Tag: Some Like It Hot
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Some Like It Hot Caused A Rift Between Billy Wilder And Marilyn Monroe
Billy Wilder’s seminal cross-dressing comedy “Some Like It Hot” plays differently today than it did in 1959. A modern audience may be able to more sharply identify the film’s undercurrent of queerness, as when Jerry (Jack Lemmon) finds that he may be more comfortable as a woman and entertains the notion of marrying a man…
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Some Like It Hot Ending Explained: Nobody’s Perfect Except The Ending Of This Movie
Truly outrageous that I’m out here writing an ending explainer for a film that’s older than my parents, but when it comes to a film as wonderful and boundary breaking as “Some Like It Hot,” there’s no such thing as over-analyzing. Directed by Billy Wilder and released in 1959, the film stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony…
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Billy Wilder: from poor Austrian journalist to Hollywood superstar
The director’s newly translated writings reveal how his life as a penniless reporter shaped his hit moviesIn an arresting scene from one of director Billy Wilder’s most famous films, Some Like It Hot, Marilyn Monroe sashays along a Chicago railway station platform in a figure-hugging outfit, leaving Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis gobsmacked.Until now, few…
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I’ve never seen … Chinatown
Even if you’re already aware of the ending, the final moments of the ultimate sunshine noir can shock even the most hardened box-set veteranSee the other classic missed films in this seriesDespite the eternal sunshine, not all stories set in Los Angeles cast much of a shadow. Chinatown (1974) is one of those perceived classics…
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Edgar Wright Lists His 100 Favorite Comedies, Including ‘Popstar’, ‘Some Like It Hot’ and More
Edgar Wright isn’t just the director of comedy treasures like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. He’s also an educated cinephile and comedy connoisseur with a deep knowledge of the biggest and best laughs ranging from classics in Hollywood’s Golden Age to contemporary hits. Since many of you are probably looking…