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Tag Archives: William Holden
Holden’s Death Scene in Sunset Boulevard: The “Bang Bang You’re Dead” School of Acting
It is the best kind of make-believe acting. The kind of acting that little kids do so brilliantly when they’re playing and making up games. The kind of belief in the imaginary circumstances that so many adult actors have to … Continue reading
10 Minute Oscars
… from Alex. I love that you included William Holden’s moment of being shot from Sunset Boulevard. You’re so right – there’s so much in that moment. Billy Wilder praised Holden for what an athlete he was – that he … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet: On the Camera Work in Network
Lumet does not make a splashy use of style. He likes the camera to be “invisible” and yet most definitely THERE. Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: Network. Owen Roizman, photographer. The movie was about corruption. So we … Continue reading
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Tagged Faye Dunaway, Network, Robert Duvall, Sidney Lumet, William Holden
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Sidney Lumet: On William Holden in Network
Excerpt from Making Movies:
The Tone of Stalag 17
What a strange movie. A comedy set in a German prison camp? Well, yes. That’s what it is. But, like with all of Wilder’s movies, he doesn’t sacrifice HEART in order to get the comedy. All those guys in the … Continue reading
Thoughts on William Holden
William Holden, over his long career, racked up an astounding body of work. He is one of our greatest actors. Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17 (later to be made into a TV series called Hogan’s Heroes), Picnic, he played Joe Bonaparte … Continue reading
Billy Wilder: On William Holden
Excerpt from Conversations with Wilder: I always tell myself that I will do a picture that is interesting character-wise, not just something atmospheric. The atmosphere, that I photograph. But I am careful to find an original set if I can, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Wilder, Conversations with Wilder, William Holden
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