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Ron Howard
2 juli 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard tells host Ben Mankiewicz that he feared being “branded” a supernatural comedy director following the success of “Splash” and “Cocoon.” After tapping guidance from his “Happy Days” boss, Garry Marshall, and insight from Frank Capra’s biography, Howard set forth to explore the medium of film in all its genres as a director. He tells Ben about being mesmerized by “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The Graduate” and learning how to work with stars when acting in “The Shootist” with John Wayne directed by Don Siegel. Ron Howard’s Super 8 answers run the gamut from nods to “Project Hail Mary.” and “Eastern Promises,” to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” and “Blazing Saddles.” Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Night Shift
Splash
Cocoon
Grand Theft Auto
It Happened One Night
Brian’s Song
Boys in the Band
The Wild Bunch
The Graduate
Bonnie and Clyde
White Heat
The Shootist
Charley Varrick
Skyward
Eden
The Paper
The Missing
Backdraft
Frontier Woman
The Journey
Around the World in 80 Days
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Project Hail Mary
Eastern Promises
Unforgiven
A Face in the Crowd
Gone with the Wind
Matilda
High Noon
Arrival
Something About Mary
Terms of Endearment
As Good as it Gets
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
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Tony Goldwyn
25 juni 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
Actor-Director Tony Goldwyn talks with host Ben Mankiewicz about breaking into Hollywood where his family roots run deep and the Goldwyn name looms large. Tony looks back on the ups and downs of his acting career from Ghost to One Battle After Another and explains that directing became a way to get some control in a largely unpredictable business. He also admits that he nearly passed on Scandal– a role that revitalized his career. In the Super 8, he shares his most memorable movie watching experience: being absolutely terrified by The Exorcist. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Ghost
Ezra
One Battle After Another
Dodsworth
Saturday Night Fever
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Gaby: A True Story
Blood Simple
A Walk On The Moon
Someone Like You
Conviction
The Exorcist
The Godfather Part II
Howard’s End
The Maltese Falcon
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Madness of King George
When Harry Met Sally
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Hiro Murai
18 juni 2026 · 58 min
Director/Producer Hiro Murai whose new show is Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay,” joins host Ben Mankiewicz. They discuss why he and Donald Glover collaborate so well and how their initial approach to making “Atlanta” was unsustainable. Murai and Ben debate the value of surrealism in art and Murai reveals that he once pitched himself to direct a Beyonce video but completely understands why he didn’t get the gig. His answers to the Super 8 span Japanese films like Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro” and Takeshi Kitano’s “Sonatine” to the Albert Brooks comedy “Modern Romance” and Kubrick’s “The Shining.” Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Rosemary’s Baby
Eraserhead
Cool Runnings
The Shining
Terminator 2: Judgement Day AKA T2
Elevator To The Gallows
Boogie Nights
No Country For Old Men
Jurassic Park
Modern Romance
La Chimera
2001: A Space Odyssey
Ran
My Neighbor Totoro
Tampopo
The Sound of Music
Reds
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Sally Field
11 juni 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
Oscar-winning actress Sally Field gets real with Ben Mankiewicz. Drawing on her memoir In Pieces, she discusses her fraught relationship with ex-boyfriend/Smokey and the Bandit co-star Burt Reynolds and his similarity to her abusive step-father. During The Flying Nun she was introduced to the Actors Studio where she transformed from a sitcom actress Hollywood had written off into someone who could fight for Norma Rae, fight Spielberg twice for Lincoln, and win both battles. In the Super 8 she praises the work of Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and reveals she rarely cries at movies. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Smokey and the Bandit
Sybil
Norma Rae
The Way West
Places in the Heart
Lincoln
Gone with the Wind
Them!
The Searchers
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Charade
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
The Enchanted Cottage
A Letter to Three Wives
Hooper
Absence of Malice
Steel Magnolias
Forrest Gump
Hud
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Susan Sarandon
4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon joins Ben Mankiewicz to share unvarnished stories of a life in films– from making Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bull Durham, Witches of Eastwick, and Pretty Baby to navigating the cynical world of showbiz. She argues that every film is political– either challenging the status quo or enforcing it– and reveals her input into the iconic ending of Thelma & Louise which turns 35 this year. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
The Nutty Professor
The Accompanist
Dead Man Walking
Joe
Atlantic City
Pretty Baby
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Witches of Eastwick
Bull Durham
Sirat
Afterlife
Grapes of Wrath
Lord of the Rings
Bambi
Waiting for Guffman
Best in Show
Thelma & Louise
Being There
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Front Page, 1974
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Rosie Perez
28 mei 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez sits down with host Ben Mankiewicz to discuss the films that shaped her career—Do the Right Thing and Fearless—as well as early favorites like Saturday Night Fever and Double Indemnity. She reflects on building a career in an industry that didn’t readily accept her for who she is, and speaks candidly about being raised in a strict Catholic home for girls. In the Super 8 segment, she tells Ben about an amazing boxing story she’d love to see on the big screen. Lees meer
Films Mentioned
The Way We Were
Do The Right Thing
Fearless
Criminal Justice
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Little Princess (Shirley Temple version), 1939
Old Yeller
Rosemary's Baby
Saturday Night Fever
Double Indemnity
Cool Hand Luke
Some Like It Hot
Detour
Young Frankenstein
Stormy Weather
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Patton Oswalt
21 mei 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt joins host Ben Mankiewicz for a live taping of Talking Pictures recorded at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on the eve of the 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival. An obsessive movie fan, Patton sees hundreds of films a year; he hates talkers in theaters but loves when going to a movie turns into a bonding experience with strangers. From his acting career, he tells stories of being suspended in a tree on the set of “Magnolia” and doing a sex scene with Charlize Theron in “Young Adult.” In the Super 8, Oswalt shares films you’ll want to remember and see the first chance you get. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Young Adult
Ratatouille
The D.I.
Halloween
Magnolia
Hard Eight
Young Adult
Stalag 17
The Great Escape
Yojimbo
Bad News Bears, 1976
Casablanca
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Return of the Living Dead
Three Kings
Gates of Heaven
Bachelor Party
Baby Driver
After Life
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Planet of The Apes
Wait Until Dark
Man With No Name
A Catered Affair
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
Sergeant York
The Taking of Pelham 123
Female Trouble
Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Twelve Chairs
Blazing Saddles
Ikiru
Kingpin
Quick Change
Pig
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Edgar Wright
14 mei 2026 · 1 uur
Talking Pictures is back with ardent movie fan and beloved filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead and The Running Man). He talks with host Ben Mankiewicz about living in Quentin Tarantino’s guesthouse, action movie montages, and being mesmerized by Sidney Poitier at the TCM Classic Film Festival. To Ben’s surprise, Wright christens Ben’s home studio with a perfect classic film moniker. Lees meer
Films mentioned:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Shaun of the Dead
Baby Driver
The Running Man
Hot Fuzz
The World’s End
Star Wars: Episode IV:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Watership Down
The Lord of The Rings (1978 animated film)
Popeye
Evil Dead and Evil Dead II
El Mariachi
Reservoir Dogs
Bad Taste
Rumble In The Bronx
Something About Mary
Silence of the Lambs
In the Heat of the Night
Raising Arizona
Goodfellas
Pink Panther films
Hellraiser
The Wages of Fear
Sorcerer
Lawrence of Arabia
E.T.
Umberto D.
This Is Spinal Tap
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Coming Soon: Talking Pictures
7 mei 2026 · 1 min
Season three of Talking Pictures is back, with a brand new lineup of guests celebrating the movies they love, this time on video. Lees meer
Host Ben Mankiewicz invites some of the most iconic figures in Hollywood for an intimate conversation at his home studio. Guests like Sally Field, Edgar Wright, and Susan Sarandon open up about the moments that made them, the movies that informed them, and share behind-the-scenes stories that haven’t been told. Of course, every episode ends with the Super 8, where they reveal the movies that make them laugh, cry, and that they can’t forget.
From TCM and HBO Max, this is Season 3 of Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast, hosted by Ben Mankiewicz.
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Joachim Trier
26 februari 2026 · 55 min
Oscar-nominated writer/director Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value) talks with Host Ben Mankiewicz about how being raised in a filmmaking family shaped his worldview and his career. Ben and Joachim bond over E.T., Hitchcock's villains, and the enduring humor of Step Brothers. At the end you get a rare peek at a couple of Ben’s prized movie posters. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Sentimental Value
The Passion of Joan of Arc (aka La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc)
The Worst Person in the World
Oslo, August 31st
Tarzan the Ape Man
Mon Oncle
E.T.
The Hunt (aka The Chasers)
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
The Champ, 1979 and The Champ, 1931
F1
Annie Hall
Salò
Solaris
Notorious
Amarcord
Flashdance
Fame
Flight of the Eagle
The Emigrants
The New Land
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Sting
Slap Shot
Step Brothers
One Battle After Another
Kes
Harry and Tonto
Where Eagles Dare
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Chloé Zhao
23 februari 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Oscar-nominated writer/director Chloé Zhao (Hamnet) reveals why she has dance parties on set and what happened when a Los Angeles high school teacher took her under his wing. This two-time Academy Award winner, whose latest film is up for eight Oscars, also reveals where she stores her Oscars. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Hamnet
Nomadland
Terminator 2
True Lies
Ghost
Sister Act
Basic Instinct
Happy Together
The Matrix
The Mummy
Ghost In The Shell
The Rider
Red River
Jeremiah Johnson
My Darling Clementine
Unforgiven
Avatar
Titanic
Aliens
Alien
Star Wars
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Land of Silence and Darkness
Into the Abyss
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
The Tree of Life
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Casablanca
Interstellar
The Searchers
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Bonus Episode: Eli Roth
7 mei 2025 · 1 uur 5 min
In this bonus episode of Talking Pictures recorded live at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, host Ben Mankiewicz chats with director and actor Eli Roth. They discuss Roth’s close relationship with David Lynch and his role as The Bear Jew in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds.” Known for his horror films, we discover that scary movies made a young Eli Roth projectile vomit! The Super 8 reveals Roth’s broad film knowledge and his family admiration for Mel Brooks movies. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Cabin Fever
Hostel
Hostel 2
The Green Inferno
Thanksgiving
Inglourious Basterds
Death Proof
Pulp Fiction
True Romance
The Idol*
Ben-Hur
Eraserhead*
Superman: The Movie (1978)*
The French Connection
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Conversation
Knock Knock
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Night Moves
Scarecrow
Quiz Show
The Paper
The Music of Chance
Dr. Strangelove
Rabbits
The Scary of Sixty-First
Jimmy and Stiggs
It Follows*
The Ring
Clown
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Alien
Private Parts
House of 1000 Corpses
Saw
Nosferatu (2024)
All Hallows' Eve
Terrifier
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Scream VI
Sleepaway Camp
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Outland
Dracula (1979)
Kingdom of the Spiders
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Evil Dead
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Devil's Rejects
American Werewolf in London
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Wizard of Oz*
Wild at Heart
Joe (1070)
The Breakfast Club
Re-Animator
Porky's
Zapped
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
My Chauffeur
2001: A Space Odyssey*
Blue Velvet*
Pink Flamingos
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
One-Eyed Jacks
House of Wax (1953)
A Night at the Opera
A Day at the Races
Young Frankenstein
The Producers (1967)
Blazing Saddles
High Anxiety
American Psycho
The Sixth Sense
Friends with Benefits
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
America's Sweethearts
The Exorcist
The Shining
Suspiria (1977)
*Available on Max as of 5/7 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Paul Scheer
4 februari 2025 · 58 min
One of the godfathers of movie podcasts, Paul Scheer launched How Did This Get Made? fifteen years ago. His love of movies started as a kid on Long Island working at a Blockbuster Video. Through his talent for improv comedy, he ended up writing, directing and performing in some of the funniest shows ever put on TV. Paul details his rollercoaster career, his extremely awkward celebrity encounters, and how movies were often an escape from his difficult childhood. In the Super 8, Paul tells Ben how he once lined up at 6:00 AM... just to watch a trailer. Lees meer
Films Mentioned :
Ordinary People
The Milagro Beanfield War
Dollars
Heaven Can Wait
Shampoo
The Elephant Man
The Avengers
Iron Man 3
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Meet Joe Black
The Cable Guy*
Galaxy Quest
Twilight
Psycho 4: A New Beginning
Ghost
Phantasm
Flowers in the Attic
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Happy Gilmore
Back to the Future
Groundhog Day
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Grosse Pointe Blank
Midnight Run
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
*Available on Max as of 2/04 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Pamela Adlon
28 januari 2025 · 57 min
Pamela Adlon landed her first movie role when she was sixteen, and then twenty years later, she won an Emmy... for playing a teenage boy. Her thirteen seasons as Bobby Hill on King of the Hill made her a world-famous voice actor, but she's equally renowned for creating and starring in Better Things. Pam is also a director – her first feature, Babes, came out last year – and she sits down with Ben Mankiewicz to discuss her deep love of movies, which includes everything from musicals to the films of John Cassavetes. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Grease 2
Babes
Biosphere
Creep
The Animatrix
Anora
Deadwood*
Porky's
Love Streams
Fame
Bugsy Malone
The Wiz
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Guns of Navarone
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Mamma Mia!*
My Old Ass
Schindler's List
The Notebook
Terms of Endearment
Coming Home
The Birdcage*
Merrie Melodies - Rabbit Hood
*Available on Max as of 1/28 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Charles Barkley
21 januari 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
NBA legend Charles Barkley became addicted to movies as a rookie, when he'd sneak into theaters to escape the limelight for a couple of hours. By the time he changed careers from baller to broadcaster, he was a bonafide film buff, with strong opinions on all kinds of movies. In this hilarious episode, Sir Charles talks to Ben Mankiewicz about the similarities between a film crew and a basketball team, the secret to hosting Saturday Night Live, and the courtroom classic that never fails to make him laugh. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Space Jam
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
A Quiet Place
All the Way*
The Beekeeper
Jaws
Arsenic and Old Lace
It Happened One Night
Gladiator
Any Given Sunday
Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard
My Cousin Vinny
A Bronx Tale
Pulp Fiction
Malcolm X
The Karate Kid
Stripes
Taps
Taxi Driver
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Ten Commandments
Ben-Hur
In the Heat of the Night
Brian's Song
Field of Dreams
The Sixth Sense
Dirty Harry
Rawhide
*Available on Max as of 01/21 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Paul Feig
14 januari 2025 · 57 min
From Bridesmaids to Spy to The Heat, Paul Feig has become Hollywood's go-to guy for raunchy, big-budget comedies about women. But his directing career only took off after his acting career crashed and burned. This week, Paul tells Ben Mankiewicz how getting fired from a beloved sitcom forced him out of his comfort zone and into a new role behind the camera. And during the Super 8, Paul reveals how his mother's taste in movies led to his love of double-breasted suits. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Bridesmaids
The Heat
Spy
A Simple Favor
Animal House
Life Sold Separately
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Blues Brothers
Thelma & Louise
Animal Crackers
What's Up, Doc?
Jackpot!
Ghostbusters
The Purge
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Raiders of the Lost Ark
An American Werewolf in London
Polite Society
Napoleon Dynamite
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
His Girl Friday
Cabaret
It's a Wonderful Life
Poltergeist
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Henry Winkler
7 januari 2025 · 1 uur
Host Ben Mankiewicz begins the new year by talking to the nicest man in Hollywood, actor Henry Winkler. Winkler admits it was almost impossible to find work after his 10-year run as the Fonz on Happy Days. He reminisces about his friendships with Sylvester Stallone and Ron Howard and shares his struggles with dyslexia. And we get the inspiring story of how he got the second role of a lifetime on HBO’s Barry. Winkler is an enthusiastic movie watcher, so his Super 8 is full of gems.
Films Mentioned: Lees meerThe Waterboy
Little Nicky
Barry*
The Lords of Flatbush
Rocky
Heroes
The One and Only
Night Shift
Scream*
Rebel Without a Cause*
City of God
The Alamo
Nobody
Casablanca*
Love Actually
Notting Hill
Four Weddings and a Funeral*
Les Compères
The Out-of-Towners
*Available on Max as of 1/7 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Jane Lynch
17 december 2024 · 54 min
Emmy-winner Jane Lynch is known for bringing her razor-sharp comic edge to movies like Best in Show and TV shows like Glee. But her biggest break came in a famous commercial for… Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes! She talks to host Ben Mankiewicz about breaking down a scene with Harrison Ford, the difference between masculine and feminine improv, and the film that made her sob all the way home from the theater.
Films Mentioned: Lees meerBest in Show
The 40-Year Old Virgin
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Ninotchka
Camille
Anna Christie
The Wizard of Oz*
Gone with the Wind*
Sophie's Choice
The Devil Wears Prada*
Hang 'Em High
Three Days of the Condor
Husbands and Wives
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Sting
The Fugitive
A Mighty Wind
For Your Consideration
Mascots
Legally Blonde
American Pie
The White Lotus*
Waiting for Guffman
This Is Spinal Tap
Private Benjamin
Funny Girl
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Big Sleep
White Christmas
Terms of Endearment
*Available on Max as of 12/17 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Jason Reitman
10 december 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
This week, writer/director Jason Reitman (Saturday Night, Juno, Up in the Air) joins host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about growing up on a movie set, his brief stint writing for Saturday Night Live, and the joys of directing George Clooney. Reitman also reveals what his father, the late director Ivan Reitman, taught him about storytelling and making movies. During the Super 8, Jason surprises Ben with the movie props in his enviable collection.
Films Mentioned: Lees meerMeatballs
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Dave
Thank You For Smoking
Juno
Inglourious Basterds
Animal House
Up in the Air*
Saturday Night
The Front Runner
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The Fabelmans
Westworld
Jurassic Park*
Twins
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Back to the Future
Jaws
The Godfather
Election
Dr. Strangelove
Harold and Maude
Shampoo
Carnal Knowledge
The Graduate
Taxi Driver
The Conversation
Run Lola Run
The Blair Witch Project
Sexy Beast
American Psycho
Wet Hot American Summer
Pulp Fiction
Dazed and Confused
Slacker*
Bad News Bears
Boyhood
A Scanner Darkly
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Field of Dreams
Stand by Me
Breaking Away
Little Miss Sunshine
24 Hour Party People
Casablanca*
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Magnolia
Boogie Nights
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Singin' in the Rain*
*Available on Max as of 12/10 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Carol Burnett
3 december 2024 · 58 min
Carol Burnett’s life has always spun around the movies. She tells Ben Mankiewicz about her childhood spent in Hollywood movie theaters, the famous actor who helped her break into showbiz, and the movie parodies in her groundbreaking television variety show. In fact, at 91, Carol Burnett remembers more about movies than Ben! We cap it all off with a delightful Super 8 complete with seasonal gems. Plus, Carol and Ben discuss their Wordle stats…listen to find out who’s winning.
Films Mentioned: Lees meerThe Carol Burnett Show
New Faces
The Pajama Game
Babes in Arms
All About Eve
Gone with the Wind*
The Fighting Guardsman
Inferno (1953)
Strangers on a Train
On Moonlight Bay*
Citizen Kane
The Dolly Sisters
The Godfather
It's a Wonderful Life
Capricorn One
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Singin' in the Rain*
From Here to Eternity
Terms of Endearment
Some Like It Hot
Duel
*Available on Max as of 12/3 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Margot Robbie
26 november 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
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 Lees meerBarbie *
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
19 november 2024 · 56 min
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 Lees meerSomebody 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
12 november 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
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: Lees meerMeatballs
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
30 oktober 2024 · 2 min
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. Lees meer
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
26 april 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
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: Lees meerSex 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
19 maart 2024 · 59 min
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. Lees meer
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
12 maart 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
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. Lees meer
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
5 maart 2024 · 55 min
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. Lees meer
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
27 februari 2024 · 57 min
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. Lees meer
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
20 februari 2024 · 1 uur
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! Lees meer
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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Mel Brooks
13 februari 2024 · 38 min
Host Ben Mankiewicz hangs out with his friend, 97-year-old legend Mel Brooks (The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein) in this often hilarious and sometimes poignant episode. Mel reminisces about Gene Wilder, David Lynch, his wife Anne Bancroft, and best friend Carl Reiner. He also recounts a tremendously funny dinner with Alfred Hitchcock. Mel Brooks has spent a lifetime watching and making movies so you don’t want to miss his answers to our Super 8 questionnaire. Lees meer
Films Mentioned:
Blazing Saddles*
Young Frankenstein
The Producers
High Anxiety
Psycho
Vertigo
The Elephant Man
Eraserhead*
Frankenstein (1931)
Casablanca*
Swing Time
Top Hat
Broadway Melody of 1940
Ninotchka
The Gods Must Be Crazy
It Happened One Night
Spaceballs*
Random Harvest
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
*Available on Max as of 2/13 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Cord Jefferson
6 februari 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
Writer director Cord Jefferson (American Fiction) and host Ben Mankiewicz talk life transitions, bravery, and family for this in-depth conversation. Jefferson charts his path from journalist to TV writer to first-time film director of 2023’s celebrated American Fiction. He shares the movies important to him and gives his take on the ending of Shawshank Redemption. Lees meer
FILMS MENTIONED:
American Fiction
Saltburn
Promising Young Woman
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Master of None
The Good Place
Succession*
Watchmen*
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Do The Right Thing
Jacob’s Ladder
Clueless
Cruel Intentions
Dangerous Liaisons
Punch-Drunk Love
Shawshank Redemption
Paths of Glory
The Killing
Eyes Wide Shut
Full Metal Jacket*
Pulp Fiction*
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles*
Philadelphia
*Available on Max as of 2/6 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Emerald Fennell
30 januari 2024 · 52 min
Writer-director Emerald Fennell has made two of the most talked about movies in recent years: Saltburn and Promising Young Woman. Fennell tells host Ben Mankiewicz why she makes uncomfortable films, why she prefers directing over acting, and shares a formative experience watching Jurassic Park. She also challenges Ben on his knee-jerk aversion to costume dramas. You don’t want to miss that!
FILMS MENTIONED: Lees meerBarbie*
Promising Young Woman
Saltburn
Casablanca* The Favourite
Smokey and the Bandit
Star Wars
The Death of Stalin
Dangerous Liaisons
Napoleon
Jurassic Park
Midnight Run
Out of Sight
Bridge of Spies
Ben-Hur
A Walk To Remember
Cape Fear (1991)
Cape Fear (1962)
Natural Born Killers*
To Die For Killing of a Sacred Deer
Beau is Afraid
Melancholia
The Shining
Mrs. Miniver
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Random Harvest
Brief Encounter*
*Available on Max as of 1/30 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Steven Soderbergh
23 januari 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
This episode of Talking Pictures is special for host Ben Mankiewicz, whose favorite film of all time is Out of Sight, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Ben sits down with Soderbergh (Ocean’s 11, Full Circle, Erin Brockovich) to talk ‘70s films, George Clooney, and how one maintains a 35-year career as a film director. Soderbergh also offers a little relationship advice and answers the Super 8, during which he reveals how many movies he watched in high school. Trust us, it’s a lot. Lees meer
FILMS MENTIONED:
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean’s Twelve
Ocean’s Thirteen
Magic Mike
Magic Mike’s Last Dance*
Out of Sight
Schizopolis*
Gray’s Anatomy*
The Last Detail
Seconds
The Parallax View
Wanda*
Carnal Knowledge
The Landlord
Being There
Mad Max
Witches of Eastwick
Kafka
King of the Hill
The Underneath
Erin Brockovich
Michael Clayton
Contagion
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Casablanca*
Mildred Pierce*
Four Daughters
Angels with Dirty Faces
The Knick*
Jaws
Planet of the Apes
Three Days of the Condor
EO
Au Hasard Balthazar
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Happy as Lazaro
The Maltese Falcon
Stormy Weather
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Behind the Candelabra*
*Available on Max as of 1/23 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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Nancy Meyers
16 januari 2024 · 50 min
Our first guest on Talking Pictures is writer director Nancy Meyers (Something’s Gotta Give, It’s Complicated, The Holiday). Recorded at her home, host Ben Mankiewicz talks with Meyers about casting Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, getting script advice from Sunset Boulevard director Billy Wilder, and they discuss what it’s like to become famous for her interiors. Spoiler: it’s frustrating! Nancy Meyers also answers our Super 8 questionnaire and reveals which film had her running from the theater in absolute terror. Lees meer
FILMS MENTIONED:
Something’s Gotta Give
It’s Complicated
The Holiday
Sunset Boulevard
His Girl Friday
Harry and Walter Go To New York
Terms of Endearment
About Schmidt
Reds
The Magnificent Seven
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly*
The Misfits
The Graduate
It’s a Wonderful Life
North by Northwest
Private Benjamin
Baby Boom
Double Indemnity
Stalag 17
Ace in the Hole
Some Like it Hot*
Sabrina
The Apartment
Lost Weekend
The Philadelphia Story
Bringing Up Baby
Trouble in Paradise
The Intern*
The Exorcist*
Love in the Afternoon*
Rear Window
Day For Night
A Man and a Woman
Paddington 2
The Worst Person in the World
Modern Times*
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The Great Escape
*Available on Max as of 1/16
(Availability of titles subject to change)
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Coming Soon: Talking Pictures
19 december 2023 · 2 min
From TCM and MAX, this is Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast, hosted by Ben Mankiewicz.
We all remember the first movie to really scare us, or the movie a parent loved and watched repeatedly. We know which movies changed us, inspiring a move or a new career path. Mankiewicz, the Turner Classic Movies host, collects these moviegoing memories from Hollywood’s most interesting writers, actors, and directors in Talking Pictures. Listen in as movie-lovers swap stories, jokes, surprising moments, and endless movie recommendations; then watch some of those very same films on the streaming service MAX. For the cinephile or the casual movie lover, this is a conversation about all the life that happens because of watching movies.
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