It can be a challenge to review a classic like Billy Wilder‘s Some Like It Hot, because so much has been written about it. So, instead of a traditional review, I want to focus on Wilder’s theme of deception and…
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1. Billy Wilder only directed 26 feature-length films and three of those were released in 1957 (The Spirit of St. Louis, Love in the Afternoon, and Witness for the Prosecution0. In contrast, Alfred Hitchcock directed over 50 movies. 2. He…
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For today’s guest post, Rick Armstrong presents what he feels are Jack Lemmon‘s best performances. Will you agree with his choices, or do you feel that your favorite was left off this list? Either way, let us know what you…
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Struggling writer Ray Milland is forced to confront his alcoholism after undergoing the ordeals of The Lost Weekend. In this classic post, author Brian Sieck offers his first-time impressions of director Billy Wilder’s Oscar-winning 1944 drama.
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Six decades after its debut, Sunset Boulevard remains one of the most biting big-screen looks at Hollywood. Guest writer Marsha Collock offers her list of 10 key moments, performances and lines from Billy Wilder’s acerbic dark comedy.
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Directorial debuts are rarely better–or funnier–than writer-turned-helmer Billy Wilder’s The Major and the Minor. Guest blogger Aurora reviews this 1942 comedy in which Ginger Rogers poses as a 12-year-old girl, only to fall for military school teacher Ray Milland.
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Guest blogger David Lobosco writes: The movie Some Like It Hot (1959) is one of the great classic comedies of all time, so it’s almost pointless to write a review of the film. However, I recently watched it on TV…
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Guest blogger Brandie Ashe presents a look at 1942’s The Major and the Minor, starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland: The film is a must-see, if only for the slightly disturbing sexual undertones that inevitably make the uninitiated viewer squirm…
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