Sibling Cinema

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.

Sibling Cinema is a tv podcast hosted by Bonnie and Dennis, with 180 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Bonnie and Dennis hosts Sibling Cinema, a tv show with 180 episodes published.

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  Love in the Afternoon (1957)

  Aug 20, 202635 min

  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 .

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  The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

  Aug 13, 202634 min

  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 .

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  The Seven Year Itch (1955)

  Jul 30, 202640 min

  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 .

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  Sabrina (1954)

  Jul 23, 202637 min

  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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  Stalag 17 (1953)

  Jul 16, 202642 min

  This week, we discuss the tense but slyly comedic prisoner-of-war thriller, Stalag 17 , a film that balances suspense with Billy Wilder's signature sharp, cynical wit. 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 July 1, 1953. Directed and produced by Billy Wilder . Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Edwin Blum , based on the play by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski. Starring William Holden , Don Taylor , Robert Strauss , Harvey Lembeck , and Otto Preminger . Cinematography by Ernest Laszlo . Edited by Doane Harrison. Score by Franz Waxman .

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