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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Witness for the Prosecution

Billy Wilder needed a hit, so who could he turn to? A hit-making machine: the one and only Agatha Christie. But change is in the air for Wilder, and h...

Saturday, May 16, 2026 Obsession + Hokum

It's a Filmographers first: Mike is flying solo! Keir is away on writer business, but Mike saw two new horror releases that he's dying to discuss: Dam...

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Love in the Afternoon

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 al...

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 The Spirit of St. Louis

After stringing together three hit movies in a row based on Broadway plays, Billy Wilder decided to pivot to new territory: a biopic of the first man ...

Friday, April 24, 2026 Ace in the Hole Commentary Track

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 ...

Friday, April 17, 2026 “The Christophers” Makes the Case for Human-Created Art

Steven Soderbergh is back! The Filmographers' OG director has returned to the scene with The Christophers, a movie about art and authenticity starring...

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Top Five Wilder (So Far)

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. ...

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 The Seven Year Itch

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 wid...

Friday, March 20, 2026 Sabrina vs. Sabrina

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 clas...

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Sabrina

Billy Wilder is still playing it safe. Sabrina (1954) has stars (Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden) and is based on a popular Broadw...

Monday, March 2, 2026 Wilder Inspires: Network

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 allegian...

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Stalag 17

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-...

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