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. Ben Mankiewicz, the Turner Classic Movies host, collects these moviegoing memories from Hollywood’s most interesting writers, actors, and directors in Talking Pictures. Movie-lovers swap stories, jokes, surprising moments, and endless movie recommendations. For the cinephile or the casual movie lover, this podcast is a conversation about all the life that happens because of watching movies.
Over the course of 10 episodes, Ben Mankiewicz sits down with some of Hollywood’s most influential actors and filmmakers to discuss the movies that inspired them, touched them, and made them laugh. Guests include and are not limited to: Nancy Meyers, Bill Hader, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Bill Murray, Jane Lynch and more.
Talking Pictures has two seasons so far, and the podcast saw immense success across a variety of platforms. The show charted on Apple and Spotify’s Top US Charts and TV & Film charts and was featured across different podcast platforms. The show garnered over 130 press hits across several media outlets like Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and IndieWire. The podcast was also nominated for two Signal Awards.
