The movie was based on a play that William Goldman briefly discussed in his book "The Season". Goldman claimed the play would never have worked at all because of the concept, so I was very happy Wilder was able to prove him wrong and make it work as a movie, for the reasons you describe.

The movie was based on a play that William Goldman briefly discussed in his book "The Season". Goldman claimed the play would never have worked at all because of the concept, so I was very happy Wilder was able to prove him wrong and make it work as a movie, for the reasons you describe.

I'll be that guy; I hated Foreign Affair and Kiss Me Stupid, and those are my least favorite of Wilder's. The former I should probably give another shot, as I saw it a long time ago, but the latter proved while Ray Walston could be great in character roles (Mr. Hand!), he was completely wrong, and unappealing, in a…

I'll be that guy; I hated Foreign Affair and Kiss Me Stupid, and those are my least favorite of Wilder's. The former I should probably give another shot, as I saw it a long time ago, but the latter proved while Ray Walston could be great in character roles (Mr. Hand!), he was completely wrong, and unappealing, in a…

I wasn't a fan of his in "Silver City" either, but the film and Huston's performance do improve on second viewing. It's still my least favorite Sayles film (though that's partly due to the expectations I had for it), and Huston is kind of miscast (he was better suited to the Richard Dreyfus role, though Dreyfus was…

I wasn't a fan of his in "Silver City" either, but the film and Huston's performance do improve on second viewing. It's still my least favorite Sayles film (though that's partly due to the expectations I had for it), and Huston is kind of miscast (he was better suited to the Richard Dreyfus role, though Dreyfus was…

You're not the only one. I really like that movie (though the last third is a little off). I know the subject matter turned a lot of people off, and I can understand that, but it's just an amazing piece of filmmaking. The close-up on Nicole Kidman's face at the concert is alone worth the price of admission.

You're not the only one. I really like that movie (though the last third is a little off). I know the subject matter turned a lot of people off, and I can understand that, but it's just an amazing piece of filmmaking. The close-up on Nicole Kidman's face at the concert is alone worth the price of admission.

His character is more developed in the novel; essentially, the novel is an intellectual debate between his character and Clive Owen's about how civilization proceeds when it approaches that level of chaos. The movie, I think, is a clear demonstration of how being faithful to the spirit of the novel can be more…

His character is more developed in the novel; essentially, the novel is an intellectual debate between his character and Clive Owen's about how civilization proceeds when it approaches that level of chaos. The movie, I think, is a clear demonstration of how being faithful to the spirit of the novel can be more…

Yeah, I wasn't sure at all if he could pull off the character he played in "The Constant Gardener" at first, but he was amazing, even though it seemed like they cut the part down somewhat.

Yeah, I wasn't sure at all if he could pull off the character he played in "The Constant Gardener" at first, but he was amazing, even though it seemed like they cut the part down somewhat.

Isn't there a later season "Party of Five" episode where Bailey's friend Will gets someone pregnant, and Bailey gives her the money to get an abortion, and it's implied she got it, or am I totally remembering it wrong?

Isn't there a later season "Party of Five" episode where Bailey's friend Will gets someone pregnant, and Bailey gives her the money to get an abortion, and it's implied she got it, or am I totally remembering it wrong?

My favorite of all of those is still from "Animal Crackers": "Signor Ravelli's first selection will be 'Somewhere My Love Lies Sleeping' with a male chorus."

My favorite of all of those is still from "Animal Crackers": "Signor Ravelli's first selection will be 'Somewhere My Love Lies Sleeping' with a male chorus."

Anyone here a fan of Woody Allen's stand-up comedy? Really, you could get quite a bit of education from some of the routines he did, particularly the one he did about his second marriage. One joke particularly stands out; he mentions his first wife is suing him because when it was reported in the papers she was…

Anyone here a fan of Woody Allen's stand-up comedy? Really, you could get quite a bit of education from some of the routines he did, particularly the one he did about his second marriage. One joke particularly stands out; he mentions his first wife is suing him because when it was reported in the papers she was…

I thought it was his elbow.

I thought it was his elbow.