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Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder is out now from Trope Publishing. Get monthly magic delivered to your in-box by subscribing to Graff Paper: keirgraff.com/newsletter

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The Emperor Waltz
YouTube video by The Filmographers Podcast The Emperor Waltz

After a blistering noir and a searing portrait of alcoholism, Billy Wilderโ€™s next film was . . . a Technicolor musical comedy starring Bing Crosby! Why did Wilder make The Emperor Waltz? @michaelmoreci.bsky.social and I are just as puzzled as you are.
youtu.be/ayLQVmQHbc8?...

02.12.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heโ€™s the GOAT!

16.09.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Filmographers Podcast 
Season 2, Episode 2
Billy Wilder: Mythmaker

The Filmographers Podcast Season 2, Episode 2 Billy Wilder: Mythmaker

If you thought Billy Wilderโ€™s storytelling was creative in his movies, just wait until you hear the stories he told about his own life!

โ€œBilly Wilder: Mythmakerโ€ available on all podcatchers. But only Patreon is ad free!

www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmog...

16.09.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Filmographers Podcast: Season 2 Announcement!

The Filmographers Podcast: Season 2 Announcement!

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

09.09.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

29.08.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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August Writing News But enough about me. How do you feel about me?

August writing news!

Feat. @storystudiochicago.bsky.social, @chicagowrites.bsky.social, @tombarnas.bsky.social & more!

Deets: open.substack.com/pub/keirgraf...

19.08.2025 20:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#booksky

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Roche Limit: The Complete Series Deluxe Hardcover "Our destiny is the stars, and I will lead us there." Twenty years after this promise, billionaire Langford Skaargard's dream of cosmic exploration is no more. Roche Limit, a colony situated on the cu...

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

03.07.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

11.06.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

11.06.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

10.06.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a woman is making a funny face with the word murderrrr written below her ALT: a woman is making a funny face with the word murderrrr written below her

Mostly music and magic--but definitely murder, too! ๐Ÿ˜€

03.06.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

03.06.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is Wes Anderson trapped in his own aesthetic obsessions? Can cinepodcasters overuse the word โ€œaestheticโ€? 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?...

30.05.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Top Chicago Literary Events to Attend: June 2025 The November 2023 Newcity featureโ€”the longest ever publishedโ€”has become a coffee table book.

And the #1 event to attend in June is...

lit.newcity.com/2025/05/29/l...

29.05.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

25.05.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Filmographers Go to the Movies: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
YouTube video by The Filmographers Podcast The Filmographers Go to the Movies: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

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?...

24.05.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Newsletter | Keir Graff Author Website Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter Graff Paper, and get writing I don't share anywhere else!

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

keirgraff.com/newsletter/

20.05.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

15.05.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this conversation!

09.05.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

09.05.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So cool! Get to cross this off my John Green bingo card!

08.05.2025 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Agatha Christie, Who Died in 1976, Will See You in Class

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

08.05.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere

โ€œIn Chinese, there is an idiom to describe how the government operates: โ€œqiโ€™ruan paโ€™ying,โ€ or โ€œbully the weak and fear the strong.โ€ The Communist Party in China has long acted like a street bully. But the party rarely rewards submission with benevolence.โ€

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

08.05.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loved this!

07.05.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Tower plaza barricades pulled back after months of complaints The fencing violated the planned development ordinance requiring open access to the 1.2-acre public plaza, according to the cityโ€™s Department of Planning and Development.

Support local news, folks!

"The fences were pulled back less than 24 hours after the Chicago Sun-Times contacted Trump Tower management and the cityโ€™s Department of Planning and Development to ask why the barriers were blocking the public way."

chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

07.05.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Talking โ€œAfter Hoursโ€ with author Ben Tanzer
YouTube video by The Filmographers Podcast Talking โ€œAfter Hoursโ€ with author Ben Tanzer

๐ŸšจNEW EPISODE!๐Ÿšจ 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 โ€œAfter Hours: Scorsese, Grief, and the Grammar of Cinema.โ€
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNQ_...

06.05.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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News outlets over-rely on the phrase โ€˜critics say,โ€™ this critic says Journalists do a disservice to the public when theyโ€™re afraid to state facts.

#protip from @markjacob.bsky.social:

"If you can cut the words 'critics say' and itโ€™s still undoubtedly true, then you should cut the words 'critics say.'"

www.stopthepresses.news/p/news-outle...

05.05.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

05.05.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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My Miserable Week in the โ€˜Happiest Country on Earthโ€™ For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report โ€” but what exactly does it measure?

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

02.05.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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