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Tag: Billy Wilder

Books, Reviews

HOLLYWOOD VICTORY: THE MOVIES, STARS, AND STORIES OF WORLD WAR II

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Hollywood Victory: The Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War IIby Christian BlauveltRunning Press/Turner Classic Movies, 240 pp., Hardcover, $30.00 ($38.00 Canada), also available as an e-bookPublished Nov. 2, 2021 When America went to war in 1941, Hollywood followed suit. … Continue reading HOLLYWOOD VICTORY: THE MOVIES, STARS, AND STORIES OF WORLD WAR II

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DOUBLE INDEMNITY

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Michael J. Casey

TCM’s Summer Under the Stars kicked off in high fashion with a day devoted to the work of Barbara Stanwyck, easily one of the best actors to ever grace the silver screen. To name her best performances would simply to … Continue reading DOUBLE INDEMNITY

In Their Words

Born On This Day — June 22, 1906

June 22, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Some pictures play wonderfully to a room of eight people. I don’t go for that. I go for the masses. I go for the end effect. I love to shoot elegantly and I pride myself that it’s not whacked together … Continue reading Born On This Day — June 22, 1906

In Their Words

In Their Words — Thursday, July 18, 2013

July 18, 2013December 9, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut. —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, July 18, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Saturday, June 22, 2013

June 22, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

A bad play folds and is forgotten, but in pictures we don’t bury our dead. When you think it’s out of your system, your daughter sees it on television and says, “My father is an idiot.” —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, June 22, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Sunday, May 5, 2013

May 5, 2013December 13, 2021 Michael J. Casey

A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard. —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, May 5, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Thursday, December 20, 2012

December 20, 2012December 23, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Making movies is a little like walking into a dark room. Some people stumble across furniture, others break their legs but some of us see better in the dark than others. The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, December 20, 2012

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, October 29, 2012

October 29, 2012December 27, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’m accused of being vulgar, so much the better. That proves I’m closer to life. —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, October 29, 2012

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