The Grandstander

On this, our 19th day of self-isolation (with the exception of doctor visits and trips to the grocery store), I offer for your consideratio...

In my quest to see as many Billy Wilder movies as I can, yesterday I watched "Five Graves to Cairo" (1943).  The movie starred ...

You always worry when one of your favorite books/movies/plays is transferred to another art form:  book to movie, play to movie, or, in t...

Regular readers are aware of the fact that I have been on a Billy Wilder kick in recent weeks after reading a biography of him during the su...

While on holiday (as our host, Maurice, phrased it) this week, I finished reading a book called "Nobody's Perfect" by Charlott...

I have spent some time in recent weeks watching some old movies. One of these was really old - Billy Wilder's 1945 classic, "The Lo...