Thanks to the miracle of DVR, my wife Rae and I spent the other night watching “Double Indemnity,” a film we hadn’t seen in years. Directed by Billy Wilder, with a script by Wilder and Raymond ...
Film noirs don’t come any better–or tougher and more seductive–than Billy Wilder’s 1944 movie of James M. Cain’s blistering crime novel “Double Indemnity,” available now in a two-disc special edition.
Even with the light on, his face stays eaten by shadows at first. Fumbling for a cigarette, he turns on a voice recorder to confess. “Yes, I killed him. For money. And for a woman. I didn’t get the ...
On April 24, 1944, Billy Wilder's thriller, eventually nominated for seven Oscars at the 17th Academy Awards ceremony, was reviewed in THR. By THR Staff On April 24, 1944, Billy Wilder’s thriller ...
Aidan King is a graduate of Fitchburg State University and loves writing and talking about both movies and TV. In his spare time, Aidan participates in an Improv comedy group. The Criterion Collection ...