If you thought Billy Wilder’s storytelling was creative in his movies, just wait until you hear the stories he told about his own life! “Billy Wilder: Mythmaker” available on all podcatchers. But only Patreon is ad free! www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmog...

This morning, @michaelmoreci.bsky.social and I announced the subject of Season 2 of @thefilmographers.bsky.social: a legendary writer-director whose hit-to-miss ratio was one of the best in the business. Aren't you DYING TO KNOW WHO IT IS??? Available on all the platforms: filmographerspodcast.com

Is Chicago's Fine Arts Building haunted? Find out Tuesday, when my podcast with @keirgraff.bsky.social drops and we discuss his new book about the historic building on Michigan Avenue. Full podcast will drop here: www.youtube.com/@YesAndTheSe...

August writing news! Feat. @storystudiochicago.bsky.social, @chicagowrites.bsky.social, @tombarnas.bsky.social & more! Deets: open.substack.com/pub/keirgraf...

Excited to help fund the beautiful hardcover omnibus edition of ROCHE LIMIT by my pal @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & friends! zoop.gg/c/rochelimit

Tenth floor of the FAB--one of the loveliest places in Chicago!

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I loved this conversation! (And I love that picture of Beman--iconic!)

Thanks, Jim! It's a Chicago treasure that (gulp) almost didn't make it.

Is Wes Anderson trapped in his own aesthetic obsessions? Can cinepodcasters overuse the word “aesthetic”? How many times can a director copy himself before the quality of his work degrades? These questions and more on @thefilmographers.bsky.social! youtu.be/cgX921YG3z8?...

And the #1 event to attend in June is... lit.newcity.com/2025/05/29/l...

We not only review MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING in our latest episode, but we also ranked all the movies in the franchise! Watch us on YouTube, find us wherever you get your podcasts, or join our Patreon--the best place to find all our episodes! patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast

Strap on your parachute, pack your life-like mask, and get ready to join the world of the IMF as @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & I discuss not only the latest entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise, but the growing messianic tendencies of a certain podcast host. youtu.be/zWmq8g15OsY?...

Friendly reminder that Graff Paper is written by a human being, not AI, and frequently includes reading recommendations. keirgraff.com/newsletter/

Come on out for the launch of CHICAGO'S FINE ARTS BUILDING: MUSIC, MAGIC, AND MURDER 7pm on Friday, June 13 at the FAB (410 S Michigan) Books for sale by Exile in Bookville! www.eventbrite.com/e/authors-on...

Can't wait to see which Fox host Trump picks to be the next Librarian of Congress. Steve Doocy?

Today in grave robbery: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/w...

“In Chinese, there is an idiom to describe how the government operates: “qi’ruan pa’ying,” or “bully the weak and fear the strong.” The Communist Party in China has long acted like a street bully. But the party rarely rewards submission with benevolence.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

Loved this!

Support local news, folks! "The fences were pulled back less than 24 hours after the Chicago Sun-Times contacted Trump Tower management and the city’s Department of Planning and Development to ask why the barriers were blocking the public way." chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 On @thefilmographers.bsky.social, @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & I talk to the incomparable Ben Tanzer, who channeled his grief for his father and their love Martin Scorsese into a book called “After Hours: Scorsese, Grief, and the Grammar of Cinema.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNQ_...

#protip from @markjacob.bsky.social: "If you can cut the words 'critics say' and it’s still undoubtedly true, then you should cut the words 'critics say.'" www.stopthepresses.news/p/news-outle...

This week, we're playing films from France, Puerto Rico, Japan, Canada, Georgia, and the UK. Visit our website for more info & check out these "National Security Threats" at the Music Box: musicboxtheatre.com

Good sentence: "I stopped at a bar for a drink and felt worse after finishing it, as I knew I would, given alcohol’s peerless capacity to italicize whatever mood the drinker is already in." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/m...

Compelling stuff from @jonathaneig.bsky.social.

"...this was a normal government website until just a few days ago, and now, boom, everything that was once carefully vetted and fact-checked is gone. It’s a full-scale rewriting of history, using official government channels." [email protected] wapo.st/42XPRKR

We spend a lot of time talking about Hollywood on @thefilmographers.bsky.social--which is why this week's episode was such a refreshing change of pace. When you're an indie filmmaker, sometimes you have to pick locks! youtu.be/WzhTMLpKhWE?...

Lamest heist movie ever www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...

Still a few seats left on the Western Route for Chicago's Indie Bookstore Day bus crawl. Join me! #ChiLoveBooks #IndieBookstoreDay www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-in...

Steven Soderbergh's unappreciated masterpiece THE GOOD GERMAN is now out on 4K Blu-ray...but it doesn't have the @thefilmographers.bsky.social commentary track. For THAT, you'll need to join our Patreon! Free sample here: filmographerspodcast.com/episodes/the...

Don't have plans for next Monday? Now you do! Join @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & me at the beautiful @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social to watch (almost) everybody's favorite Soderbergh movie, OUT OF SIGHT! musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

We've blown past our goal and raised more than $45,000! Want to help? Do it today! (Bid on me...please!) www.32auctions.com/writers4tran... #TDoV #CrimeWriters4TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransDayofVisibility

The Filmographer goes to the movies! (@michaelmoreci.bsky.social is under the weather, unfortunately) @thefilmographers.bsky.social #theballadofwallisisland

I am proud to take part in the Crime Writers for Trans Rights online auction to benefit the Transgender Law Center. My own contribution is a 100-page manuscript critique, but there are offerings from MANY amazing authors. Check it out & see what's right for you! www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...

Join us! @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & I will be presenting a 25th anniversary screening of Steven Soderbergh's wonderful, crowd-pleasing ERIN BROCKOVICH at the Lake Theater in Oak Park this Wednesday. Tickets here: www.classiccinemas.com/f/erin-brock... @thefilmographers.bsky.social

BLACK BAG opens tonight and you need to see it! If you need more persuading, @michaelmoreci.bsky.social and I provide a spoiler-free review on @thefilmographers.bsky.social. Find us on Patreon, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! www.patreon.com/c/TheFilmogr...

I’m ready!

Soderbergh's next film, BLACK BAG, comes out on Friday! While we wait, Mike and I decided to rank our five favorite films from the second half of Soderbergh’s career. youtu.be/oi47HzLHaQE?...

"Presence" is both a ghost story and a groundbreaking experiment in first-person-POV filmmaking. Join me and Michael Moreci as we discuss how it was made, whether it succeeds, and what the heck the ending is supposed to mean. youtu.be/_awq21pNbZY?...

Tonight’s viewing

Soundtrack to a car dealership customer lounge: blown-out ceiling speakers playing Tupac & a giant TV blasting a game show. Nobody's listening, nobody's watching.

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨 Terrific conversation with one of the best and most prolific movie podcasters out there!

Godspeed, Canadian friends www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Just walked into the Loop P.O. to buy some stamped postcards (you know, so I can mail my elected representatives) and the clerk was astonished by my request. tl;dr They don't sell them. You have to buy them online.

I’m not a huge audiobook listener, but I’m about to be a bigger one. Libro.fm allows me to support my local indie instead of Jeff Bezos! Currently offering a 3-for-1 deal for new users. DM me if you want a referral link!

Jeffrey Gettleman writing about USAID cuts for NYT:

New movie review. We are NOT monkeying around. youtu.be/HbVJvMsS0F4?...

Do "scams" include DOGE stealing our data?