#mezzogiornoemezzodifuoco di #melbrooks Agli inizi degli anni Settanta #AndrewBergman (newyorkese classe 1945) scrive la sua prima sceneggiatura #BlazingSaddles (“Selle fiammeggianti”) che inaspettatamente la Warner Bros acquista. Lo stesso Bergman (che qualche anno dopo scriverà lo script dell’esilarante #unastranacoppiadisuoceri diretto da #ArthurHiller nel 1979) ne rimane stupito visto che la sua storia parla in... http://www.valeriotagliaferri.it/?p=15829 #UnoCinema #UnoFilm #film #cinema #genewilder

Tonight in 1960 — “One Grave Too Many” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

#NeileAdams (Mrs. #SteveMcQueen) starred in this #HenrySlesar story directed by future Oscar nominee #ArthurHiller.

Very #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist.

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960sTV #AlfredHitchcockPresents

This week in 1960 — “40 Detectives Later” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

It was the TV writing debut of the prolific #HenrySlesar, future Emmy winner for THE EDGE OF NIGHT.

#ArthurHiller directed. #JamesFranciscus and #JackWeston star. A delightful piece of #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist ending.

#AlfredHitchcockPresents #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s AlfredHitchcock #EdgeOfNight

31 years ago:
The Babe (US)
A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous ...
1992-04-17
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/61225
#TheBabe #ArthurHiller #JohnGoodman #KellyMcGillis #TriniAlvarado #Universal #ClassicMovies

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“This is it? My life is over? Forty-three years! I've only had four women! Two of them, my wife!”
Alan Arkin in The In-Laws
#theinlaws #arthurhiller #andrewbergman #alanarkin
#moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday

#wagonlitsconomicidi di #arthurhiller Dopo essersi incontrati durante la produzione di #mezzogiornoemezzodifuoco di #melbrooks, #genewilder e #richardpryor formano finalmente una coppia cinematografica efficace e molto divertente Il loro mancato esordio davanti alla macchina da presa nel film di Brooks, dove Pryor aveva collaborato alla sceneggiatura, fu causato dalla condotta lavorativa imprevedibile e inaffidabile dell’attore... http://www.valeriotagliaferri.it/?p=17772 #mastofilm #mastocinema #film #cinema

#nonguardarminontisento di #arthurhiller La coppia #genewilder #richardpryor torna davanti alla macchina da presa per interpretare un altro successo al botteghino – dopo #wagonlitsconomicidi e quello straordinario di #nessunocipuofermare – ma, soprattutto, un film che nonostante i decenni passati rimane sempre un’ottima commedia brillante e tagliente Perché il tema affrontato nel film – scritto da #earlbarret #arnesultan ... http://www.valeriotagliaferri.it/?p=17769 #mastofilm #mastocinema #film #cinema

56 years ago:
Tobruk (US)
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover t...
1967-02-07
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/25385
#Tobruk #ArthurHiller #RockHudson #GeorgePeppard #NigelGreen #Universal #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

48 years ago:
The Man in the Glass Booth (US)
Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking Charlie with his outrageousness and irreverence about aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished when, one day, Israeli secret agents burst ...
1975-01-27
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/48364
#TheManintheGlassBooth #ArthurHiller #MaximilianSchell #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

#BOTD #ArthurHiller, director of SILVER STREAK (1976). I saw this film in theater as a kid & still find it funny & entertaining. #GeneWilder & #RichardPryor , the modern day Laurel & Hardy.