Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on January 31, 2024

Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton star in William Wyler’s production of “Dodsworth” Dodsworth (1936) is an American drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, and David Niven. The screenplay by Sidney Howard is ba   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on March 8, 2020

If you tilt to just the right angle, for a while you can see Dead End as the tale of three people from a poor neighborhood and how life has worked out for them as they got closer to their thirties. Humphrey Bogart grew from a “not too bad” young...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 1, 2019

My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 1, 2019

My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on July 1, 2019

My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on July 1, 2019

My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on March 3, 2018

If it weren’t for the first half of the film, The Best Years of Our Lives would be a series of vingettes. The film runs almost three hours. Almost exactly the first half is set over two days. The remainder is set over a couple months. Director Wyler and screenwriter...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on May 26, 2017

William Wyler (1902 - 1981) Phyllis Loves Classic Movies and The Midnite Drive-In are hosting The Favorite Director Blogathon running from May 26th to 29th. Click here or here for contributions. For me, William Wyler is a director who rarely puts a foot wrong. His dramas from These Three to...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on May 26, 2017

William Wyler (1902 - 1981) Phyllis Loves Classic Movies and The Midnite Drive-In are hosting The Favorite Director Blogathon running from May 26th to 29th. Click here or here for contributions. For me, William Wyler is a director who rarely puts a foot wrong. His dramas from These Three to...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on March 26, 2017

Dupla Dinâmica: Bette Davis e William Wyler / Dynamic Duo: Bette Davis and William Wyler É difícil definir um cineasta como William Wyler. Seu filme mais famoso é a versão de 1959 de Ben-Hur, um épico bíblico masculinizado com uma boa dose de ação e drama. Entretanto, Wyler dirigiu 73...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on March 25, 2017

The most impressive things about The Little Foxes are, in no particular order, Bette Davis’s performance (specifically her micro expressions), Patricia Collinge’s supporting performance, director Wyler’s composition, director Wyler’s staging of the narrative (adapted by Lillian Hellman from her pla   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 10, 2016

Detective Story, the film, is William Wyler’s “production” of Sidney Kingsley’s play of the same title. Philip Yordan and Robert Wyler adapted the play. Wyler directed and produced the film. It is a stage adaptation and proud of it. The phrasing above is directly adapted fro   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on February 25, 2015

William Wyler is someone we can call an Oscar Winner director. Well, after John Ford he is (with Frank Capra) the second movie director who has received the most Oscars. He won the award for a total of three of his films: Mrs Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 28, 2014

1. The Best Years of Our Lives 2. Ben Hur 3. Roman Holiday 4. The Little Foxes 5. The Heiress 6. Wuthering Heights 7. Mrs. Miniver 8. Dodsworth 9. Funny Girl 10. The Big Country 11. The Westerner 12. Friendly Persuasion 13. The Letter 14. Jezebel 15. How to Steal...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 28, 2014

1. The Best Years of Our Lives 2. Ben Hur 3. Roman Holiday 4. The Little Foxes 5. The Heiress 6. Wuthering Heights 7. Mrs. Miniver 8. Dodsworth 9. Funny Girl 10. The Big Country 11. The Westerner 12. Friendly Persuasion 13. The Letter 14. Jezebel 15. How to Steal...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on July 6, 2014

For my money, Carrie is one of William Wyler’s greatest films – and one of Laurence Olivier’s finest performances. Yet it often seems to get overlooked. Maybe it would have more recognition as a classic adaptation if the title of Theodore Dreiser’s original novel, Sister Carr   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on January 27, 2014

The title of Gabriel Miller’s book is a bit of a misnomer; instead of presenting a straightforward biography on the director and his works, Miller focuses on emphasizing various tropes, themes, and motifs the director returned to again and again in all his work, turning this into an overview o   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on September 15, 2012

Once again I’m taking part in a blogathon – this time it is the Universal Backlot Blogathon, organised by Kristen of the Journeys on Classic Film website. A number of bloggers are taking part and covering a wide range of films made on the Universal backlot , to celebrate its...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on July 1, 2012

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, William Wyler, born today, July 1, in 1902! While in college, I read an essay called William Wyler, The Jansenist of Mise en Scene, by famed French film theorist Andre Bazin. And I must say, even though I was a fan of Wyler before,...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on June 27, 2012

I’ve seen John Barrymore in quite a few films: Svengali, which I remember watching at a young age on a Sunday afternoon; one of my favorite comedies, Twentieth Century; those star-packed MGM offerings, Dinner at Eight and Grand Hotel; A Bill of Divorcement, notable as Katharine Hepburn’s first film;   read more