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by Bonnie and Dennis
Welcome to Sibling Cinema!Dennis and Bonnie are siblings and we're here to talk movies! Dennis is an obsessive cinephile and Bonnie is a super casual movie watcher. In this series we are embarking on a countdown of the Academy Award Best Picture winners. We aggregated several different lists (our trailer goes into more detail on how) that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It's just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.
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- 4 days ago42 min
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
This week, we return to the films of Steven Spielberg. We are skipping 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie, which Spielberg only partially directed, although we do discuss it here. The main subject of this episode though, is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Spielberg's first sequel and a film that directly inspired the creation of the PG-13 rating.SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety. If you haven't seen this classic, we strongly suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A Lucasfilm production, released by Paramount Pictures on May 23, 1984. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Screenplay by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, based on a story by George Lucas. Starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri, and Roshan Seth. Cinematography by Douglas Slocombe. Edited by Michael Kahn. Music by John Williams.
- 1 weeks ago45 min
Some Like It Hot (1959)
This week, we return to the films of Billy Wilder with one of his most famous films, the 1959 farce Some Like It Hot, a lightning-fast, drag comedy that features an iconic performance by Marilyn Monroe and one of the most famous closing lines in cinema history.SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety,. If you haven't seen this classic, we strongly suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A Mirisch Company production, released by United Artists on March 29, 1959. Directed and produced by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, based on a story by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Joe E. Brown, and Pat O'Brien. Cinematography by Charles Lang. Edited by Dan Mandell. Score by Adolph Deutsch.
- 2 weeks ago52 min
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Apologies for the poor audio quality. A microphone was not functioning properly and it was difficult to salvage.This week, we return to the American Film Institutes list of the 100 greatest American films with #95, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, a film that depicts racial tensions of a single hot summer day in Brooklyn SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety. If you haven't seen this classic, we strongly suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production, released by Universal Pictures on July 21, 1989. Directed, written, and produced by Spike Lee. Starring Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson, and Rosie Perez. Cinematography by Ernest R. Dickerson. Edited by Barry Alexander Brown. Music by Bill Lee (with the iconic theme "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy).
- 3 weeks ago34 min
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
This week, we discuss Billy Wilder’s classic courtroom thriller, Witness for the Prosecution.SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, including some major plot twists. If you haven't seen this classic, we strongly suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A Edward Small Productions presentation, released by United Artists on December 17, 1957. Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Harry Kurnitz, based on the play and short story by Agatha Christie. Starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester. Cinematography by Russell Metty. Edited by Daniel Mandell. Score by Matty Malneck.
- Aug 20, 202635 min
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
This week's subject is the romantic comedy-drama, Love in the Afternoon, in which Billy Wilder reunites with Sabrina's Audrey Hepburn.SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety. If you haven't seen this classic, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.An Allied Artists production. Released on June 30, 1957. Directed and produced by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, based on the novel Ariane by Claude Anet. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, and Maurice Chevalier. Cinematography by William C. Mellor. Edited by Leonid Azar. Score by Franz Waxman.
- Aug 13, 202633 min
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
This week, we discuss the 1957 biographical drama, The Spirit of St. Louis, which stands as a unique outlier in Billy Wilder’s filmography—the only biopic he ever directed, and his only collaboration with Jimmy Stewart. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety. If you haven't seen this classic, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A Warner Bros. production. Released on April 20, 1957. Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Wendell Mayes, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography by Charles Lindbergh. Starring James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, and Patricia Smith. Cinematography by Robert Burks and J. Peverell Marley. Edited by Arthur P. Schmidt. Score by Franz Waxman.
- Jul 30, 202639 min
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
This week, we turn our attention to Billy Wilder's first collaboration with Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch. It's most famous for the iconic subway-grate skirt blowing image, although, as we discuss, it's a rather small part of the movie.SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety. If you haven't seen this classic, we strongly suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A Twentieth Century-Fox production. Released on June 3, 1955. Directed and produced by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and George Axelrod, based on the play by George Axelrod. Starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. Cinematography by Milton R. Krasner. Edited by Hugh S. Fowler. Score by Alfred Newman.
- Jul 23, 202637 min
Sabrina (1954)
This week, we discuss the classic romantic Cinderella/Ugly Duckling story, Sabrina, a film that showcases Billy Wilder’s ability to balance sophisticated, witty dialogue with genuine heart and a smidge of social commentary.SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety,. If you haven't seen this classic, we strongly suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A Paramount Pictures production. Released on September 22, 1954. Directed and produced by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman, based on the play Sabrina Fair by Samuel A. Taylor. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. Cinematography by Charles Lang. Edited by Doane Harrison. Score by Frederick Hollander.
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Welcome to Sibling Cinema!Dennis and Bonnie are siblings and we're here to talk movies! Dennis is an obsessive cinephile and Bonnie is a super casual movie watcher. In this series we are embarking on a countdown of the Academy Award Best Picture winners. We aggregated several different lists (our trailer goes into more detail on how) that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It's just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.
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