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Love in the Afternoon
Season 2 Episode 17
Billy Wilder’s last film was a flop. But he would get two do-overs in 1957—and the first was his Ernst Lubitsch homage, “Love in the Afternoon.” He a…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Spirit of St. Louis
Season 2 Episode 20
After stringing together three hit movies based on Broadway plays, Billy Wilder pivoted to new territory: a biopic of Charles Lindbergh. On one hand,…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ace in the Hole Commentary Track
Season 2
They're no Billy Wilder, and this isn't a director's commentary, but Keir and Mike provide plenty of insight into what makes "Ace in the Hole" one of…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Christophers Makes the Case for Human-Created Art
Season 2
Steven Soderbergh is back! The Filmographers' OG director has returned to the scene with The Christophers, a movie about art and authenticity starrin…
6 months ago
Top Five Wilder (So Far)
Season 2 Episode 13
We're nearly at the midway point of our second season, which means it's time to rank our favorite films from the first half of Billy Wilder's career.…
6 months ago
The Seven Year Itch
Season 1 Episode 14
Billy Wilder’s last film was a classy, black-and-white romance that paid homage to his mentor, Ernst Lubitsch. In The Seven Year Itch, Wilder goes wi…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Sabrina vs. Sabrina
Episode 68
Hollywood will never tire of remakes, even though few of them manage to capture the spirit of the original. Can the 1995 update of Billy Wilder's cla…
7 months ago
Sabrina
Season 2 Episode 12
Billy Wilder is still playing it safe. Sabrina (1954) has stars (Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden) and is based on a popular Broad…
7 months, 1 week ago
Wilder Inspires: Network
Season 2
In Billy Wilder's "Ace in the Hole," audiences were given a look at what happens when news becomes more focused on sensation than truth, more allegia…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Stalag 17
Season 2 Episode 10
Billy Wilder once made a romance in the ruins of post–World War II Berlin, so it makes sense that he'd also have the nerve to write and direct a full…
7 months, 3 weeks ago