Your Weekend Watch With Tony and Manohla
We Still Like It Hot
Zowie! Our critics and readers pondered the silliness and semiotics of "Some Like It Hot," with Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis, all in dresses and tottering heels.
By A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis
Viewing Party! Let's All Watch 'Some Like It Hot'!
In Billy Wilder's 1959 winking comedy, Marilyn Monroe, starring alongside Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, is at the height of her comedic powers.
The Lost Footage of Marilyn Monroe
That film image of Ms. Monroe's skirt rising high in a gust of air? It's a reshoot of a discarded and more risqué scene seldom seen until now.
By Helene Stapinski
Loch Ness Monster Is Found! (Kind of. Not Really.)
Fine, it was just a long-lost movie prop. But the discovery by an underwater drone highlighted the enduring appeal of searching for Nessie.
By Daniel Victor
Amour by the Seine and the Nevada Desert
Jean Renoir's unfinished masterwork, "A Day in the Country" (1936), evinces the director's humanism; Billy Wilder's "Kiss Me, Stupid" (1964) reflects its filmmaker's cynicism.
By J. Hoberman
Suspense on Screen, Tension Behind the Scenes
"Billy & Ray," a play written by Mike Bencivenga and directed by Garry Marshall, looks at the film "Double Indemnity" and its writers, Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler.
By Charles Isherwood
Cliff Osmond, Prolific Character Actor, Dies at 75
Mr. Osmond appeared in films including "The Front Page" and television shows, among them "The Twilight Zone."
By Daniel E. Slotnik
ArtsBeat
'Silence of the Lambs,' 'Bambi' and 'Forrest Gump' Added to National Film Registry
The roster of 25 films chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress also includes Billy Wilder's "Lost Weekend," John Cassavetes's "Faces" and John Ford's "The Iron Horse," as well as George Pal's 1953 adaptation of "War of the Worlds" and Robert Rodriguez's independent breakthrough "El Mariachi."
By Dave Itzkoff
Clues to Raymond Chandler's Life and Career in Sale of His Books and Papers
A coming Sotheby's auction of works from Chandler's personal collection offers a unique look at his legacy and literary influence, not to mention his uneasy relationship with that "showman's paradise" known as Hollywood.
A Director's Toughest Competition
A series at Anthology Film Archives that pairs remakes by the same directors vividly throws into relief the strategies and techniques of each filmmaker.
By Nicolas Rapold