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Tag: Billy Wilder

On the Idiosyncratic Pleasures of Billy Wilder’s The Front Page

Film
By Jim Hemphill | May 21, 2021
By Jim Hemphill | May 21, 2021

On the Idiosyncratic Pleasures of Billy Wilder’s The Front Page

Jim Hemphill celebrates the directing great's underappreciated 1974 remake, a film which arguably resonates even more strongly today.

Second Screen: Is Billions a New High for Cable Television?

Film
By Jim Hemphill | March 27, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | March 27, 2017

Second Screen: Is Billions a New High for Cable Television?

Jim Hemphill on the abundance of riches to be found in the Showtime series, which brings the best of cinema to the small screen.

Second Screen: The Best TV Shows of 2016

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By Jim Hemphill | December 20, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | December 20, 2016

Second Screen: The Best TV Shows of 2016

Jim Hemphill attempts the improbable task of listing the best – or at least most pleasurable – that the small screen had to offer in the past year.

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