Showing posts with label Billy Wilder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Wilder. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Scrapped: The Original Opening Sequence of “Sunset Boulevard” was Even Stranger than the Final Cut, and Audiences had a Peculiar Reaction to It

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Erich von Stroheim, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, "Sunset Boulevard" (1950). Test Audiences Were Stunned, Amused and Confused Jo...
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Friday, January 12, 2024

Two Couples Who Murder: “Double Indemnity” Faces Off Against “Body Heat” — And It’s Not Even Close

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Left, Kathleen Turner, William Hurt, "Body Heat" (1981). Right, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, "Double Indemnity" (19...
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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Ripped From the Headlines: True Crimes Explode onto the Screen in Noir Movies

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Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, “Double Indemnity” (1944) By Paul Parcellin It’s no wonder that Hollywood in the 1940s and ’50s scooped up...
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Saturday, June 3, 2023

Meet the Press: Bullies, Brutes and News Hounds of Noir

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Kirk Douglas, Robert Arthur, 'Ace in the Hole' (1951). By Paul Parcellin Gossip, Lurid Facts, Scandal Keep the Tabloid Presses Rolli...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

‘Double Indemnity’: Two On a Conveyor Belt Toward Doom

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Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, 'Double Indemnity' (1944). This article contains many SPOILERS, so if you haven't seen the f...
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Friday, May 6, 2022

In 'Double Indemnity,' A Stalled Car is a Flash of Genius

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Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, in 'Double Indemnity.'   A s many times as we pore over "Double Indemnity," there are...
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