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Sept. 10, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
The Supreme Court, in a ruling that could affect millions of dollars in movie industry profits, said today that distributors of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller “Rear Window” must share earnings from the film’s re-release with a literary agent.
April 24, 1990
Culture Monster Blog
Aug. 25, 2011
The Supreme Court, agreeing to hear an appeal from actor Jimmy Stewart, announced Monday it would settle a major copyright dispute that may threaten hundreds of classic motion pictures.
Oct. 3, 1989
Movies
At least that’s what the makers of ‘Disturbia’ intended, though it’s not in the same class as the Hitchcock classic.
April 13, 2007
Sharp. Rich. Vivid. Hitchcock’s classic should look better than ever after intensive restoration using a cutting-edge process.
Sept. 28, 1997
In a costly defeat for the producers of classic motion pictures, the Supreme Court said Tuesday that authors and songwriters whose original works were incorporated into old movies are entitled to profit from the re-release of those productions.
April 25, 1990
Television
Confined to his apartment, a wheelchair-using photographer (James Stewart) sees murder and more when he looks out his “Rear Window” (7 p.m.
Oct. 3, 2001
On a lazy morning at the library, we discovered that you can check out an astounding 50 items at once, which pretty much should cover us for the rest of the summer -- an item a day, a novel, a biography, a classic Jimmy Stewart flick.
June 29, 2016
Enough about Robert Harris and Jim Katz already (“ ‘Window’ Dressing,” by Bill Desowitz, Sept. 28).
Oct. 5, 1997