Who better to learn writing from than Billy Wilder? The question comes up a lot in our forums, so I thought we'd settle it here. Billy Wilder belongs on any Mount Rushmore we do in film history. Many believe he's the greatest screenwriter of all time. I am one of them. In total, he received 13 Oscar nominations for his writing! He won the Oscar for screenwriting three times for Sunset Boulevard, The Lost Weekend, and The Apartment. That would be enough for Wilder's legacy, but there's more. The American Film Institute has ranked four of Billy Wilder's films among its top 100 American films of the 20th century: Sunset Boulevard (number 12), Some Like It Hot (number 14), Double Indemnity (number 29), and The Apartment (number 80). If there's anyone we should be learning from when it comes to screenwriting, it's Wilder. Check out this video from Outstanding Screenplays, and let's talk after. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 7 September, 2021