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Billy Wilder

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The Pixel Curtain Descends on Broadway

July 18, 2025 Rebecca Kurson 1 Comment Billy Wilder, George Clooney, Marshall McLuhan, Maybe Happy Ending, Network, Norma Desmond, Paddy Chayefsky, Sarah Snook, Sidney Lumet, Sunset Blvd., the Picture of Dorian Gray

What does it mean that so many theatrical shows feature screens on stage?

Strike

The Strike of the Locust

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Michael Washburn 0 Comments Billy Wilder, Bob Iger, John Schlesinger, SAG-AFTRA, Sunset Boulevard, The Day of the Locust, The Player

The downtrodden creatives of Hollywood have long been a favorite topic of the movies

Movies

The Best Movies About Making Movies

April 4, 2022April 6, 2022 Samuel Porteous 5 Comments Billy Wilder, Boogie Nights, Brad Pitt, Bruce Lee, Day For Night, Hellzapoppin', Joel McCrea, John Malkovich, Olsen and Johnson, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Preston Sturges, Robert Altman, Ross Douthat, Shadow of the Vampire, Sullivan's Travels, Sunset Boulevard, The Player, Tim Robbins, Willem Dafoe, William Holden

Ross Douthat claims the movies are dead. The movies think he’s wrong.

Sunset Boulevard

The Long Shadow of ‘Sunset Boulevard’

December 30, 2020March 15, 2022 Michael Washburn 1 Comment Andrew Lloyd Webber, Billy Wilder, Gloria Swanson, Judi Dench, Judy, Norma Desmond, Renée Zellweger, Robert DeNiro, Skyfall, Sunset Boulevard, William Holden

In a world that fetishizes youth and beauty, the classic film continues to resonate

Marty Vs. Marvel

November 14, 2019June 1, 2023 Ben Schwartz 5 Comments 1927's The Jazz Singer, 1983 Cannes Film Festival, Adam McKay, Apocalypse Now, Billy Wilder, Bringing up Baby, Cameron Crowe, David Carr, David O. Selznick, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Capra, Henry Jaglom, Howard Hawks, John Ford, Ken Loach, Kevin Feige, King of Comedy, Martin Scorsese, Marvel, Marvel movies, Midnight Cowboy, Mike Nichols, Orson Welles, Raganok, Raging Bull, Sergio Leone, Taika Waititi, Taxi Driver, The Avengers, The Godfather, The New Yorker's Richard Brody, The Searchers, The Sopranos, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Rated Best Picture Winner

Old-Fogey Hollywood Directors Have Always Hated the Next Wave

Featured Stories

Featured Stories FILM Netflix Streaming

‘IF’: Imaginary Friends and Real Ryan Reynoldses

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 Robert Dean 0

John Krasinski’s 2024 bomb hits Netflix and explodes into life

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In ‘Cinematic Immunity,’ Film Crews Get the Final Edit

April 14, 2026April 17, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 0

Featured Stories Netflix Streaming TELEVISION

Plastic is Shrinking America’s Dicks

April 12, 2026April 17, 2026 Dan Friedman 0

Featured Stories Netflix Streaming TELEVISION YouTube

Houston, We Have Engagement!

April 8, 2026April 11, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 0

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