Shoot the Glass

Ray Milland plays Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, who has managed to stay “on the wagon” for ten whole days. He appears to be on the mend. His brother Wick (Phillip Terry) wants to take him on a weekend trip to the country, but Don would rather stay home and drink himself silly. Don manages [...]

The Apartment won a whole slew of Oscars in 1961, not least of which was the Best Picture gong. I had never seen it and didn’t really know what to expect. I have enjoyed many of Wilder’s movies before (both Stalag 17 and Sunset Blvd. are among my favourites), but he always manages to surprise [...]

Not having seen this has, for many years, been my biggest embarrassment. Truth is, I have seen bits of it, but the universe seems to conspire against me, always coming up with some devilish scheme to stop me completing it. Therefore, I was delighted when I finally made time to see it, and managed to [...]