Wilder Interview

It is always fun to read interviews with directors who have worked with iconic actors and actresses, because you feel privileged to be privy to such 'insider information' about people, like Audrey Hepburn. Also, the interview mentions two of the movies we have watched in class, Double Indemnity and Some Like It Hot. Double Indemnity is one of the films I've liked most this semester. It's interesting to note that many actors didn't want to take the lead role because it was too dark. Also, that Fred McMurray actually did comedy mostly, before this film. Because the film is very dramatic, however I though he did a very good job in the film.

I was surprised at how nonchalant Wilder seemed when he mentioned the deaths of certain people such as Paul Douglas, although I guess because he was 90 at the time of this interview, the shock and pain of these peoples' death would have subsided. Also, I was intrigued about the part where he discussed why he chose to shoot Some Like it Hot in Black and White instead of color. I would think that everyone would want to shoot in color because it was the newest technology, but that just shows you how personal preferences differ among people. This article was enjoyable to read because it gave an insiders' perspective into the world of Classic Hollywood Cinema, which is a world I don't know much about, but am learning more and more of through this class.