Billy Wilder

Halloween Special: Billy Wilder's Sunset Blvd.

Some Like It Tony Curtis!

William Holden: American Idol

Bridging the gap between hero and antihero, Holden was no typical golden boy

Extra! Jews Eat Chinese Food, Watch Movies on Christmas Day!

Bridging the gap between hero and antihero, Holden was no typical golden boy

Fox, B.C.

Spencer Tracy and the studio that made him

Rack Focus

Spencer Tracy and the studio that made him

It's All Over Now

Legends of the Fall

Best Porn Directors!

Legends of the Fall

Chills and Spills

Legends of the Fall

East Is West: Berlin Goes Planet Hollywood

Achtung Baby

Film

Cinema Alfresco

Ace in the Hole

Billy Wilder, 1906–2002

Zero for Conduct

Billy Wilder, 1906–2002

Invisible Cities

Billy Wilder, 1906–2002

Working Weak

Billy Wilder, 1906–2002

Noir Genius Exam

Quiz me deadly: mirrors, lost highways, and afternoon sex

High Times

Quiz me deadly: mirrors, lost highways, and afternoon sex

'The Seven Year Itch'

Quiz me deadly: mirrors, lost highways, and afternoon sex

Forgotten Gems Sparkle in Definitive Wilder Retro

Quiz me deadly: mirrors, lost highways, and afternoon sex

Coke Classic

Wilder at heart: Cola versus communism in Cagney's good-natured Cold War comedy

Ghost World

A pair of sunshine noirs go in search of Hollywood's heart of darkness

He Wrote the Songs

Celebrating Tinseltown composer and musical innovator Franz Waxman

Truth Is For Sissies

Billy Wilder's hard-boiled muckracker can't be bothered with the facts in this strikingly prescient diatribe

100 Years of Barbara

Plus 007 and oh, Canada

Sunset Boulevard

Plus 007 and oh, Canada

Rack Focus

Plus 007 and oh, Canada

In the Mood for Love

Strangers on a train: She enters the cabin at Naples. I smile and nod, wondering if I should've shaved.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Strangers on a train: She enters the cabin at Naples. I smile and nod, wondering if I should've shaved.

All About Eve vs. Sunset Boulevard

"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up,"In 1950, two instant classics about the cruelty of show business, both starring older dames, went at it for Best Picture. Joe Mankiewicz's All About Eve--starring Bette Davis as an aging actress whose entire life is usurped by an unctuous fan--clob ... More >>

"The Late Film" at BAM

Directors in the twilight of their careers

Why Can't Some People Ever Be On Time?

Marilyn Monroe was always late for everything, but as Billy Wilder once said, it was worth waiting for her. What's more, Marilyn had a deep-rooted psychological reason for her tardiness; having been discarded and treated badly as a child, she now wanted to punish mankind one person at a time.

BRUNCH & BOMBSHELLS

Get 'em while they're hot

Some Like It Hot

Get 'em while they're hot

Clip Job: Sarris Defends 'Pussycat'

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 5, 1965, Vol. X, No. 42 Films By Andrew Sarris I return to the subject of "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" mainly because I fear the concerted effort to brainwash the public into thinking that "Pussycat" is an unspeakably bad movie may b ... More >>

Name The Best Film About Alcoholics

​There have been so many good movies made about drunks, you wonder why booze can inspire so many artists while ruining so many lives. No matter. My personal favorites are:

Ball of Fire

​There have been so many good movies made about drunks, you wonder why booze can inspire so many artists while ruining so many lives. No matter. My personal favorites are:

The Apartment

​There have been so many good movies made about drunks, you wonder why booze can inspire so many artists while ruining so many lives. No matter. My personal favorites are:

The Seven Year Itch

​There have been so many good movies made about drunks, you wonder why booze can inspire so many artists while ruining so many lives. No matter. My personal favorites are:

The Oscars' Six Most Outrageous Moments

Statues of no limitations—the Academy Awards bring the crazy

Ace in the Hole

Statues of no limitations—the Academy Awards bring the crazy

The Front Page

Statues of no limitations—the Academy Awards bring the crazy

SUNSET, SUNSET

Norma Desmond is ready for her close-up again

Update: The Last Miner Is on His Way Up! And Other Chilean Miner News

​Hey, what's going on with the Chilean miners right now? Because you know this is all you're going to be talking about at that cocktail party/dinner at home/after-work drinks sesh with your buds. Be the one with the info that matters!

'Weimar Cinema' at MOMA: The New German Problem? Too Many Great Films.

​Hey, what's going on with the Chilean miners right now? Because you know this is all you're going to be talking about at that cocktail party/dinner at home/after-work drinks sesh with your buds. Be the one with the info that matters!

Best Films of 1972: Eight 10-Best Lists (And 'The Godfather' Only Makes One of Them!)

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. January 11, 1973, Vol. XVIII, No. 2 films in focus by Andrew Sarris 'Tis the season to grind out 10-best lists, and this is certainly not the year to turn one's back on tradition. Still, there is at least one prominent film critic who ... More >>

You Could Help Bring the Marilyn Monroe Dress Back to NYC

As we've reported previously, ​the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch -- you know, the one in that iconic subway grate scene -- will soon be up for sale by an L.A. auction house. The dress, currently owned by Debbie Reynolds, is worth an estimated $1 to $2 million ... More >>

The Seven Year Itch

As we've reported previously, ​the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch -- you know, the one in that iconic subway grate scene -- will soon be up for sale by an L.A. auction house. The dress, currently owned by Debbie Reynolds, is worth an estimated $1 to $2 million ... More >>

Some Like It Hot

As we've reported previously, ​the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch -- you know, the one in that iconic subway grate scene -- will soon be up for sale by an L.A. auction house. The dress, currently owned by Debbie Reynolds, is worth an estimated $1 to $2 million ... More >>

Ninotchka

As we've reported previously, ​the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch -- you know, the one in that iconic subway grate scene -- will soon be up for sale by an L.A. auction house. The dress, currently owned by Debbie Reynolds, is worth an estimated $1 to $2 million ... More >>

You Cannot Send Shit Through the Internet, and Other Life Lessons from Critic Dave Kehr

As we've reported previously, ​the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch -- you know, the one in that iconic subway grate scene -- will soon be up for sale by an L.A. auction house. The dress, currently owned by Debbie Reynolds, is worth an estimated $1 to $2 million ... More >>