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(Slight spoilers ahead.) C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) is a nameless drone at a Manhattan insurance company, one among many in an sea of desks that stretches as far as the eye can see (literally; it’s one of the clever visual tricks Wilder employs). Partly by accident, and partly to garner favor for a promotion, he…
Well, I kind of dropped the ball on this project. Some three years ago, I challenged myself to watch all 100 of the films on Sight & Sound magazine’s decennial “best movies” critic poll, and to write a personal blog post about each one. I got off to a good start, I think, but then,…
Is “SUNSET BLVD” a horror movie that’s funny, or a comedy that’s scary? Both, neither, it doesn’t matter.