Talking Pictures

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Margot Robbie Nov 26, 2024

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The fearless Margot Robbie goes in-depth with Ben Mankiewicz about how her early days as an Australian soap star prepared her to go toe-to-toe with Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, after producing the blockbuster Barbie and working with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, is her next move behind the camera as a director? Plus, our exclusive Super 8 questionnaire, which she was very excited to answer.

Films Mentioned

Barbie *
I, Tonya *
Bombshell
The Wolf of Wall Street
Asteroid City
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Titanic
The Legend of Tarzan*
Mary Queen of Scots
Terminal
Eye of the Devil
Babylon
Whiplash
La La Land
Wings
Singin' in the Rain*
Cabaret
True Romance
The Fifth Element
Bandits*
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
Pulp Fiction
Rambo
Bring It On
High Society
Babette's Feast*
The Blues Brothers
The Dirty Dozen
Withnail and I*
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Seven Samurai*
Young Frankenstein
The Producers
Robin Hood: Men in Tights

*Available on Max as of 11/26 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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Bridget Everett Nov 19, 2024

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Comedian, actor, and cabaret performer Bridget Everett and new fan Ben Mankiewicz chat about her Peabody Award-winning HBO show Somebody Somewhere as well as her outrageously fun cabaret act. Everett and Ben talk dogs, famous great uncles, and walk through the highs and lows of Everett’s endlessly promising career. Everett’s Super 8 questionnaire is a staff favorite, full of stories, inspiration, and a touching story about Turner Classic Movies.

Films Mentioned

Somebody Somewhere *
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
All About Eve
A Letter to Three Wives
Sex and the City*
The Sound of Music
The Wizard of Oz *
Mommie Dearest
Magic Mike XXL
Rudy
Let the Good Times Roll
Dancer in the Dark

Young Frankenstein

*Available on Max as of 11/19 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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Bill Murray Nov 12, 2024

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Season two of Talking Pictures is here! Bill Murray doesn’t do a lot of podcasts, but he was game to talk movies with host Ben Mankiewicz. They dive into his comedies (Stripes, Caddyshack, Groundhog Day) and discuss the directors Murray works with repeatedly (Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch). Murray remembers growing up a “bad boy” in a house with eight siblings and how success impacted his mom. Finally, our Super 8 returns and you don’t want to miss the prop Bill Murray says he would steal for his personal collection.

Films Mentioned:

Meatballs
Ghostbusters
Stripes
Caddyshack
Groundhog Day
Broken Flowers
Lost in Translation
Rushmore
Red River
Frankenstein
Dracula
The Fugitive
Going My Way
Bells of Saint Mary's
Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Sound of Music
The Razor's Edge
Mad Dog and Glory
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Olive Kitteridge *
Moonrise Kingdom
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Coffee and Cigarettes *
The Limits of Control
The Dead Don’t Die
Bottle Rocket
Asteroid City
Barry Lyndon
Gallipoli
Ninotchka
Old Yeller
The Man with Two Brains
Nothing but Trouble

*Available on Max as of 11/12 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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Coming Soon: Season 2 Talking Pictures Oct 30, 2024

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Talking Pictures is back for its second season, filled with new guests and new stories about how movies shape us, change us – and make us laugh. This season, host Ben Mankiewicz sits down with some of the funniest stars in Hollywood, folks like Bill Murray, Margot Robbie, Carol Burnett, Henry Winkler and many more. Comedy legends open up about their toughest struggles, their wildest moments, and the twists of fate that made them famous. Each episode culminates with the Super 8, where they reveal their most cherished movie memories and film favorites.

From TCM and MAX, this is Season 2 of Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast, hosted by Ben Mankiewicz.

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Bonus Episode: Mario Cantone Apr 26, 2024

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In a special bonus episode of Talking Pictures recorded live at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival in Hollywood, host Ben Mankiewicz interviews actor, comedian, and classic movie lover, Mario Cantone. They discuss Mario’s life before acting, his role in HBO’s “Sex and the City” and the Max series “And Just Like That…,” and Ben challenges Mario to the Super 8 movie questionnaire.

Films Mentioned:

Sex and the City
And Just Like That…
Hello Dolly
Blazing Saddles
Lady Sings the Blues
The Lady Gambles
Slap Shot
Chinatown
Network
Quiz Show
All About Eve
Guys and Dolls
My Cousin Vinny
The Thorn Birds
New York, New York
Looking For Mr. Goodbar
Pollyanna
Bambi
West Side Story (1961)
Cleopatra
The Wizard of Oz
A Star is Born (1954)
The Godfather

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Bill Hader Mar 19, 2024

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Director, actor, Saturday Night Live veteran, and cinephile Bill Hader joins host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about his heroes (Stanley Kubrick, Joel and Ethan Coen), about writing and directing his HBO show Barry, and if you’re hoping for a few of his expert impressions, you won’t be disappointed. Hader also ventures into his movie-watching past by answering our Super 8 questionnaire.

Films Mentioned:

Top Gun (1986)
Superbad
Trainwreck*
Inside Out
Barry*
The Shining
2001: A Space Odyssey*
Dr. Strangelove*
A Clockwork Orange*
The Natural
Oliver!
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Paths of Glory
Mars Attacks!
Evil Dead
Rashomon*
Seven Samurai*
Ikiru*
It’s A Wonderful Life
Bad News Bears
Shawshank Redemption
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Barton Fink
A Serious Man*
Inside Llewyn Davis
Intolerable Cruelty
Hail, Caesar!
Burn After Reading
Trouble in Paradise
The Apartment
Five Graves to Cairo
Double Indemnity
One, Two, Three
Sunset Boulevard
Kes
To Kill A Mockingbird
From Here to Eternity
Von Ryan’s Express
Dreams (1990)
The Last Detail
The Great Muppet Caper
Midnight Run
The Black Hole (1979)

*Available on Max as of 3/19 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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Patty Jenkins Mar 12, 2024

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Host Ben Mankiewicz visits with director Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman, Monster) and her mother (!!) to talk superheroes, female serial killers, and gets her take on being a female director in Hollywood. Patty surprises Ben with stories about her friendship with singer Steve Perry and she talks about that rumored Star Wars script. Plus, an impressive Super 8 for your movie list.

Films Mentioned:

Wonder Woman*
Wonder Woman 1984*
Monster
Midnight Cowboy
The Devil's Advocate
Superman (1978)*
Reds
What Have I Done To Deserve This?
I Know Where I’m Going
A Matter of Life and Death
Moulin Rouge
The Red Balloon*
Charade
Bridge Over the River Kwai
The Best Years of Our Lives
Doctor Zhivago

*Available on Max as of 3/12 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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Errol Morris Mar 05, 2024

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Legendary documentarian and filmmaker Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, The Fog of War, The Pigeon Tunnel) and host Ben Mankiewicz have a charged conversation about interviewing, serial killers, grave robbing and, yes, movies. Morris gives the longest, most original (and most surprising!) answer to our Super 8 question about movie props. Plus, he reveals the movie that changed his life.

Films Mentioned:

The Fog of War
The Thin Blue Line
American Dharma
The Unknown Known
Psycho
The Pigeon Tunnel
Gates of Heaven
Vernon, Florida
Conan the Barbarian
Creature From The Black Lagoon
This Island Earth
Tarnished Angels
Imitation of Life
Les Enfants du Paradis
Au Hasard Balthazar

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Damien Chazelle Feb 27, 2024

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Director Damien Chazelle ( La La Land, First Man) describes his childhood as a budding filmmaker inspired by Walt Disney, his path to getting his first film made (Whiplash), and how the pandemic impacted casting for his recent epic Babylon. Chazelle surprises – and delights – host Ben Mankiewicz as they discuss his parents’ favorite films and which movies always make him cry.

Films Mentioned:

La La Land
Whiplash
Jurassic Park
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Annie Hall
Speed
Volcano
Lethal Weapon
Taken
The Last Exorcism Part 2
10 Cloverfield Lane
Ouija
Paranormal Activity*
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg*
West Side Story
Singin’ in the Rain*
The Sound of Music
An American in Paris
First Man
Babylon
Peter Pan
Full Metal Jacket*
Paths of Glory
City Lights*
Make Way For Tomorrow
Black and Tan
St. Louis Blues
The Emperor Jones*
Vertigo
La Grande Vadrouille
The Red Circle
The 400 Blows*
The 13th Warrior

*Available on Max as of 2/27 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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Alexander Payne Feb 20, 2024

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Director Alexander Payne (Election, Sideways, About Schmidt) talks about the inspiration for his new film The Holdovers, what it’s like working with actors Paul Giamatti and George Clooney, and addresses the rumors of an Election sequel. He also shares the movie forever associated with one of his more awkward teenage dates. Plus, terrific answers to the Super 8!

Films Mentioned:

Election*
Sideways
About Schmidt
Nebraska
The Holdovers
Paper Moon*
Citizen Ruth
Seconds
Something's Gotta Give
The Descendants
The Passion of Martin
Inspector Gadget
Citizen Kane*
Downsizing
Meet The Parents
Jurassic Park 3
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Modern Times*
Viridiana
Seven Samurai*
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Annie Hall
Manhattan
Taxi Driver
A Special Day
City Lights*
Bicycle Thieves*
Ikiru
Red Beard*
Dersu Uzala
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Unknown Known
Cinema Paradiso
Gone With the Wind*
Doctor Zhivago
Casablanca*
The Garden of the Finzi Contini
The Two of Us
The Wolf of Wall Street
Out of the Past
The Friends of Eddie Coyle

*Available on Max as of 2/20 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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