Billy Wilder

Cult classics Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Psycho returning to the big screen

That’s right, it wasn’t a typo. It might seem like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Psycho don’t have much in common, other than being a permanent part of the American pop culture lexicon, but both were also Paramount Pictures releases. So in honor of the Studio’s 100 year anniversary, this month The Loew’s Jersey will ….

Win one of two copies of Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy

On September 1st, Chicago Review Press will release Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy by Saul Austerlitz. Another Fine Mess takes a thorough look at what the author calls “the bastard stepchild of American film… that [still] has one of the richest veins of American cinematic culture.” To celebrate the release of ….

George Lucas receives AFI’s 33rd Life Achievement Award

Thousands of guests filled the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, last night for the 33rd American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award honoring George Lucas. The two-hour special event, executive produced and written by Bob Gazzale and directed and co-produced by Louis J. Horvitz, was taped for telecast on USA Network on Monday, June ….