The Filmographers

The Shop Around the Corner + You've Got Mail

Right in time for the holidays, we discuss one of the best Christmas movies ever made, 'The Shop Around the Corner.' Not only is it a seminal classic, but it's also directed by Billy Wilder's mentor, Ernst Lubitsch. We also discuss one of its remakes, 1998's 'You've Got Mail.'

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Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts
Kevin Lau, producer
Gompson, theme music
Cosmo Graff, graphic design

Remembering Rob Reiner + Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

In the wake of Rob Reiner's tragic passing, we discuss his wonderful career and the movies that have impacted us. We also look at Rian Johnson's latest entry in his Knives Out series, "Wake Up Dead Man."

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Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts
Kevin Lau, producer
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A Foreign Affair

Many have called Billy Wilder's work "cynical." Some have even called it "mean." But Wilder, well, he'd say he's just being honest. If that's the case, "A Foreign Affair" may just be his most honest film to date. It's also, in his own words, one of his most personal. 

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The Emperor Waltz

After a blistering noir and a searing portrait of alcoholism, Billy Wilder’s next film was . . . a Technicolor musical comedy starring Bing Crosby! Why did he make “The Emperor Waltz”? We’re just as puzzled as you are.

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Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts
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Billy Wilder at War

Just as World War II was ending, Billy Wilder was made a colonel in the United States Army. HIs job? Simple: Root Nazis out of the German film industry and get it up and running again. But this is Billy Wilder, and his return to Germany was a colorful one--and a deeply personal one. 

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The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder, the refugee who arrived in Hollywood unable to speak or write English, is now an A-lister. But will he be able to maintain that status with his grim fourth feature? Will Paramount even release it?

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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein + Top 5 Gothic Movies

Guillermo del Toro's long-gestating Frankenstein adaptation is finally, well...it's alive! Has this project spent too much time in the oven, or has the gothic master managed to once again bring a monster to our world in the way that only he can? Keir and Mike dive into the history behind del Toro's passion project and count down their five favorite gothic movies. 

 

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Double Indemnity

With only his third film as director, Billy Wilder made an all-time classic: “Double Indemnity.” But it wasn’t easy. He had to do it without his writing partner, Charles Brackett. And he had to overcome the film censors who declared James M. Cain’s novel unfilmable.

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