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Gene Wilder was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Leo Bloom in The Producers. That led to a role in Blazing Saddles and to another Academy Award nomination, this time for writing Young Frankenstein. His memoir, Kiss Me Like a Stranger, was a best seller. Wilder has also written his first novel, My French Whore, an intimate love story set inside a classic spy adventure.

Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, a classic film noir and also a damning dissection of the Hollywood dream factory, evokes the glamour and ruin of the stars who subsist on that dream. It’s also one long in-joke about the movie industry and those who made it great - and who were, in turn, destroyed by it. One of the most critically admired films of the 20th century, Sunset Boulevard is also famous as silent-star Gloria Swanson’s comeback picture.

Gil (Domingo) is a struggling NYC actor who heads home to Philadelphia after the passing of his mother, Adelaide (Winfrey). The plan is to tidy-up her affairs as quickly and efficiently as possible, until a few unpredictably hilarious detours ensue. With his Aunt Glo (Washington) insisting on a proper burial, but an urn of ashes already in his hand, Gil gets thrown into a car by his best friend (Newell).

A household name to millions, Jules Hudson has been a familiar face on hit shows from Escape to the Country to Winter and Springtime on the Farm and Countryfile. It hasn’t been a straight path to the rural landscapes of Britain however. In his first memoir he reveals the highs and lows of his...

Gene Wilder, one of the great comic actors of our time, discusses the art of acting, the search for love, the experience of marrying Gilda Radner, and other personal events that have shaped who he is today. Wendy Wasserstein is a playwright and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony award for best play for The Heidi Chronicles.

This event took place on March 22, 2005.

A sparkling collection of the major works of the ever-adored Oscar Wilde, with incredible casts including Judi Dench, Martin Clunes, Michael Sheen, Miriam Margolyes, Ian McDiarmid, Joely Richardson, Penelope Keith, Martin Jarvis, Diana Rigg, Simon Russell Beale, Sheila Hancock, Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry.

Part documentary, part improv comedy, Wildlife Confidential is a surreal interview show about the real animals (portrayed by humans) behind wild stories ripped from the headlines.

A funny, fierce, imaginative memoir chronicling New York Times bestselling author and Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine’s remarkable experiences filming Wild Oats in the Canary Islands and the extraordinary memories her time there brought forth of a past life on the lost continent of...

One of America's most intriguing show-business luminaries and true rebels, Dennis Hopper's amazing life was a roller-coaster series of triumphs and failures. Always intent on proving his genius and leaving a legacy, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Hopper acted in more than 115 movies and four TV series, directed seven films, and passionately pursued an artist's life as a photographer and creator and collector of modern art.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the prize-winning, bestselling author of Middle England. In the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for...

Wild and Crazy Guys is the larger-than-life story of the much-loved Hollywood comedy stars that ruled the 1980s. As well as delving behind the scenes of classic movies such as Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Trading Places and dozens more, it chronicles the off-screen...

Wild and Crazy Guys is the larger-than-life story of the much-loved Hollywood comedy stars that ruled the 1980s. As well as delving behind the scenes of classic movies such as Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Trading Places and dozens more, it chronicles the off-screen...

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road—with more than 130 new interviews with key members of the cast and crew, including Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and director George Miller, from the pop culture reporter for The New...

Wilde After Dark isn’t a podcast. It’s a place you end up when the truth won’t leave you alone.This is where masks slip, lies unravel, and the things people are too scared to say out loud finally get a voice. Relationships, betrayal, power, obsession, survival… nothing is softened here.If you’ve ever felt like you see too much, feel too deeply, or catch what others try to hide… you’re in the right place.This isn’t for the comfortable.This is for the aware.Welcome to Wilde After Dark. 🌙Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wilde-after-dark--...

Dominic Prince knows what the world thinks of him—that he's wild, that he's reckless, that he's got a uncontrollable temper. He also knows better than to care. But when coming to his future sister-in-law's defense lands him in trouble with both the press and the police, suddenly everyone expects him to change. Dominic is prepared to put up with the babysitter his family have saddled him with. But if they think she's going to tame him, they have another thing coming.

Boys Gone Wild is a podcast about men for men listened to mainly by women. Hosted by comedians Horatio Gould and Andrew Kirwan.

As Alan recounts tales from his extraordinary life, he relives the sporting occasions, radio broadcasts and famously long drinking sessions that have defined his career. He takes listeners inside the talkSPORT studio for a behind-the-scenes view of his most memorable interviews and talks for the first time about the on-pitch rivalries and dressing-room debriefs of his footballing career.

A Woman of No Importance is a brilliant play by the renowned Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, first performed on April 19, 1893, at London’s Haymarket Theatre. This captivating work showcases Wildes sharp wit and his unique brand of dark comedy, delving into the intricacies of English upper-class society. Since its debut, it has been staged across Europe and North America, proving its enduring relevance and charm. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast Lord Illingworth Peter Bishop, Sir John Pontefract Ernst Pattynama, Lord Alfred Rufford Bob Gonzalez, Mr. Kelvil, M.P. Nigel Boydell, The Ven. Archdeacon ...

Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary. Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the...

Ever Yours, Oscar tells the story of Oscar Wilde's life through his letters, revealing little-known aspects of the man whose timeless works range from The Picture of Dorian Gray to The Importance of Being Earnest. Brian Bedford, the late Tony-winning actor, brings Wilde's words to life in this unique, engaging performance.