Interesting reading all the info and comments - fascinating stuff. But too true that the Hollywood greats are gone - today it's all leaning heavily on CGI and the scripts are non existent, only people today accept it because that is all there is and we've become so technology orientated that we think we've got the best of it.Jeez !
@MsBedwell Wrong. You're thought that all the greats are gone is greatly misguided. No doubt, Wilder and Diamond were some of the best. As was Hecht. But the truth is there are a number of great screenwriters today. That doesn't mean they write the tightly plotted, great dialogue like that of Wilder (those scenes with Robinson in Double Indemnity are second to none!), but they're are terrific writers out there today.
Hollywood has degenerated since good screenwriters and directors like Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, etc. have left the scene.. Now it seems to be just a bunch of crapity-crap that's coming out of hollywood..
@evanAU So damn true. Today all we really have of their kind are-
Chris Nolan
Jason Reitman
Peter Jackson
Quentin Tarintino
David Fincher
I may be missing some, but I really can't find any others. I was considering putting Bob Zemeckis, but he's from the Scorsese/Kubrick age. Speilberg make craps nowadays. Munich was pretty good, but asides from that he made the two Bay Transformer films and Indy 4. Let's hope we still have more brilliant filmmakers out there.
@gatornuggets Anderson writes some great dialogue ("Hell of grave. Wish it were mine.") I like how you mentioned 5 directors (though Fincher isn't a writer-director). Frankly, that is a fair amount. Not to mention Hong Kong has some terrific directors and some good ones in Europe as well.
@analyticaa Danny Boyle. Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. Though if you don't like voice over then Trainspotting is pretty hard to swallow and I'll completely admit that Shallow Grave doesn't seem to be a favorite of anyone except me, but I love the pacing so much!
@gatornuggets And obviously the Coen Brothers! They're some of the most talented Hollywood scribes in history. Not to mention visual flair and directorial ingenuity (especially The Big Lebowski; the combination of music, editing and pure visual panache in the Jesus scene is riveting!).
what a man - such a talent, he had such an interesting and rich life, he had his fair share of tragedy. Hollywood still misses his talents, its always so sad to watch excerpts of past masters.
"How would it be if the husband...I don't like it." "I don't like it either." Funny guys. I'm just reading a biography of Billie called "nobody's perfect". It is good, cheack it out.
Yessir. I.A.L.was "Izzy", Billy's right-hand from "Some Like It Hot", onward. When Izzy was just starting-out, he and my grandfather both worked on a little(forgotten) film called "Love and Learn" with Jack Carson. Probably not together -- my grandfather did the songs. "L&L" turns-up occasionally on Turner, but please don't go out your way -- some things ar best-left forgotten! Thanks for the nice words. R.J.
Thanks for the info R.J. and no worries - I don't have Turner over here in Europe - however I'm sure your deprecative comment is too severe :-)
And btw - your anecdotes from Allan Hersholt's memories on Stroheim are most expected - uh - I mean - welcome, at any time you feel like divulging them :-)
I went all through school in Beverly Hills with a boy named Paul Diamond, who was I.A.L.'S son! One always saw Billy walking the streets of B.H. in those days (maybe he was looking for ideas). Although my late father Stuart, made a very-nice living as a film/television writer,and was very talented too ("The Fugitive") we were both in agreement that Billy was our personal muse!
ha ha - okay - you lost me here... who is "I.A.L"??? Is it Izzy? And you saw Billy walking the streets? wow - so exotic. Nice to hear Billy was both your and your late father's muse - I love the way he discusses the creative effort - and that you derived so much inspiration from these guys for your own writing - thanks again for commenting :-)
Billy was so funny
paddioche 2 weeks ago
great, great--thanks for posting
writerauiler 1 year ago
1:41 LOL
ASDMarauder007 1 year ago
Interesting reading all the info and comments - fascinating stuff. But too true that the Hollywood greats are gone - today it's all leaning heavily on CGI and the scripts are non existent, only people today accept it because that is all there is and we've become so technology orientated that we think we've got the best of it.Jeez !
MsBedwell 1 year ago
@MsBedwell Wrong. You're thought that all the greats are gone is greatly misguided. No doubt, Wilder and Diamond were some of the best. As was Hecht. But the truth is there are a number of great screenwriters today. That doesn't mean they write the tightly plotted, great dialogue like that of Wilder (those scenes with Robinson in Double Indemnity are second to none!), but they're are terrific writers out there today.
analyticaa 8 months ago
where's the rest of the interview!?
knutoletube 2 years ago
Hollywood has degenerated since good screenwriters and directors like Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, etc. have left the scene.. Now it seems to be just a bunch of crapity-crap that's coming out of hollywood..
evanAU 2 years ago
Martin Scorsese is still making films.
And Hollywood has always been making crap, we just always remember the good ones.
bluebettle 2 years ago 3
@evanAU So damn true. Today all we really have of their kind are-
Chris Nolan
Jason Reitman
Peter Jackson
Quentin Tarintino
David Fincher
I may be missing some, but I really can't find any others. I was considering putting Bob Zemeckis, but he's from the Scorsese/Kubrick age. Speilberg make craps nowadays. Munich was pretty good, but asides from that he made the two Bay Transformer films and Indy 4. Let's hope we still have more brilliant filmmakers out there.
gatornuggets 2 years ago
@gatornuggets Anderson writes some great dialogue ("Hell of grave. Wish it were mine.") I like how you mentioned 5 directors (though Fincher isn't a writer-director). Frankly, that is a fair amount. Not to mention Hong Kong has some terrific directors and some good ones in Europe as well.
analyticaa 8 months ago
@gatornuggets
analyticaa 8 months ago
@analyticaa Danny Boyle. Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. Though if you don't like voice over then Trainspotting is pretty hard to swallow and I'll completely admit that Shallow Grave doesn't seem to be a favorite of anyone except me, but I love the pacing so much!
analyticaa 8 months ago
@gatornuggets And obviously the Coen Brothers! They're some of the most talented Hollywood scribes in history. Not to mention visual flair and directorial ingenuity (especially The Big Lebowski; the combination of music, editing and pure visual panache in the Jesus scene is riveting!).
analyticaa 8 months ago
@evanAU dude indy 4 was alright, not great but watchable. And transformers should be appreciated for what they are, good CGI flicks and they are
ASDMarauder007 1 year ago
what a man - such a talent, he had such an interesting and rich life, he had his fair share of tragedy. Hollywood still misses his talents, its always so sad to watch excerpts of past masters.
haasxaar 2 years ago
"How would it be if the husband...I don't like it." "I don't like it either." Funny guys. I'm just reading a biography of Billie called "nobody's perfect". It is good, cheack it out.
FilTonks 2 years ago
it woulda been a massacre when Wilder and Chandler were in the same room.
TexTK 3 years ago
Wilder was simply the best....
BMD101 3 years ago 9
Always liked Billy Wilders interviews, he had so much info about the golden age of Hollywood.
KleineHansel 3 years ago
Yessir. I.A.L.was "Izzy", Billy's right-hand from "Some Like It Hot", onward. When Izzy was just starting-out, he and my grandfather both worked on a little(forgotten) film called "Love and Learn" with Jack Carson. Probably not together -- my grandfather did the songs. "L&L" turns-up occasionally on Turner, but please don't go out your way -- some things ar best-left forgotten! Thanks for the nice words. R.J.
bchfront 3 years ago
Thanks for the info R.J. and no worries - I don't have Turner over here in Europe - however I'm sure your deprecative comment is too severe :-)
And btw - your anecdotes from Allan Hersholt's memories on Stroheim are most expected - uh - I mean - welcome, at any time you feel like divulging them :-)
Nordenwald 3 years ago
I went all through school in Beverly Hills with a boy named Paul Diamond, who was I.A.L.'S son! One always saw Billy walking the streets of B.H. in those days (maybe he was looking for ideas). Although my late father Stuart, made a very-nice living as a film/television writer,and was very talented too ("The Fugitive") we were both in agreement that Billy was our personal muse!
bchfront 3 years ago
ha ha - okay - you lost me here... who is "I.A.L"??? Is it Izzy? And you saw Billy walking the streets? wow - so exotic. Nice to hear Billy was both your and your late father's muse - I love the way he discusses the creative effort - and that you derived so much inspiration from these guys for your own writing - thanks again for commenting :-)
Nordenwald 3 years ago