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Olson was a 21-year-old college student at UCLA when she was tapped by director Billy Wilder to play Betty Schaefer, the kind ...
On the 75th anniversary of 'Sunset Boulevard,' Oscar nominee Nancy Olson talks about her experience on the film as a 22-year ...
Wilder’s response has been variously reported as “Go f--- yourself” and “Go s--- in your hat,” but Mayer’s rage is understandable. The man helped create the system that “Sunset Blvd.” exposed as a ...
Hollywood is still shrinking long after Billy Wilder's searing industry noir Sunset Boulevard took it to task.
David M. Lubin's new book, Ready for My Close-Up: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of the Hollywood Dream, ...
My co-workers convinced me to join them to see the 1950 black and white film classic by Paramount Pictures, “Sunset Boulevard ...
Despite loving the man's films, Cary Grant spent his career avoiding working with his pal because he was cautious about his screen persona.
Whenever I'm stuck in a screenplay or even just having a terrible day, I like to put on a Billy Wilder movie. The guy just knew how to captivate an audience and how to tell a story.
Paramount is celebrating with a beautifully-crisp new restoration, which will play on the big screen on Sunday and Monday.
From the beginnings of mainstream film, men have dressed up at women to get laughs. In 1959, when Billy Wilder’s comedy ...
"Ready for My Close-up" is a brisk read that movie fans will lap up. It includes a nugget tied to a Winston-Salem murder.
Spring 2010 Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder (University Press of Kentucky, 464 pages, $39.95) By Gene D. Phillips Billy Wilder’s momentous move from the writers’ ...