i ask again: who can help me find a copy of ace in the hole?
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 10:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 20:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― deeznuts, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:44 (seventeen years ago) link
that list above might come in handy
― first u get the flower, then u get the honey, then u get the stamen (darraghmac), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 13:06 (eleven years ago) link
I watched Love In The Afternoon tonight and what a stupid movie. Why did they cast Gary Cooper alongside Audrey Hepburn? Were grandpa playboys not creeper in the late 50's? His lines were lame compared to her's and are we suppose to believe a young clever cellist living in france has no other options than a rich aging womanizer? The more Billy Wilder films I watch the less he impresses me. I'm beginning to think Ace In The Hole and maybe the Apartment are the only films I really enjoy of his. This film really pissed me off, almost as much as Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. Both are stupid aging male fantasies clumsily getting the younger smarter woman. What a crock of shit.
― JacobSanders, Monday, 4 November 2013 07:29 (ten years ago) link
down boy down
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 November 2013 08:04 (ten years ago) link
Fwiw, the Cooper part in LITA was supposed to be played by Cary Grant (who was also old, but not as decrepit looking as Cooper).
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 4 November 2013 21:26 (ten years ago) link
The new Harper’s has something of his about being a taxi dancer from an upcoming collection of his writing.
― Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 January 2021 22:42 (three years ago) link
https://harpers.org/archive/2021/02/an-honest-living-billy-wilder-nightclub-dancer/
― Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 January 2021 22:57 (three years ago) link
Rave reviews of the new book from Molly Haskell and J. Hoberman and some others with whom I am not familiar.
― Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 January 2021 23:00 (three years ago) link
Oh, this must be drawing from the same well of journalistic writing that I had a German-language anthology from? Those are great.
One of my fav moments is when he profiles an American businessman and states that "only an American could enjoy drinking this strange 'coca cola'", foreshadowing for 123.
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 26 January 2021 11:53 (three years ago) link
Excellent!
― Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2021 12:17 (three years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%2C_Two%2C_ThreeCheck out the Saul Bass poster!
― Farewell to Evening in Paradise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 8 January 2023 15:36 (one year ago) link
https://isv.m4uhd.tv/asset/2020/october/01/one-two-three-1961.jpg
― Farewell to Evening in Paradise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 8 January 2023 16:53 (one year ago) link
Found the Coca-Cola thing, I think. Very funny.
― Farewell to Evening in Paradise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 8 January 2023 19:00 (one year ago) link
“Hello, Mr. Menjou?” HE SPEAKS A CHARMING GERMAN—HIS MOTHER IS FROM LEIPZIGW. R. Wilkerson drinks Coca-Cola: Coca-Cola, which tastes like burned tires. But it is said to be very refreshing. W. R. Wilkerson is in love with Coca-Cola. He is now on his fourth glass. When someone is in love with Coca-Cola, you can bet your last pair of pants, with wonderful odds, that this fan is an American. And if he pours four glasses into himself at once, he is surely a tired American.
― Farewell to Evening in Paradise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 8 January 2023 19:10 (one year ago) link