August 2024
Volume 27 Issue 3
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Hitchcock thriller back in theaters Church fixes fence for local vet, page 12
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Jimmy Stewart played L. B. Jefferies in the “Rear Window.” Jefferies was a professional photographer, who was limited to a wheelchair as he recovered from a broken leg. He couldn’t resist spying on his New York City neighbors. BY MIKE GAFFEY
SENIOR LIFE Jill Blue
Polished appearance Joe Abel stands still as a silvery figure as spectators get close. It often startles onlookers, who will laugh when he moves. Stand Still Entertainment was founded by Abel after he dressed up as a statue for Halloween and made $100 in tips. Abel has since become a full-time performance artist/human statue. He attends comic cons, baseball games and other events. In July, Abel attended the Space Coast Card Show in Viera and plans to return. “There’s no better joy than making someone’s day,” Abel said. SL
Some might consider L.B. Jefferies, the Jimmy Stewart character in the movie “Rear Window,” to be too nosy for spying on his neighbors. But the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller is built around the character who is obsessed with looking out the window at his neighbors. The classic, which easily draws in viewers into the story, returns to theaters this month to celebrate its 70th anniversary. “Rear Window” stars Stewart as a photographer in a wheelchair because of a broken leg, who watches his neighbors from his New York City apartment window, suspects one of them has committed murder and enlists his fashionmodel girlfriend Grace Kelly to help investigate. The 1954 film, which cost $1 million (the equivalent of nearly $12 million today) to make, was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Writing-Screenplay, Best Cinematography-Color, and Best Sound-Recording. Film critic Jane Corby of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle called the film “full-bodied, adult
ABBA still captivates with lasting hits, page 6
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Grace Kelly played Lisa Fremont, a fashion-model, in the “Rear Window.” Others who starred on the movie were Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter and Wendell Corey. entertainment,” adding “the suspense accumulates until it reaches a point when the whole picture seems electrically charged.” “Rear Window” returns to theaters nationwide on Aug. 25 and Aug. 28. AMC Avenue 16, 2241 Town Centre Ave. in Viera; CW Theaters West Melbourne 16, 4345 W. New Haven Ave.; and Epic Theatres at Titusville, 2505 S. Hopkins Ave., are scheduled to show the PG-rated suspense thriller. SL
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