Steven Saunders

On Episode 148 of The #Film89Podcast, @SkyeMovies, @QuasarSniffer, @WilliamScurry & @AdamRackoff celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). film89.co.uk/the-film-89-po… Available on @ApplePodcasts, @Spotify, @podomatic, @GooglePlay, @amazonmusic & more.

@colebrax Yes, thought so. He set himself a very high bar.

@ThatSJSaunders Good solid inspirational story but contains none of the savagery I look for in Wilder's work.

Only a few more movies to go until I've seen every movie directed by Billy Wilder: The Front Page, Fedora, Love in the Afternoon & The Emperor Waltz. #NowWatching The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

@colebrax Is it a straight drama? Stewart is one of the actors I’d watch in anything.

@ThatSJSaunders If you didn't know Wilder directed it you might assume it was made any of his peers in the Fifties. That said, Jimmy Stewart gives it his all.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the US release of ‘The Yakuza’ (dir by Sydney Pollack), I’m joined by the titanic duo of @moosematson and @studiotstella to sing the praises of this remarkable film: youtube.com/watch?v=bTykdr…

@colebrax “It may not be big, but it’s clean.”

Now seen 18 of Billy Wilder's feature films. 8 to go. #NowWatching 'Kiss Me, Stupid' (1964)

@colebrax @UlteriousFilm Enjoy! I’ve got a Japanese import or some such. It was the only release available here at the time. It really doesn’t get the attention it deserves.

@ThatSJSaunders @UlteriousFilm Proud owner of the Criterion Blu-ray, but as of yet have not dipped into the special features.

My journey through my blind spots in Billy Wilder's career continues. #NowWatching Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

I've now seen 17 of Billy Wilder's feature films. 9 to go. #NowWatching 'A Foreign Affair' (1948)

@colebrax @UlteriousFilm Fantastic! Can’t wait. Ace in the Hole is a downright masterpiece!

@ThatSJSaunders @UlteriousFilm That was my first time with 'Irma La Douce'. For years I've just been rewatching the Wilder movies I like over and over. But I'm planning to do a 75th anniversary video for 'Ace in the Hole' in a few weeks and at the end of it I want to rank my Top 10 favorites of his career.

@colebrax @UlteriousFilm Amen. Lemon seems a bit old for it as well. Was this a new one for you? I also like Kiss Me Stupid, for the new Gershwin songs if for nothing else.

@ThatSJSaunders @UlteriousFilm The movie has some sexy girls but the running time is brutal.

@TheCinesthetic Actually go back further, Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist.

David Lean’s peak is untouchable: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago. Epic filmmaking at its finest.

@TheCinesthetic I concur!

@colebrax By the way, if you want to fully immerse, this is a really good book, fiction but well researched… based, I believe on IAL Diamonds unpublished diaries or something jonathancoewriter.com/book/mr-wilder…

@TheCinesthetic Billy Wilder, twice: Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole, Stalag 17… & Witness for the Prosecution, Some Like it Hot, The Apartment.

Which director made the best '3 movies in a row' in your opinion?

@colebrax @UlteriousFilm Interesting. He can be very animated! I saw The Front Page as a random late night TV watch as a teen and thought it was hilarious, but hadn’t seen the classic originals at that point. Started Irma La Douce the other night and struggled a bit.

@ThatSJSaunders @UlteriousFilm Postponing it as long as I can. Big fan of the original from the Thirties and totally obsessed with His Girl Friday. I've learned over the last few days that watching too many Jack Lemmon performances in a row can backfire.

@sharrond62 It’s good, it’s quite a journey. Funny and surprising.

Project Hail Mary… who’s been? Ages since I’ve been to the cinema, think this might be the one

@colebrax @BoldenSkip That hurts!!

@ThatSJSaunders @BoldenSkip Totally worth watching for Sherlock's line about the only thing worse than English cooking is their lovemaking.

This has been a blind spot of mine for way too long. #NowWatching Billy Wilder's 'The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes' (1970)