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A Double Shot of Double Indemnity
"Films noir," as the French called them, are American films that explored the dark side of human nature.
film noir • billy wilder • crime movies • american dream • classic movies

Ace In The Hole – Billy Wilder Buries The Lead
Billy Wilder's Ace In The Hole is a blistering condemnation of America's vulturous nature; with acid cynicism, the film doesn't skewer America, the film disembowels.
ace in the hole • burying the lead • billy wilder • the big carnival • kirk douglas

Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot
Comedy doesn't get much better than Some Like it Hot. It is consistently voted among the best movies of all time. But, what makes it so good?
some like it hot • billy wilder • jack lemmon • tony curtis • marilyn munroe

Billy Wilder's The Apartment
Proof, yet again, that Billy Wilder is one of the real geniuses of Hollywood.
billy wilder • jack lemmon • shirley maclaine • fred macmurray • the apartment

Review of Stalag 17
Review of Billy Wilder`s Stalag 17, starring William Holden in an Oscar-winning performance from 1953.
movie • william holden • billy wilder

The Apartment on DVD
The Best Picture Oscar winner of 1960 is a deft juggling of comic and dramatic elements
the apartment • billy wilder • jack lemmon • shirley maclaine • fred macmurray

The Billy Wilder Collection on DVD
Correction, Billy Wilder: T----You, God!, for the magnificent new DVD collection that bears your name.
wilder • billy • dvd • new • holden

The Curse of The Jade Scorpion
A review of the movie "The Curse of The Jade Scorpion".
cinema • films • movies • criticism • reviews

The Fortune Cookie
A late entry in Billy Wilder's repertoire; this film is still quite entertaining.
comedy • insurance scam • jack lemmon • walter matthau • billy wilder

Albert Brooks' Mother of a Comedy
Co-written and directed by Albert Brooks, "Mother" (1996) also stars Brooks as a writer who moves in with his mother (Debbie Reynolds) to work out their many issues.
albert brooks • debbie reynolds • mother • psycho • judd apatow

Movie Review: The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie is a smart, scabrous, deliciously cynical take on greed in general and, in particular, the litigious society America was becoming in the mid-1960s.
the fortune cookie • jack lemmon • walter matthau • billy wilder • football movies

The Apartment on DVD - Pt. 1
The art work on this new DVD promises a cheery romantic comedy. 1960's Best Picture Oscar winner, however, is much more than that
apartment • billy wilder • jack lemmon • shirley maclaine • fred macmurray

United Artists Deluxe Gift Set
UA's been through many incarnations but a new deluxe set proves that the heyday of United Artists was the 60s and 70s
ua deluxe gift set • charlie chaplin • douglas fairbanks • mary pickford • d.w. griffith

Sunset Boulevard
Billy Wilder's Hollywood Exposed masterpiece
sunset boulevard • hollywood exposed

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler To Hollywood
One of Adolf Hitler's first acts as Chancellor was banning Jews from working in the German film industry. Many were forced to flee Germany, and ended up in Hollywood.
hollywood's golden years • casablanca • jews • film noir • horror genre

Mirisch Brother Memoir
"I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History" is the dry, gentlemanly memoir of Walter Mirisch, baby of one of Hollywood's most successful families
walter mirisch • mirisch brothers • i thought we were making movies not history • the apartment • in the heat of the night

Review: King Vidor's The Crowd (1928)
The Crowd may be the greatest American film you've never seen. A time capsule of the Twenties, it boasts an unapologetic social conscience and a dazzling style.
the crowd • american dream • king vidor • eleanor boardman • jack lemmon

Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Classic Movie Review
Tinseltown is held under the microscope in Billy Wilder's Sunet Blvd., a fascinating, unique piece of cinema history.
sunset blvd. • billy wilder • william holden • gloria swanson • erich von stroheim

Television Series Set During World War II
WWII took place between the invention of television and the availability of television, but it has still been the subject of many ongoing television dramas and comedies.
world war ii • the waltons • foyle's war • tenko • hogan's heroes

The Life of Bette Davis
Sikov brings a fresh perspective on the turbulent life of this unforgettable two-time Academy-Award winning actor.
bette davis • jezebel • all about eve • now • voyager

BFI Original Movie Posters and Film Stills
An excellent resource for the history of the cinema, the archive of the British Film Institute holds a vast collection of original movie posters and film stills.
bfi original movie posters • film stills • audrey hepburn movies • audrey hepburn film stills • roman polanski stills

Jean Arthur - A Squeaky Voice For the Ages
A top star of the 1930s and '40s, Jean Arthur was a bundle of contradictions. Shy and self-conscious, she nonetheless crafted a unique persona that charmed audiences.
jean arthur • stars of the 1930s • screwball comedies • hollywood leading ladies • mr. smith goes to washington

Quentin Tarantino's Conversation Pieces
Quentin Tarantino is the modern master of the conversation piece; never failing to provide audiences with something to talk about; through keen and provocative dialogue.
quentin tarantinos conversation pieces • inglourious basterds • the auteurs most talked about work • filmmaker quentin tarantino • tarantino dialogue

The Ladykillers
A review of the film "The Ladykillers", directed by the Coen Bros.
cinema • films • movies • criticism • reviews

1960s Academy Award Winners
These five Oscar winning movies from the 1960s included two classical musicals, a desert war epic, a comedy drama, and a bawdy tale from 18th century England.
1960s academy award winners • oscar winning movies1960s • classical musicals • 1960 best picture • 1961 best picture

Animal Gardens
Animal theme gardens are a great way to involve children in gardening. Linda Mazar shares how how children can plant and play with the lions and tigers and bears or plants named after farm animals. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
animal • theme • gardens • involve children • gardening

Best Pictures: 1944 Going My Way & 1945 The Lost Weekend
2 Very Different Oscar Winning Films: Going My Way & The Lost Weekend

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park
The Chicago Outdoor Film is a free event features seven classic movies at sunset under the city skies at Grant Park this summer from July to August.
chicago outdoor film festival • grant park • sunset boulevard • duck soup • cat on a hot tin roof

Five Great Films About Scotland
A brief celebration of some of the best films made in Scotland; I Know Where I'm Going, Whisky Galore, Culloden, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Macbeth.
scotland • i know where i'm going • whisky galore • culloden • the private life of sherlock holmes

Hiddensee Island in East Germany
Hiddensee is an idyllic resort island in the Baltic Sea with sandy beaches next to Rügen, East Germany. Great opportunities for swimming, hiking, sailing and fishing
hiddensee baltic germany • island of rügen • resort island germany • ferry services stralsund • no private cars allowed

Lonely Are The Brave on DVD
Star Kirk Douglas has called Dalton Trumbo's offbeat, contemporary Western the perfect screenplay. It isn't exactly but it is something admirable and unique.
lonely are the brave • kirk douglas • dalton trumbo • david miller • george kennedy

Marilyn Forever Blonde!
Sunny Thompson gives a remarkable performance as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn Forever Blonde! It's 1962 and Marilyn talks about her Hollywood career and her love life.
marilyn monroe • forever blonde • sunny thompson • hollywood • arthur miller

New DVD Releases for November
This month's DVD releases include some great romantic classics, up-to-the-minute comedy, and a variety of musical documentaries, dramas, and science fiction new and old.
dvd releases november 2008 • new romantic comedies on dvd • new comedy releases fall 2008 • new comedies on dvd • new movies on dvd

Oscar Winners for Best Picture - 1950s/1960s
In two decades, the last filled with political and social unrest, movies went from dramas and romances to epics and musicals. The Academy Awards reflected these changes.
oscar winners • best picture 1950s 1960s • academy award movies from the 1950s • academy award movies from the 1960s • academy award musicals

Oscar Winners from the Late 1940s
These 1940 Oscar winning films are strong examples of powerful filmmaking. All were well received in their day and are all still highly regarded even now.
oscar winner 1940s • academy awards best picture • 1940 oscar winning films • 1945 best picture • ray milland oscar

Some 1950s Oscar Nominees and Winners
An African-American actress nominated for her role in a musical and a man who was nominated twice as best actor after he had died were among the unusual Oscar highlights.
1950 oscar nominees • 1950 oscar winners • oscar records • african-american actress nominated musical • most oscars director

The Best Christmas Movies About Damaged Lives
Many people find Christmas unbearable because their lives don't measure up to the holiday ideal. These five movies offer hope to those of us with less-than-perfect lives.
christmas movies • dramas • comedies • family problems • holiday films

The Graduate
The counter-culture sold out long ago but this seminal film from the sixties still plays - even if only as an expertly made romantic comedy
the graduate • dustin hoffman • anne bancroft • mike nichols • simon and garfunkle

A Star Is Made?
Imagine Gone With The Wind without Clark Gable? Cassablance without Humphrey Bogart? Or Mae West in Sunset Boulevard?
film stars • movie stars

A Tribute: Ray Walston
You knew him as Uncle Martin, The Devil, and Mr. Hand - but you also knew Ray Walston as a great character actor with a wonderful career and an engaging smile.
ray walston • the stand • actor • hollywood • film

AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas of All Time
To Kill a Mockingbird is the Top Courtroom Drama movie of all time, according to the American Film Institute. The AFI focuses on movie depictions of the justice system.
top 100 films of all time • american film institute • afi • courtroom drama • to kill a mockingbird

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