On April 24, 1944, Billy Wilder's thriller, eventually nominated for seven Oscars at the 17th Academy Awards ceremony, was reviewed in THR. By THR Staff On April 24, 1944, Billy Wilder’s thriller ...
James M. Cain's Liberty story, "Double Indemnity," apparently based on a sensational murder of the 1920s, has become an absorbing melodrama in its Paramount adaptation. It is certain boxoffice ...
Get ready for a dose of big-screen darkness in "Double Indemnity," director Billy Wilder's 1944 film noir classic. Nominated for seven Oscars, it returns to theaters this coming week as part of the ...
Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...
Various cinematic waves have been able to capture the essence of the specific time and social landscape on which they're reflecting. Perhaps no wave has been as influential as the noir period of the ...
Seventy-five years ago, “Double Indemnity” opened in theaters across America. It was an instant hit, and remains to this day a staple offering of revival houses and on cable TV and streaming video.
In a lost final scene dropped from 1944's Double Indemnity, Edward G. Robinson's insurance investigator stands by as his friend, played by Fred MacMurray, is put to death at San Quentin prison. "It ...
Universal has delivered a stunning new black-and-white transfer for the Blu-ray debut of Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity” (1944), a rare Best Picture Oscar nominee that later earned the designation ...
Everett CollectionBarbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity, 1944 Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson. Director: Billy Wilder ...
Critics debate whether "Double Indemnity" was the first true film noir, but the real question may be what took so long for Billy Wilder's 1944 pic to finally get the deluxe DVD treatment. Wilder’s ...