Showing posts with label Billy Wilder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Wilder. Show all posts
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saul Bass
Saul Bass (1920-1996) is best known as the graphic designer who pioneered not only the look of both movie posters and their opening credits sequences, but also the sleek appearance of the corporate logos that have become such a part of our lives (and, yes, you can groan if you want). In the 50s and 60s, it became a film critic cliche to state that his credits sequences alone were worth the price
Saul Bass
Saul Bass (1920-1996) is best known as the graphic designer who pioneered not only the look of both movie posters and their opening credits sequences, but also the sleek appearance of the corporate logos that have become such a part of our lives (and, yes, you can groan if you want). In the 50s and 60s, it became a film critic cliche to state that his credits sequences alone were worth the price
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Film #90: Witness for the Prosecution
Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution, still remains one of the most utterly surprising and enthralling courtroom dramas ever made. Adapted from the Agatha Christie stage play by Wilder, Harry Kurnitz and Larry Marcus, the film stars a playful Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfred Roberts, a British barrister who, despite his ill health, is compelled to take on the case of a penniless drifter (
Film #90: Witness for the Prosecution
Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution, still remains one of the most utterly surprising and enthralling courtroom dramas ever made. Adapted from the Agatha Christie stage play by Wilder, Harry Kurnitz and Larry Marcus, the film stars a playful Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfred Roberts, a British barrister who, despite his ill health, is compelled to take on the case of a penniless drifter (
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