Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 58

"11rgr0 -Aprrv--vo- mr-viroulw --ur V- 1 'i 1 I 114nM11111111sik 4 0111111M I- 111 6c StarTelegram FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER 21 1983 I 1 A Hot Dance time me Calendar of events 1 A Hot Dance time StarTelegrsam Ezins Calendar of events at in the old HP tonight I 1 4k Watchablit Forget it! Perry vies vi vies Perry STEWART Wetcheble Forget ill Movies museum Thirty-five shows Tuesday-Sunday Ad mission S4 for idults $250 for senior citizens and children 12 and under Noble Planetarium sh4ds: "Comet Fever" Times II arri I 2 and 3 Tuesday-Friday II am 2 and 3 pm Saturdasp 2:313 and 3:30 Pm Sundays "Texas Sky" Saturdrs at i PM Adults $225 senior Citizeris and children under 12 $125 children under 4 not admitted to Planetarium "Laser Magic 113" shown at 7:30 PM 9 pm 10:30 pm and midnight Fridays Ind Saturdays and at 7:30 pm and 9 pm Admission 53 Museum open 9 am5 pm Mond'iySaturday 2 Pm-5 Pm Sunday KIMBELL ART MUSEUM Will Rogers Read West Open 10 am5 Pm Pm Sunday Free 610 MUSEUM 5021 James Ave at Loop 120 Hours 1 pm-5 pm Saturday and Sunday Adrrilssion tree Texas and Pacific Railway Locomotive 610 and other railroad artifacts SID RICHARDSON COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART 309 Main St More than 50 Renliington and Russell 10 am-5 Pm Tuesdi'syFriday II am6 pm Saturday VS nm Suodr Free THISTLE HILL 1509 Pennsylvania Turnof the-century cattle baron mansion open for tours tO weekdays and pm Sundays: WESTERN COMPANY MUSEUM 6100 Wisl ern Place II 30 at Guilfor40) Permanent' displys Include geology and history of petroleum Industry Open 9 am-4 pm Monday through Friday Fred hdav acl tliens and im shores: nd 3 Saturdtvs children Imitterk to 7:30 PM I days Ind Moncrojy- er rsa la' 5 Loop 420 Iv Adrs ocomotiVe WEST Turnrof tr tours 10 undavs: $100 Wisl displvs 1 Indus-v Fred Once Around the Town: An East Coast group called the Widespread Jazz Orchestra played a memorable one-fighter at Blossom's Downstairabout a year ago and left local swingophiles tan- talized beyond their (OK our) wild- est expectations But the zoot-suited sidemen of the WJO vanished into the mist like some Brigadoon band leaving a gap that apparently is about to be filled Ppening tonight at Hip Pocket Theater in the slot long filled by Douglas Balentine's fine and funky combo is (if you're ready for this name) Big Al's Hot Dance Orchestra The personnel are a baker's dozen music majors from fabled North Texas State University Big Al (who by happy coincidence really is big) is Chicagoan Alan Gresik He describes the HDO's repertoire as "hot and happy dance 'music" To be more specific the group's primary book of arrangements comes from charts donated to NTSU's music library by WFAA radio station The arrangements date from the era when many radio stations kept a live orchestra on staff The band will play (starting at 8:15) before and after performances of Hip Pocket's current show Even If You Can Stop the Yellow Claw My Deadly Tidal Wave Will Still Destroy New York II The show runs this weekend and winds up next Friday through Sunday The call is answered The advanced-class student film makers at UT-Arlington have decided to pool their creative resources on one feature film this term rather than a group of individual shorts It'll be a low-budget non-union el James Stewart snaps the world -L-: "1 -1 0 7 1- 40410r k-7'-i': t' 0 1 i '4''4-k -4- 1 Zr wl4tItitit "-1 1 I -C''- 3' A :4 i :::51 l- i 'rr'''' 'N 4t4e 'i'''i'---'-f- 4 Star-Telegram critics rate the attractions they have reviewed Excellent Good Motion PIM'' AssoctatIon Ratings (G)-Genera audiences of aft ages (PG)-Parental Guidance suggested Some material may not be suitable tot preteens (11)-Restncted Under 17 not admitted us less accompanied by parent or guardian (X)-No one under 17 admitted THE BIG CHILL A group of friends from the 1960s meet tor a weekend reunion Al several theaters (protanitY) Hi lier12 BRAINSTORM A machine can transfer personal exceriences from ore oerscn to another Stars Christo oher Walken and Natalie lAbod In her last role At the UA Hu len 6 PG (bie( nucety Hiner Guinn THE DEAD ZONE Owl stocker Walken starsln latest Stephen King dlller abut a man who can see Intc the future At several theaters THE GOLDEN SEAL Family movie about a boy's love for a seal Stars Steve Rallsback At severer theaters PG MR Teri Garr gces out to be the breadwinner while PAIdiael Keatcn stays home to keen house At several theaters PG (profanity) Hiner Guirn NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN The netst James Bond film with Sean Connery returning to the role of 007 At several theaters PG (suggested sex) Guiro Hodson: REVENGE OF THE The latest karate film At several theaters THE RIGHT STUFF Film version of the Tom Wolfe took aboist the first seven Arrerican astronauts At several PG (language) Hiller: Guinn ROMANTIC COMEDY Dudley Moore and Mary Steentorgen as a suave olareright being thrown togetrer with an awkward necohyte writer At several theaters PG (mild drolandv) Stewart 12 Seller RUMBLE FISH Matt DI licn and Mickey Rourke as two brothers one an aging gang leader and the Otter wanting to live 10 to his brother's reputation At several treaters (Wawa: tangulVe) Hiller: UNDER FIRE 7 Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman in an adventure of revolutico In Central America At several theaters wus Theater FORT WORTH CASA MANANA PLAYHOUSE "Alice In Wonderland" children's play Tonight at 730 pm Saturday at 2 Drin Reservations: 132-6721 or Ticketrm at 265-0789 CIRCLE THEATER 3460 Bluebonnet Circle "Bell Book and Candle" Broadway corredy' Thursday Friday and Saturday at 8150m Through Nov 13 Reservations (3 to 6 orn) 921-3043 HIP POCKET THEATER Ledo 820 North at Las Vegas Trail "Even If YO-1 Do St oo the Yellow Claw My Deadly Tiesai Wave VVIll Still Destroy New York 11" rrusical-drama by Johnny Sirrons Friday Saturday and Sunday at 9 0m thrcush Oct 31 Dinner service at 7 am Reservations: 246-1269 Potter: STAGE WEST 821 Vickerv Studio Series Presentation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice" Through Saturday Reservations: 332-6238 Masters: ARLINGTON TNEATER ARLINGTON 1130 Division "Guys and Dolls" Broadway musical Thursdays Fridays and Salurdays at 815 tom through Oct 29 Oct 30: 2:15 am matinee Reservations 275-7C61 GRANBURY GRANBURY OPERA HOUSE "Forty Carats" Broadway (ixyredy starring Belly Barwase Alexander Fridays and Saturdays at 8 0m Saturdays and Sundays at 2 arn: Torovan Nov 6 Reservations: Metro 522-0881 DALLAS GRANNY'S DINNER PLAYHOUSE I22I15 Colt Road Gabe avian starring in "Groucho" Through Nov RelervatiCrIS: (214) 211-0153 STATE FAIR MUSIC "Lena Horne The Lady Her Music" ThrOUTS4414110 Re5erVatiCen: (214) 691- 701 Pnce- THEATER THREE 28CE Routh "Rosencrartz and Guodenstern Are Dead" Torn Stccoard play Tuesdays through Sundays througn Oct 3E Reserve tiers: (214) 811-3303 Nightlife ALAN'S Nio Motel WO Came Bowie Featuring Alit Price and "Thirly Years of Rock 'n' Rod" Weekend cover ANNiE GOLIGHTLY'S Atreor" FreeWaV and Beech Street Live country music featuring Annie Gotogntly No cover ARLiNOTON SPOT 9141 Division Live country end 000 tnuiic 'Outing jack Retninglon No cover THE BARREL HOUSE 303 Throckmorton Live music featuring Kay Von Ray at the Piano bar No cover BILLY BOB'S TEXAS North Main Stock-Yards Boulevard Live country music See Music listing for acts Cover BLOSSOMS 5201 Came Bowie Live rock eon blues and reggae music featuring Vince Vance and the Food service In adjoining restaurant Cover CALAMITY'S 1903 Ben Live country music Food service in adjoining restaurant No cover CAMP BOWIE BEER GARDEN 5300 Came Bowie Live folk-rock music featuring Max Tenant Beer and wine Friday and Saturday cover CAPTAIN'S DEN 824 Calmont Live music featuring Keith Jeffries Food service No cover CAPTAIN'S DEN-ARLINGTON Park Row Bowen Road Live Sixties rock music featuring Ginger Bred Italian menu No cover CARTER COUNTRY Beach Street and Turn pike Featuring Jaseer Weekend cover CENTURY CLUB 2801 Sylvania Live country music featuring Ronnie Lee the Lonesome Cowboys No cover CLIFF'S LOUNGE 2936 Lancaster Live music featuring Jim and Dottie No cover JJ CORNBREAD'S 2220 New York Ave Arlington Live rock music Food service COUNTRY EXPRESS 2615 Jacksboro High way Live country-rock music featuring the Whirlwind Band Jam session on Sunday COWTOWN USA 120 Exchange Live country music Friday and Saturday cover COWTOWN HONKY TONK 4010 Hemphill Live country and 50s POP music featuring Burl Wilkinson and the Invisible Band No cover CRYSTAL CACTUS Hyatt Regency Hotel 812 Main Live jazz-rock music featuring the Janice Rosenthal Continental menu No cover DANCELAND 712 Daggett Live rock music Cover FOUR WINDS 5650 Lancaster Restaurant and lounge featuring Paul McKinney and Henry Joel Closed Sunday No cover FRIENDLY CLUB 603 Magnolia Live music Cover GALAXY Royal Tokyo Inn 1111 Lancaster Live music featuring Ron Walters Friday David Day Saturday No cover GILLIGAN'S BAR GRILL 407 South Arlington Live music Food service Closed Sun day No cover GOLD NUGGET 2602 Division: Arlington Live country music Cover Friday and Saturday HAMP'S HOFORAU HOUSE 215 University Live music featuring Daddio's House Band Friday and Saturday Food service No cover HOP 2905 Berry Live rock jazz country and reggae music Food service Friday and Saturday cover THE HORNY TOAD Park Place at 8th Avenue Live rhythm and blues music Weekend cover I GOICHA 6399 Camp Bowie Live rock and country music Cover JoBEEL's 8701 Airport Freeway Live music Food service No cover -lit's PLACE 3400 Bernie Anderson Road Live iazt featuring JR's Jazz Band with Drenda Barnett Closed Sunday No cover KNIGHT SPOT Green Oaks Inn Live music Full menu No cover LION'S DEN 9500 Highway BO Live country Pop music featuring London Lou Food service Weekend cover LIL BIT KOUNTRY 6308 Freeway Live cOuntry music featuring Trump Weekend cover THE LOFT 701E Randoi Mill Road Arlington Live rod music Weekend cover LONE STAR CHILI PARLOR 113 Exchange Ave Live country music featuring Diddy Wah Diddy No cover LONGHORN LOUNGE 4614 Benbrook High way Live country music No cover LONGHORN SALOON 121 Exchange Live country music featuring Rod Culpepper and the Buffalo Thunder Band NASHVILLE 1912 Hemphill Live rock music Cover NEW WEST 3105 Winthrop at Came Bowie Live country music featuring Tommy Misfits and the New West Wranglers Cover PEPPER'S 3002 7th Live jazz and lan-rock music featuring Williams Scott Arnett Sundays Food service No coler PICKIN' PARLOR 103 Exchange Live country music featuring the Hill City Cowboy Band PIP'S 6500 Camp Bowie Live music and disco Food service Weekend cover PLATTER'S CAFE AND CADILLAC BAR 141 Lamar Arlington Live 50s music Food service (late on weekends) No cover RED APPLE Rodeway Inn Arlington Live floor shows Food service in adjoining restaurant No cover RED PARROT 1812 Forest Park Blvd Live music and floor shows Cover RICOCHET Americana Hotel 200 Main Live floor shows Closed Sunday Cover RIVER CLUB South Freeway at Everman Road Live country music Sunday jam sessions Weekend cover SAM'S TRUCK STOP 1407 Abram Arlington Live country rock and new WdVe music Cover SARDINES 3410 Camo Bowie Live idU featuring the John Case-Trio Italian food No cover SAVVY'S 5415 Lancaster live rock music SLIPS ACE OF CLUBS 9530 Highway BO West Live Country music Beer wine and set-uos No cover SPANISH TRAILS 3200 Las Vegas Trail Live music I No cover STAGECOACH 2516 Belknao Live country music featuring Donnie Barrow and the Country Express Cover STARDUST BALLROOM 4 3316 Roberts CutDII Live big band music on Ftidavs Beer wine and set-yes Dress code Cover STUDIO 57 3001 University Live rock music Closed Sunday Weekend cover SUNSET 3608 C000er Arlington Live country music featuring Johnny Park and Lone Star Gold Weekend cover SWEETWATER 2584 Jefferson Grand' Prairie Live country music featuring the Curtis Hall Band Weekend cover WHITE ELEPHANT SALOON 106 Exchange Live country music featuring the Allison Kerr Band Cover Music FORT WORTH SJ THOMAS At Billy Bob's Friday night TRINITY At Ricochet Friday (9 and It pm) and Saturday I 10 pm and midnight) The Crystals will be at Ricochet next Monday night through Nov 5 JOHNNIE HIGH'S COUNTRY MUSIC REVUE A Will Rogers Auditorium Saturday night SYLVIA At Billy Bob's Saturday night DALLAS RICK JAMES At Reunion Saturday night 730 LIONEL RICHIE With the Pointer Sisters at Reunion Sunday night TALKING HEADS At DCC arena Monday night WHITE SHAPES With Patterns at Tangc Friday night The Romantics at Tango Wednesday night ERIC JOHNSON At Nick's Friday night Buster Brown at Nick's Saturday Robert Gordor with Chris Soedding at Hides Sunday John Nitz inger with Barry Kooda Combo at Nick's Monday Fabulous Thunderbirds with Johnnie Red Roo stars at Nick's Thursday STEPHENVILLE CROSS TIMBERS COUNTRY OPRY 377 Country performers each Satu-rctay at 7:30 Om LIELISIfill1 Classical FORT WORTH FORT WORTH CIVIC ORCHESTRA Yves L'Helgouarch director Salute to American music Saturday at 815 13" Orchestra Halt 738-6509 FORT WORTH SYMPHONY "POPS" The Kingston Trio Saturday at 7 pm tribute to John Philip Sousa conducted by Floyd Weyer Sunday at 3 em both concerts in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden lust south of the Japanese Garden 335- 9000 ANDREAS KLEIN Pianist performs works by Bach Beethoven and Mussorgsky Monday at 8 Pm Ed Landreth Auditorium TCU Free FORT WORTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA John Giordano conductor Daniel Heifetz violinist Works by Mozart Respighi and Huang Tuesday at 8 pm Ed Landreth Auditorium TCU 926-8831 MIRELLA FREW Soprano presented in recital by the Fort Worth Opera Wednesday at 8 Pm Convention Center Theatre 731-0833 ARLINGTON STEPHEN CARY Vocal recital accomoanied by oianist Louise Cary Sunday at 8 om Irons Recital Hall UTA Free LARRY WILEY Pianist oerforming works by Bach Liszt and Prokoties' Tuesday at 8 Pm Irons Recital Hall Free JAMES SMITH Trumpet recital Wednesday at 8 pm Irons Recital Hail Free DALLAS VOICES OF CHANGE Chamber ensemble Performs works by Donald Erb Charles Vguorinen Joseph Schwantner and Robert Xavier Rodriguez Friday at 815 pm Caruth Auditorium SMU (214) 692-3189 CATHERINE AKOS Faculty voice recital Sunday at 8:15 pm Cart" Auditorium (214) 692- 2628 ELICIT FISK Guitarist presented by the Dallas Classic Guitar Society Tuesday at 815 pm Majestic Theatre (214) 265-0189 DANCE FORT WORTH TCU DANCE CONCERT Works' by guest choreographers Friday and Saturday at 8 0m and Sunday at 2 Am Ed Landreth Auditorium 92) 7626 DALLAS DALLAS BALLET Flemming Flins "The Toreador Friday at 8 pm Saturday at 2 Dm and 8 Dm and Sunday at 2 pm at the Maiestic Theatre (21e) 744440 Museums FORT WORTH AMON CARTER MUSEUM 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd Museum hours 10 a m5 DM Tuesday Saturdw I ittM-530 Ism Sunday Free CATTLEMAN'S MUSEUM 1301 7th St Anti oue branding irons tools and other memorabi lie of early cattle drives House 9 am-S Monday through Friday Free EODLEMAN MCFARLAND HOUSE 1110 Penn Street A tate Victorian mansion Weekdays by appointment Sunday 2o m5 pm Admission 52 FORT WORTH ART MUSEUM 1309 Montgom ere Oven 10 'am-9 pm Tuesday 10 am 5 pm Wednesday-Saturday 1 pm5 tom Sunday Admission free FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY 1501 Montgomery Displays include geology history Medicine and coMPuterS Movies "Hail Columbial" documentary chronicling space shuttle COlumbia's maiden voyage Showing with Legend of me Sleeping Panther" multimediis history of Fort Worth at Omni Theater at the I Perrp' a-ling extrib thrqgh Sajndtars m-5 pm 1 MUSE Fair Science nd senior 9 am-5 unday Saturday Historica llas Redas st growth iaturdast 1 1RARY Oration oi avs 9ar3n Jo charge velopment 's 9 a rn Owl Park am daily emorabi 150 senior MUSE ntioue gur Friday1C office ISSiOn Iran 3 anc Interstate daity Led films 4 ATION cars air-oat soace Worth anc Mondays rical land 3Y-Sundr lidren 1 Historical end 1 drn- irdavs 1 it 3200 West 32-5603 :10 11 4 1 0310251 10 arnt aturdav: Si30 itura art! Northwest wirlin and otgomerv I Friday 9 ot vibes Fon itor's Perrp' exhib thrqgh SOrrdaYs a a am5 pm MUSE Fair Science and senior 9 am-5 Sunday Historica Redis growth ur dasf 1 LIBRARY Celebration 9a rIn No charge Develoomeni 9 a 7 Safari Park daily memorabi 1150 senior MUSE antique gur Ticket office Admission 3 anc Interstate Pm daily films Admission: i'13 4 cars air boat mice Worth anc Mondays MUSEUM- land children I 1 Historical and 1 Pm- Saturdays i 3700 West 332-5603 :10 4 S34-0251 10 arnt Saturday: am 5i30 art- Normwest drawings and Montgomery Friday 9 activities Fort Visitor's 1 fort with most participants donating their talent A casting call was put out via the grapevine and response was so enthusiastic in the local acting community that there are no more openings left in the first round of auditions A second round is being scheduled by producer Melissa North If you're interested and got squeezed out of the first stanza call her at 273-2798 (No kids or dogs please) Of pipes and pints By way of unofficial prelude to Sunday's Convention Center appearance by the Black Watch pipe band local Scot Leland McClure hauled out his bagpipes the other evening for a couple of well-received sessions at the Hare 'n' Hounds Inn the new English pub out White Settlement way Among the appreciators was Hip Pocket Theater director Johnny Simons hoisting a pint of Cheshire Ale as he eased out of culture shock after the troupe's recent stint in Edinburgh Dan and Marcie Milligan of the Innisfree Irish group also were recent impromptu sit-iners at the Heal and bore the happy news that Silly Wizard a foursome from Scotland will appear at Nick Farley's Lounge next Tuesday The Lounge is in Dallas just off Oak Lawn on Hall The music starts around 9 pm and you can buy tickets at the door through a window Review that a dastardly crime has been committed The mystery within a mystery is between Jeff and Lisa Lisa is crazy about him wants to marry him and uses all of her wiles to catch him Ile maintains that they are mismatched He's fit only for a life of adventure and she's a society lady who could never be satisfied living out of a suitcase The truth is he's frightened scared to death of this woman who offers closeness when he's capable only of one-way intimacy He is the voyeur Edith Head did the costumes in this fabulous-looking film John Michael Hayes wrote the screenplay based on a novelette by Cornell Woolrich Robert Burks shot it The claustrophobic set designed by a team including Hal Pereira and Sam Comer consists of Jeff's living room the self-contained apartment complex wide open in the sweltering summer heat It is lit with a brilliant artificial-looking light inspired perhaps by the glare of a photographer's studio Rear Window is playing locally I say see it It's a great movie and it's a chance in a million to see a passionate Grace Kelly She was a talented actress as well as a beauty She had so much class it would be easy to overlook that underlying heat which Hitchcock let play in this film Another reason to buy a ticket is that the print I saw in New York is flawless and a good print on a big screen of a Hitchcock movie is a sight to behold It's great fun in the Hitchcock tradition 'Rear Window' offering view of the best of stars ARLINGTON FIELDER MUSEUM 1616 Abram anent historical exhibits and current traveling Its Hours 9:30 am-230 pm Tuesday Friday and from 1:30 to 4:30 Pm on Admission tree DALLAS DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Park Permanent collection Open 10 Tuesday-SaturdaY 1 tztmi-5 rn Sunday THE SCIENCE PLACESOUTHWEST UM OF SCIENeE AND TECHNOLOGY Park Formerly the Dallas Health and Museum Permanent exhibits on Planetarium shows SI for children citizens SI50 for adults Museurn hours Pm Monday-Saturdav 1 Pm5 Pin DALLAS MUSEUM OF NATURAL Fair Park Open 9 am- 5 Pm Monday-SaturdaY noon-5 Pm Sunday Admission tree HALL OF STATE Fair Park Dallas Society exhibits: permanent exhibit "Dallas covered" slide show on early Dallas Permanent show9 am-5 pm Monday-Sat '0m-5 Pm Sunday Free DENTON TEXAS WOPAAN'S UNIVERSITY Texas Street "Texas Women: A History" Hours: 730 am-9 0m weekdays Sp rn Saturdays 2-10 0 rn Sundays Also across the street in Household Building "First Ladies of Texas" Hours rn weekdays No charge GRAND PRAIRIE FIRE MUSEUM OF TEXAS 702 way Grand Prairie Open 10 am6 Displays of antique fire equipment and lia Admission $250 adults Si children citizens and military SOUTHWESTERN HISTORICAL WAX UM Grand Prairie Wax figures and collection Hours 10 am-S pm am-6 pm Saturday and Sunday closes onehour before closing time for adults 5225 for children e-12 children under free TEXAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME 30 at Belt Line Road Open 10 am7 Four theaters showing custom-produced computer games memorabilia adults $150 for children 12 and under CRESSON PATE MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION Antique classic and sPecialinferest Planes antique railcar minesweeper and other exhibits US 317 between Fort Cresson Open 9 ami5 pm daily exceot Admission free Closed July 2 3 and 4 STURDY'S PRAIRIE BOX HOUSE Antiques and primitives at Texas historical mark open 1 prri-S pm Wednesday-Sunday Admission Si 50 for adults 75 cents for CLEBURNE LAYLANO MUSEUM 201 Caddo and Indian collections Open 9 amnoon 13" weekdays and St am' pm 645-247 FORT WORTH GALLERIES Carlin Gal 110 Montgomery at Seventh 738-6921 Fort Worth Gallery 901 Boland am- 630 PM Tuesday-Friday 10 am Saturday Gallery 13 ixo Wesleyan Drive Gallery One 4935 Byers 737-9566 pm Monday-Friday 10 am? 0m Hall Galleries 312 Main 332-3773 10 Pm Monday-Saturday 19th- and 20th-century TUC Northwast gallery A Wing of Campus 232-2900 Richard Pet prints 8 a fo- 0" Monday- FridaY TCOM-Atriym Camp Bowie at 135-2000 8 ein 5 dm Monday through a 5 Saturday 15 at Sunday ViSITOR HOTLINE 332-2000 Call for latest events and in Fort Worth Sponsored by Worth Convention and Bureau By TERRY HILLER Star-Telegram Writer You may have seen Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window on television on the late show but it wouldn't have been recently It's one of a few of Hitchcock's films which have been tied up since the director's death Now it's been freed re-released so a third generation Of moviegoers has the opportunity to view Hitch at his best The film has been drawing large audiences in New York since its showing at the New York Film Festival Rear Window stars a charismatic James Stewart and a lovely sensual Grace Kelly Stewart plays Jeff a photojournalist laid up in his airconditionless apartment He's got a broken leg and all he can do is sit and stare out the window Kelly plays his society girlfriend Lisa Thelma Ritter is Jeff's nurse Stella and she's marvelous The photographer or director) as voyeur is the theme of the film Jeff becomes fascinated with what goes on in his apartment complex which he views with frightening regularity day in day out There's Miss Lonely Hearts (Judith Evelyn) who drinks her blues away there's the composer (Ross Bagdasarian) who is obsessed with his work there's the promiscuous dancer (Georgine Darcy) a couple of honeym000ners and last but not least the suspicious Lars Thorwald played by Raymond Burr Jeff notices that Thorwald's nagging wife has disappeared and becomes convinced that Thorwald has murdered her Lisa enters into his obsession then Stella catches it and the three of them prove to a skeptical police detective (Wendell Corey).