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A powerful drama about four days in the life of an alcoholic writer spiraling out of control, The Lost Weekend is the fourth film of Billy Wilder’s extraordinary career as a director and only his third US production. Self-exiled in Hollywood after the ascent of Nazism in his native Austria, Wilder had left behind over a decade of steady work as a screenwriter, and was, in his own words, “learning to do it all over again”, in great part thanks to his collaboration with writer Charles Brackett, who would be his writing partner throughout his career.

This weekend Thor: Ragnarok dropped its hammer on 36 territories while Jigsaw kept the horror train rolling and Geostorm got downgraded to a category zero in the US. Disney and Marvel’s superhero smash opened to $107.

Set in the late 1950s the wardrobe of Wonder Wheel is lush with clothes that show up the feminine form fantastically without being blatant. The clothing is a palette of warm colors on Kate Winslet that emphasize the waist.

For over a decade, the German Currents Film Festival has brought the best of German, Austrian and Swiss cinema to Los Angeles. This year’s festival line-up included a special focus on films from and about Berlin, highlighting the 50th Anniversary of the Berlin – Los Angeles Sister Partnership.

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival opened on Friday with a slew of A-listers including actress Holly Hunter (The Big Sick) who received the Icon Award, director Aaron Sorkin who received the Outstanding Achievement In Directing Award for his directorial debut, Molly’s Game, starring Jessica Chastain and actress Zoey Deutch (The Year of Spectacular Men).   Lea Thompson, Max Winkler, and Madelyn Deutch.

As told by our colleagues Jean Paul Chaillet and Juliette Michaud in the fascinating history you can read above, the 1940s were momentous days in Hollywood. Leading men like Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, James Stewart and Henry Fonda, were fighting at the front.

The highest-grossing picture of 1944 had all the perfect elements: some drama, some comedy and lots of musical numbers by one of the biggest stars of the time, Bing Crosby. Developed by Paramount contract writers Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, Going My Way started out as an original concept by master director Leo McCarey (An Affair to Remember, Duck Soup, The Bells of St.

“For those who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe in God, no explanation is possible" – this card preceded the opening titles of The Song of Bernadette, director Henry King’s adaptation of Franz Werfel’s eponymous best-selling novel and our first best motion picture Golden Globe.

As told by our colleagues Jean Paul Chaillet and Juliette Michaud in the fascinating history you can read here, the 1940s were momentous days in Hollywood.   Leading men like Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, James Stewart and Henry Fonda, were fighting at the front.

Continuing the celebrations of the upcoming 75th Golden Globes, the HFPA assembled some of the brightest minds in the TV industry for a lively and very informative conversation about their passion, their journeys and how the medium has evolved in the past decades. Hosted by the Paley Center in Beverly Hills, CA, the Game Changers Panel brought together writers-producers Shonda Rhimes, Jill Soloway, David E.