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.