one and all.
That kind of bothered me, as I saw one in my mind, thought of the other, and made a mental transposition.
Guess it is a good time to retire, after all!
@CroutonOllie Haha, I only know because we used to drive past/through Cadiz a couple times a year with my late in-laws and my FIL would always mention it. General George Custer was also from Cadiz or lived there for awhile or something…
@chipgreen Never knew about Custer being from there, even being to the battlefield before. I guess when dad’s teach, they don’t always learn.
Cadiz was OK, haven’t been through there since the early 70’s; might have changed like too much of rural America. A “toot” on the horn might get you arrested, oe flipped off, for all that I know - now.