Strangers on a Train consists on two total strangers, Guy (Farley Granger) and Bruno who meet. They come to discuss who they hate most in their life. For Bruno it is his father, and for Guy it is his ex-wife. Bruno comes up with this absurd idea of creating a "criss-cross," meaning each kills eachothers targets thus eliminating the motive. Guy, who is a well known tennis player, takes it as a joke and doesn't think much of it. However, Bruno is serious. He imagines that they have in fact made a bargain with one another. Guy tries to stay as far away from Bruno as possible. Bruno gets tired of waiting and takes matters into his own hands by strangling Guy's ex-wife. When the blames on Guy, Bruno tries to force Guy into killing his father. Guy refuses. Bruno also has Guys gold cigarette lighter, so he tries to use it as an excuse on pinning it on him. Guy & the police then hunt down Bruno in an attempt to prove Guy's innocence.

Throw Momma From the Train is the modern re-tell starring to classic comics, Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal. This move will have you rolling on the floor in laughter. Just like Hitchcock's film it involves the exchange of murders and highlights the famous saying "criss-cross." Larry Donner (Crystal) is an exremely arrogant man and bitter about his ex wife. He teaches a creative writing class for adults. In his class is Owen Lift (DeVito). Owen, a little strange, is constantly begging Larry to read his writings and tell him his feedback. Finally, Larry agrees and tells Owen that his murder stories are terrible. In an attempt to explain why they are bad, Larry gives him an example. Owen takes it the wrong way and thinks that Larry really wants him to kill his ex-wife for him for the exchange of Larry killing Owens mother. Now Larry has become a suspect in the eyes of the police. Fleeing and residing at Owens place, Larry fights off Owens urge of killing his mother. This hilarious comedy will have you laughing from beginning to end.

Another Hithcock classic, North by Northwest captures the effects of a mistaken identity. A NY man of advertisement, Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant), is mistaken for a CIA agent George Kaplan. The men trying to capture Kaplan, grab Thornhill. Thornhill is able to escapes but finds himself in more trouble after being falsely mistaken for murder. Roger flees immediately. Trying to prove his true self, no one believes him. He is helped by Eve Kendell (Eva Marie Saint), who he falls in love with at first sight. But She goes against him by delivering a message that nearly kills Thornwall by telling him to follow a clue to a remote rural highway, where he is attacked by an armed plane. This was one of the most famous scenes in Hitchcock's entire film career. Thornwall gets very angry at Eve, but little does he know that Eve is actually a double agent playing both roles. Roger battles the majority in order to prove his identity.

Eagle Eye starring Shia LaBoeuf and Michelle Monaghan. JerryShaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) were complete strangers at the beginning, but that changed the instant they each got a telephone call from a strange woman called to threaten both their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Jerry was seen as a terrorist. Suddenly forced into a series of dangerous situations, Jerry and Rachel had to take orders from a woman who's using technology all around them to control their every move. As the situation intensifies and the duo are turned into country's most wanted fugitives, they must work together in order to discover who it was that turned their lives upside down.

In September, we watched
Rear Window. Rear Window was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. Starring screen favorites such as James Stewart and Grace Kelly, Rear Window is known to be one of Hitchcock's best and most thrilling pictures. It's about a man, L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries (Stewart) who has broken his leg, and is stuck to sitting and staring out his window all day. With nothing else to do to pass the time he begins to overlook all his neighbors. He comes to the conclusion that his neighbor, Lars Thorwald, is more than just a jewlery salseman... he is also a murderer! At first his socialite girl friend, Lisa Carol Fremont (Kelly) thinks he is losing his mind. However Lisa will do whatever it takes to win over Jeff, and prove to him she is a serious woman. Together Jeff and Lisa go through numerous events to devise a plan to catch Lars in the act... before it's too late. I enjoyed this film because of its witty dialogue, and great plot. It astonishes me to know that Hitchcock had used only one stage set to film the enitre movie.

Disturbia is its modern re-tell of Rear Window. In this DreamWorks Picutre, Kale (Shia LeBeouf), is stuck in his house as well, but for different reasons. After losing his father, Kale is pyschologically altered and when his teacher makes a harsh comment about his father Kale punches him out. Now under house arrest, Kale has nothing better to do then mope around from room to room. Then his new neighbor moves in. Ashley is a pretty blonde, whom Kale cannot keep his eyes off of, so he decides to put his binoculars into use. However he begins to pick up on someone else with these binoculars, Mr. Turner (David Morse), a serial killer. With the help of AShley (Sarah Roemer) and his old pal Ronnie (Aaron Yoo), slowly but surely they all work together to solve a murder that no one seems to believe is true.