Comments on: gently baby, it’s mother’s day http://dearjesus.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/gently-baby-its-mothers-day/ movies are the only god we believe in Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:59:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brian http://dearjesus.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/gently-baby-its-mothers-day/#comment-354 brian Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:40:41 +0000 http://dearjesus.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-354 i really liked the apartment. mostly because it's so funny. wilder packs like 20 jokes into every minute of the film. it looks great. i love the shot of all the desks lined up, everyone typing away on their calculators. i think it's pretty similar to a shot in metropolis, i think. and, like all his movies, even though everything is so funny, there's this really dark, cynical edge. another lesser known wilder film i really like is ace in the hole. it has kurt douglas exploiting this guy trapped in a mine so he can get his old job at the new york times back. it was on tcm the same week these people got trapped in a mine in eastern utah. and i forgot to mention how great the music is in kiss me, stupid. i really liked the apartment. mostly because it’s so funny. wilder packs like 20 jokes into every minute of the film. it looks great. i love the shot of all the desks lined up, everyone typing away on their calculators. i think it’s pretty similar to a shot in metropolis, i think. and, like all his movies, even though everything is so funny, there’s this really dark, cynical edge.

another lesser known wilder film i really like is ace in the hole. it has kurt douglas exploiting this guy trapped in a mine so he can get his old job at the new york times back. it was on tcm the same week these people got trapped in a mine in eastern utah.

and i forgot to mention how great the music is in kiss me, stupid.

]]> By: Rick Olson http://dearjesus.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/gently-baby-its-mothers-day/#comment-351 Rick Olson Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:48:06 +0000 http://dearjesus.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-351 Billy Wilder was a film god -- maybe not a film Jesus -- he went from noirs to straight drama to comedies and back again. Billy Wilder was a film god — maybe not a film Jesus — he went from noirs to straight drama to comedies and back again.

]]> By: Scott http://dearjesus.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/gently-baby-its-mothers-day/#comment-350 Scott Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:41:13 +0000 http://dearjesus.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-350 One Wilder film that I'm going to have to give another try is The Apartment. I remember not really enjoying it as much as his other work. With everyone loving it as much as they do, I'm just assuming that I'm wrong. What did you think of The Apartment? One Wilder film that I’m going to have to give another try is The Apartment. I remember not really enjoying it as much as his other work. With everyone loving it as much as they do, I’m just assuming that I’m wrong. What did you think of The Apartment?

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