cbf@allegra.UUCP (09/26/83)
Indeed. All five Hitchcock films that had hitherto been unavailable for commercial screening in this country will go into wide distribution this fall. In addition to *Vertigo*, you can look forward to *Rope*, *The Man Who Knew Too Much* (second version) and *The Trouble With Harry*. *Rear Window* will be shown this Friday and Saturday at the NY Film Festival. Sold out, but I've got tickets! That movie and *Vertigo* are the masterworks here, while the hilarious *Trouble* is a bit of a cult film among Hitch devotees. The disappointment is the second *Man* with Doris Day singing "Que sera, sera" to death and a poorly done ending. The original is a pleasure. On the NY Film Festival, I saw Larry Kasdan's *The Big Chill* on opening night this past Friday. It's being released this week. I imagine I'm too young to appreciate the full extent of the effect this movie is bound to have on anyone who "came of age" in the sixties, but great filmmaking and terrific acting, as practiced here, have a universal appeal. With *Return of the Secaucus Seven* and *Winter of Our Dreams*, we now have a varied and fascinating triad on the theme of "The Sixties, Fifteen Years Later". Final Plug: Playing now is a truly wonderful Australian film called *Lonely Hearts*. Much more than an up-to-date, more sexually sophisticated version of *Marty*, it's a very gentle story that, under a heavy hand, might crumble easily, but the touch here is light and delicate, and the spirit soars. Love is beautiful. Regardless. --Charles (decvax!allegra!cbf)
rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (09/27/83)
Is "Rope" the movie where Hitchcock used NO camera cuts at all---where all scenes flowed continuously through the panning of the camera? Is this the same movie where the central character (a detective) is never seen directly, where the camera shows his viewpoint, and he is only seen in the mirror as a reflection? Am I thinking of two or three different movies? Could someone please refresh my memory? Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr
alle@ihuxb.UUCP (Allen England) (09/28/83)
>Is "Rope" the movie where Hitchcock used NO camera cuts at all---where all >scenes flowed continuously through the panning of the camera? Is this the >same movie where the central character (a detective) is never seen directly, >where the camera shows his viewpoint, and he is only seen in the mirror as >a reflection? Am I thinking of two or three different movies? Could >someone please refresh my memory? According to an article in the Sunday (September 25) Chicago Tribune Magazine section, "Rope" was filmed in 10 minute segments at a time. The 10 minute limit had to do with the amount of film that could be loaded into the camera. So each 10 minute segment was filmed, the camera was reloaded, and then the next segment was filmed. I could dig up the article if you are interested. Allen England at BTL, Naperville,IL ihnp4!ihuxb!alle
betsy@dartvax.UUCP (10/21/83)
Yes, 'Rope' is the Hitchcock movie that *appears* to have no cuts. (Film comes in 10-minute cans (or did in Hitchcock's day), so there definitely are cuts; they are simply artfully hidden.) I have heard of the movie with the camera as viewpoint character; it isn't 'Rope', but I don't know its true title. Betsy Perry !decvax!dartvax!betsy