F. X. Feeney

There he is, Billy Wilder at the top of his game in the mid-1950s, confidently leading a beaming, barefoot Audrey Hepburn in a playful box step. Film directing is fun! That’s what this picture says — a delicious lie on the surface (Wilder was as prone to frustration as any......

Photo by Douglas Curran A man stands talking to himself in a dust-blown middle of nowhere. He’s not wearing any socks, and from the way he’s jabbing at the thin air, it’s clear he’s driven the world away. This man is Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson). When, jumping back in time,......

David Lee/New Line Cinema THE WORLD OF TELEMARKETERS IS A COLORFULLY twisted corner of American hell that has long cried out for its definitive movie. The hidden cameras of 60 Minutes and 20/20 barely scratch the surface when they visit this world, blurrily depicting banks of phones operated by phalanxes......