Billy Wilder Theater
Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson Billy Wilder Theater 06
The Apartment, 1960, by Billy Wilder
Val Venosta - I think Billy Wilder would like this!
- Date of Birth: 22 June, 1906
- Place of Birth: Sucha, Galicia , Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka , Poland )
- Biography: Billy Wilder (22 June 1906 – 27 March 2002) was an Austrian-American journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age.
Filmography
- Bal-Can-Can (2007)
- Sabrina (1995)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
- Buddy Buddy (1981)
- Fedora (1978)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
- The Front Page (1974)
- Double Indemnity (1973)
- Avanti! (1972)
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
- Casino Royale (1967)
- The Fortune Cookie (1966)
News
Oscar screenplay race lacking originality
reuters.com –
2009-11-03
By Steven Zeitchik LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Awards season might have an originality issue. Since it was introduced 70 years ago, the Academy Awards' original screenplay category has been a breeding ground for fresh new voices, launching careers and... ... Full Article
If you have the chance, get to your favorite video store (if it hasn't closed by now) or get onto your Netflix list and find "Ace in the Hole." ... Full Article
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. At first, it seemed like the weirdest sort of synchronicity: After a long back-lot battle, Spike Jonze's disturbing Where the Wild Things Are was premiering - and a real wild thing was sailing off for... ... Full Article
A Wild and Woolly Comedy/Melodrama About Occupied Japan: Imamura's "Pigs and Battleships"
associatedcontent.com –
2009-10-12
Imamura Shohei 's breakout movie "Buta to gunkan" (Pigs and Battleships) must have been quite a sensation when it opened in Japan. At the time, prostitutes could not be shown in American movies. ... Full Article
Pretty Weird Teaser for Kanye West and Lady Gaga's "Fame Kills" Tour (Video)
prefixmag.com –
2009-09-23
Contrary to popular belief, drama doesn't live on TNT ; it lives pretty much wherever Kanye West and Lady GaGa are. This November, Kanye West and Lady GaGa are schedule to embark on their "Fame Kills Starring Kanye West and... ... Full Article
Free Area Screenings This Week
courant.com –
2009-09-10
The Band's Visit - An Egyptian police band gets lost in a remote desert town in Israel in Eran Kolirin's comic drama . Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Ahm, 362 Palisado Ave,, Windsor, as part of a Selichot... ... Full Article