‘Lost Weekend’ (1945) a grippingly honest portrayal of alcoholism
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): Ray Milland gives one of the most sobering (irony intended) portrayals of a drunk in Wilder’s stark masterpiece.
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‘Lost Weekend’ (1945) a grippingly honest portrayal of alcoholism
Wilder serves and learns from Lubitsch in ‘Ninotchka’ (1939)
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): Writer Wilder would continue with this blend of comedy, romance and geo-politics/economics when he became a director.
Big talent comes to America with a small entry: ‘The Major and the Minor’ (1942)
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): Wilder makes his stateside directing debut with an un-hateable Ginger Rogers comedy.
‘Ball of Fire’ (1941) a delightful early gem from Hawks, Wilder
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): Enjoy the star power of Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, and as a bonus learn the slang of 1941.
‘Sunset Boulevard’ (1950) an all-time great movie about movies
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): And that’s just one of the themes in this study of a fallen celebrity without a genuine identity.