The Lost Weekend Resources

Want to know more about the darkest genre of them all? We got you covered.

Just in case there are any Don Birnams in the house...

Released just a year before its film adaptation, Charles R. Jackson's The Lost Weekend is a pretty great story in its own right.

When The Paris Review decided to create a screenwriting-focused version of its popular The Art of Fiction series, they knew exactly who to turn to—our main man Billy Wilder.

In this 1995 interview with the Smithsonian, Wilder goes into great detail regarding his life and career.

This fascinating article from Vanity Fair dives deep into the complicated relationship between Jackson and the legendary adaptation of his debut novel.

This brief video depicts Milland receiving his Best Actor award in hilariously awkward fashion.

Haven't gotten your daily quota of Billy Wilder yet? We've got a hot, hour-long video to introduce you to...

Milland has a fantastic voice—we could seriously listen to it all day.

In this NPR piece, director Cameron Crowe speaks at length about the rules of film-making as relayed to him by Wilder before his death in 2002.

If you have a thing for classic Hollywood posters, then you're going to go nuts for this one.

This image of Milland has nothing whatsoever to do with The Lost Weekend, but we felt compelled to share it you. Use it wisely.