Billy Wilder’s fourth movie, Double Indemnity, a classic film noir starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, was released in 1944. Billy was 38 years old. Now, Double Indemnity is a movie. And a half. This is a movie I can watch again and again and again — and never get tired of it. It crackles […]
27 Days With Billy Wilder And Me
Every Movie He Directed…From Mauvaise Graine to Buddy Buddy
WHO’S “ME”?
You can call me Billy. But don't expect me to answer to that.
Although I could. My name is Bill.
One morning in 2009 I awoke and realized I wanted to accomplish a few things before my next birthday. So I designed a one-year regimen that immersed me in four of mankind's finest achievements, from literature to music. And a lot in between.
So, starting June 2009, I spent 70 days reading all of Hemingway's novels, 81 days watching every Oscar-winning movie, 30 days studying Aristotle's Poetics, and 180 days listening to everything Mozart composed.
I took a year off and am starting another one-year journey this year...
...beginning June 30, 2011, with 27 Days With Billy Wilder And Me, an exploration of every movie the great director ever, uh, directed.
For more information, see the A Year in the Life page above.