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A late career triumph by Billy Wilder that works effectively as a spiritual sequel to his legendary ‘Sunset Boulevard’, as he looked back at the glamour of Hollywood with sad ‘European’ eyes. via Fedora (1978) — Eternality Tan

1950. Gloria Swanson, Billy Wilder and Cecil B. DeMille on the set of Sunset Boulevard via 1950. Gloria Swanson, Billy Wilder and Cecil B. DeMille on the set of Sunset Boulevard – l169 — LUKOMORYE.info

Some films age like fine wine. With each year, they only get better and better. Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot is one of these movies that belong to a prestigious club of “classics” that never go out of style. It first dazzled audiences over 60 years ago, and today, moviegoers are still as enthralled […]… Continue reading Spine #950: “Some Like It Hot” (1959, Billy Wilder) — The Film Retrospective

The writer-director’s humane and often surprisingly dark romantic comedy shows him at his finest with two charming leads in Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine via ‘The Apartment’ at 60: is this Billy Wilder’s finest film? — Friggin’ Doo-A!

By Scott Ross A Technicolor® curio. Although ostensibly based on the 1949 Broadway musical that made a star of Carol Channing, as well as on its source, Anita Loos’ comic novel of 1925, the movie jettisons the plot and most of the Jule Styne/Leo Robin score, adds a couple of pleasing songs by Hoagy Carmichael […]… Continue reading Bust: “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953) — So few critics, so many poets

“Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s.” —Billy Wilder via Billy Wilder: Trust your own instinct — Quite a Quote!

In 2007, the American Film Institute revised their previous 1998 list of the 100 best American films of all time. This weekly column will explore my thoughts on select films from this list, mostly following along with the Unspooled Podcast, which inspired my journey to complete the AFI Top 100. You can also follow my […]… Continue reading AFI Top 100: It Happened One Night — Cinema Etc.

Each week this column will highlight one winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, progressing chronologically until all winners have been discussed. There will be a brief discussion of the film itself followed by a mention of what we wish won from the nominees in the given year (though in many cases there were […]… Continue reading Best Picture #33: The Apartment — Cinema Etc.

Not as snappy as Wilder’s later comedies but full of warmth and the sheer presence of Dietrich makes this a must-see. via A Foreign Affair Blu-ray review: Dir. Billy Wilder [Masters Of Cinema] — critical popcorn

“Jaws,” “Black Panther” and “Back to the Future” are just a few of the modern popcorn classics coming to the drive-in this summer. Tribeca Enterprises, IMAX and AT&T on Monday announced the initial lineup for its summer series of films, comedy and football, running every weekend from July 2 through Aug. 2 in cities like […]… Continue reading ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Selena,’ ‘Jaws’ and more films coming to L.A. drive-ins starting next month — KTLA