[Director] Billy Wilder [6/21/20 to 5/8/22]
We Watch Movies focuses on the writer / director Billy Wilder for our this non-linear film retrospective.
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- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.6/21/20 | AFI #16 | Watched on Vudu with Aaron (remotely). Purchased for #Billy Wilder Retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTom EwellEvelyn KeyesWhen his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.9/22/20 watched on DVD with Aaron (remotely) for our Billy Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. RobinsonA Los Angeles insurance representative is seduced by an alluring housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.10/22/20 | AFI #29. | Watched on DVD with Aaron (remotely) for #Billy Wilder Retrospective & #AFI TOP 100.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsRobert StephensChristopher LeeColin BlakelyWhen a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.11/5/20 watched on Amazon Prime with Aaron (remotely) #Billy Wilder Retrospective
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsDean MartinKim NovakRay WalstonJealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.11/22/20 watched on Amazon Prime with Aaron (remotely) for Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles LaughtonA veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.12/6/20 watched on DVD with Aaron (Remotely) for Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauRon RichA crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.12/20/20 watched on Digital with Aaron (remotely) for Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsRay MillandJane WymanPhillip TerryThe desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.12/26/20 | Best Picture 1945 | watched on DVD with Aaron (remotely) for Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsFranchot ToneAnne BaxterAkim TamiroffDuring the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.1/3/21 watched off library DVD with Aaron (remotely) for Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsGinger RogersRay MillandRita JohnsonA frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.12/30/21 on Blu-ray with Aaron. Purchased for #Billy Wilder Retrospective
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJames CagneyHorst BuchholzPamela TiffinIn West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.12/30/21 on Plex with Aaron. #Wilder
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsGary CooperAudrey HepburnMaurice ChevalierA middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.12/30/21 on Plex with Aaron. #Wilder
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineLou JacobiWhen a policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn't want her to see other men, so he creates an alter-ego who will be her only customer.DVD
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurFrustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.1/17/22 on Criterion Blu-Ray with Aaron, purchased for #Billy Wilder Retrospective
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauSusan SarandonA ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.1/17/22 on Blu-ray with Aaron. #Wilder
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsHumphrey BogartAudrey HepburnWilliam HoldenAfter her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.4/5/22 on DVD with Aaron for Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenMarthe KellerHildegard KnefDown-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.4/5/22 on DVD with Aaron for Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenDon TaylorOtto PremingerAfter two Americans are killed while escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.On Vudu HDX
- DirectorAlexander EswayBilly WilderStarsDanielle DarrieuxPierre MingandRaymond GalleAfter his father sells his car, Henri "borrows" a stranger's car in order to make a date with a young woman. This act sees him fall foul of a gang of car thieves but after some discussion he joins their gang.04-09-2022 on DVD with Aaron for #Billy Wilder Retrospective
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsBing CrosbyJoan FontaineRoland CulverA brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria.04-09-2022 on Plex with Aaron for #Billy Wilder Retrospective
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonJuliet MillsClive RevillA successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body--and discovers that Dad died with his long-time mistress.04-26-2022 on Amazon Prime with Aaron remotely for Billy Wilder retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJean ArthurMarlene DietrichJohn LundIn occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.05-01-2022 on Plex with Aaron for #Billy Wilder Retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJames StewartMurray HamiltonPatricia SmithCharles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.05-01-2022 on Plex with Aaron for #Billy Wilder Retrospective.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauPaula PrentissDuring a high-profile Mafia testimony case in California's Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed next-door neighbor wants to commit suicide over marital problems.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.5/8/22 on Criterion Blu-Ray with Aaron for #Billy Wilder Retrospective.