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Sibling Cinema

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

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00:35:56

The Gold Rush (1925)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/03/26

We are taking a short break from our Alfred Hitchcock count down in order to check in with Chaplin. This time, we're taking a look at his early classic, The Gold Rush. It's celebrating it's centennial anniversary. This 1925 silent gem follows our hapless hero into the wilderness as the tramp braves the harsh Alaskan winters in a desperate attempt to strike gold.

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00:45:11

Spellbound (1945)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/03/19

This week we psychoanalyze Spellbound, Hitchcock's 1945 film noir mystery dominated by Freudian psychotherapy. Gregory Peck plays an amnesiac doctor and psychiatrist Ingrid Bergman races to unlock his past as z murder investigation threatens to derail his progress.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A Selznick International Picture. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Produced by David O

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00:41:35

Lifeboat (1944)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/03/12

For this week's podcast we set sail for Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 WWII parable, Lifeboat. Set entirely on a lifeboat occupied by several survivors of a U-boat attack in the Atlantic ocean, it's a morality tale set entirely at sea.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.A 20th Century Fox Picture. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Kenneth Macgowan

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00:57:05

Marnie (1964)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/03/05

We cover Marnie this week. Hitchcock's controversial 1964 psychodrama about a thief and the man who loves her...err perhaps that should be desires her. Or covets het. We get into it.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.Details: A Universal Picture, produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Jay Presson Allen, based on the Winston Graham novel. Starring Tippi Hedren, Sean

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00:45:19

The Wrong Man (1956)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/02/26

This week we take a look at the only Alfred Hitchcock movie that was based on fact. The Wrong Man stars Henry Fonda as a night club musician who gets mistakenly identified as an at-large armed thief.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.Details: A Warner Brothers Picture, produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Maxwell Anderson and Angus MacPhail, based on The True Story of

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00:38:07

Suspicion (1941)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/02/19

This week, we talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 mystery Suspicion. Joan Fontaine plays a woman who suspects her husband, played by Cary Grant, may be more sinister than she may have at first realized.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.Details: An RKO Radio Picture, produced by Alfred Hitchcock and Harry E. Edington. Screenplay by Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison, and Alma Reville,

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00:43:47

Sabotage (1936)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/02/12

***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.Details: A General Film Distributors Picture released on December 2, 1936. Produced by Michael Balcon. Screenplay by Charles Bennett, based on the 1907 novelThe Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. Starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, John Loder, and Desmond Tester. Cinematography by Bernard Knowles. Music by Jack BeaverRanking: 23 out of 52. Ranking

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00:37:35

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/02/05

This week, we are back to Hitchcock’s silent era for the first time in months, with the long-awaited 1927 thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog. It’s the story of a mysterious tenant at a family-run inn, who may or may not be an at-large serial killer. The film launched Alfred Hitchcock’s career.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Gainsborough Picture released on

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00:48:00

Modern Times (1936)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/01/29

We are taking a brief break from our Alfred Hitchcock series for our fourth Chaplin Checkpoint. We take a look at Charlie Chaplin's 1936 industrial comedy Modern Times. The tramp goes in and out of work and prison while falling in love and making ends meet during the Depression-era urban hustle and bustle.

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00:30:12

Saboteur (1942)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/01/22

Bonnie is out this week, but her daughter Juliana does an amazing job filling in for her. The subject is Saboteur, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1942 adventure spy movie. ***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Universal Picture released in England on December 9, 1934. Produced by Frank Lloyd and Jack Skirball. Screenplay by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, and Dorothy Parker. Starring Robert

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00:38:12

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/01/16

For this week’s episode we take a look at the 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much, the story so nice that Hitchcock made it twice. The 1956 version with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day is now better known, but this was one of the key early hits that established Hitchcock’s career. It’s a kidnapping thriller about a British family who gets accidently mixed up in some international intrigue while on vacation in Switzerland. ***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you

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00:49:03

I Confess (1953)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/01/09

This week we talk about the 1953 priestly thriller, I Confess. This is the first movie in our Hitchcock series that Bonnie had seen before, at least in part. It’s the story of a priest who is suspected of a murder. He knows who the real killer, but the seal of the confessional prevents him from clearing his name.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Transatlantic Picture

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00:37:19

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

Sibling Cinema ·

2025/01/01

What better way to start off the new year than with a podcast? Join us this week as we discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s polarizing 1955 black comedy, The Trouble with Harry. Set in rural Vermont, an eclectic ensemble bonds over their dealings with a dead body that keeps popping up at the most inopportune times. Our hot takes with come at you when you least expect it, not unlike this film’s eponymous corpse.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we

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00:40:47

Family Plot (1976)

Sibling Cinema ·

2024/12/25

Merry Christmas! Our stocking stuffer for you, our dear listeners, is this wildly entertaining podcast on Alfred Hitchcock's last film, Family Plot. And as an added bonus, we bring you an extra sibling!***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Universal Picture released April 9, 1976. Produced Hitchcock. Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, based on the novel The Rainbird Pattern by

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00:31:52

Young and Innocent (1937)

Sibling Cinema ·

2024/12/18

This week, we cover a relatively early Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Young and Innocent (also known by The Girl was Young. A young man finds himself accused of a crime he didn't commit, and in his efforts to clear his name, he finds an unlikely ally in the constable's daughter. ***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Gaumont-British Picture released 11/1/1937. Produced Edward Black

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00:31:54

Stage Fright (1950)

Sibling Cinema ·

2024/12/11

We're returning to Hitchcock this week with a murder mystery set amidst the London theatre world. From 1950, it's Stage Fright. An aspiring actress tries to clear her boyfriend's name by inserting herself into a highly publicized murder investigation. Check out this film and come hear our take on it.***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Transatlantic Picture released

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00:39:28

City Lights (1931)

Sibling Cinema ·

2024/12/04

We have another Chaplin checkpoint this week. This time it's none other than City Lights, arguably Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece. Bonnie saw it for the first time! Come hear our takes on this magnificent film.Next week, we will continue with our Hitchcock countdown with 1950's Stage Fright.

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00:36:03

Torn Curtain (1966)

Sibling Cinema ·

2024/11/27

This week we take a look Hitchcock's 1966 Cold War thriller, Torn Curtain, starring two of the biggest stars of the Sixties, Paul Newman and Julie Andrews.: A Universal Picture released 7/14/1966. Produced by Hitchcock. Screenplay by Brian Moore. Starring Julie Andrews, Paul Newman, Hansjorg Felmy, Lila Kedrova, Wolfgang Kieling, Ludwig Donath, Carolyn Conwell, Mort Mills, Tamara Toumanova, and Gisela Fischer. Cinematography by John F. Warren. Score by John Addison. Ranking: 32 out of 52. Ranking

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00:40:19

Blackmail (1929)

Sibling Cinema ·

2024/11/20

This week we return to Hitchcock's very early sound era. In fact, our focus this episode is on the very first British talkie: Blackmail. It's a terrific little picture--I don't want to spoil it for you here. Go watch it and come back and listen to our take on this surprisingly topical, nearly-century-old picture. Details: A British International Picture released 7/28/1929. Produced by John Maxwell. Screenplay by Hitchcock and Benn W. Levy, based on a play by Charles Bennett. Starring Anny Ondra,

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00:28:56

Secret Agent (1936)

Sibling Cinema ·

2024/11/13

Secret Agent is a 1936 espionage thriller set during World War I. We did into this little-seen spy movie from Hitch's British era in this week's podcast.Details: A British International Picture released 5/11/1936. Produced by Michael Balcon and Ivor Montagu. Screenplay by Charles Bennett, Alma Reville, Ian Hay and Jesse Lasky Jr., based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham and a play by Campbell Dixon. Starring John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, and Robert Young. Cinematography by Bernard

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