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Behind The Scenes: Kirk Douglas & Billy Wilder On The Set Of ACE IN THE HOLE

Billy Wilder’s 1951 film, Ace In The Hole works for many reasons – the first being the cracking script by Wilder, Lesser Samuels and Walter Newman. The script has some great lines and incredibly nuanced intricacies that would improve [...]

September 9, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Billy Wilder’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

Released in 1957, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution is an exceptional courtroom drama based on the play by Agatha Christie. Tyrone Power is the man accused of murder, Charles Laughton is the Barrister trying to get him off and Marlene [...]

May 6, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Billy Wilder’s ACE IN THE HOLE

A critical and commercial flop at the time of its release, Billy Wilder’s Ace In The Hole has gone on to become a classic film with an important critique of the press and how it presents ‘news’ to the masses. There’s a reason for this [...]

October 14, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: BLOOD ORANGE Starring Iggy Pop

Some films are born cult classics, while others have cult classic status thrust upon them. Toby Tobias’ 2016 film, Blood Orange was born a stone cold cult classic. This is the type of movie that cool friends will introduce to their lesser [...]

July 29, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Billy Wilder’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Is A Classic Agatha Christie Courtroom Thriller

September 8, 2018

DVD Review: BLOOD ORANGE With Iggy Pop Is A Stone Cold Cult Classic

Some films are born cult classics, while others have cult classic status thrust upon them. Toby Tobias’ Blood Orange was born a stone cold cult classic. This is the type of movie that cool friends will introduce to their lesser knowledgeable [...]

July 3, 2016