...and by “some,” I mean “me.” I know, I know. I should be crazy about any film that tops most critics’ lists of classic comedies. Trust...

“Billy Wilder has a mind full of razor blades.” That’s William Holden’s mic-drop take on Wilder’s creative genius. Holden should know....

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I once got an email from an 88-year-old man named George, praising an essay I’d written for the Washington Post. Coincidentally, I had...