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The Apartment and the melancholy Billy Wilder
Directed by Billy Wilder While Billy Wilder movies are often spoken of in terms of romantic comedies (which many of them are – kind of), the thing that most strikes me about them is the melancholy that informs them. More … Read more
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20 Movies: Sunset Boulevard (1950)
I keep hearing a song on the radio that begins, “I want to be a billionaire so freakin’ bad…” Well, be careful what you wish for. That’s sort of William Holden’s problem in Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard (1950) … Read more
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Marilyn Monroe: the River and the Itch
Some decisions don’t work as well as you would like. In fact, they can work against your intentions. For a variety of reasons I’ve had difficulty lately getting back into my movie watching routine which used to be almost a … Read more
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The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Directed by Billy Wilder I’ve tried watching and enjoying The Seven Year Itch a number of times over the years and always come up with the same feeling: I just don’t like it all that much. In fact, I find … Read more
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Avanti! (1972)
Directed by Billy Wilder This movie really surprised me. Though it’s a little long and it definitely has a late 60′s, early 70′s pacing, Avanti! is a delightful and amusing romantic comedy about pretty average people who – can you … Read more
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