Billy Wilder is one of the greatest film directors ever.
I just watched a 1982 documentary on YouTube about Billy Wilder called, "Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man'." I grabbed this screen shot of Wilder (with fly swatter) at work with his writing collaborator, the great I.A.L. Diamond. To me, this image is everything. pic.twitter.com/U0YW61MWC4
— Robert B. Weide (@BobWeide) August 3, 2024
Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, a deleted scene from “Double Indemnity” (1944). #filmnoir https://t.co/pkOOuVLeW9 pic.twitter.com/z0EjQ3fHS0
— Paul Parcellin (@PaulPar) August 4, 2024
The great BILLY WILDER on making
— Michael Warburton (@TheMonologist) August 5, 2024
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) pic.twitter.com/dxw1C7SWLk
SUNSET BOULEVARD was released 74 years ago today. One of the most acclaimed films of legendary writer-director Billy Wilder, and one of the great movies about Hollywood, the making of story is still big – it’s the pictures that got small…
— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) August 10, 2024
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Sad! 