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Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

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From Turner Classic Movies and HBO Max, Talking Pictures is a podcast about movies, memories, and all the life that happens in between. Join host Ben Mankiewicz as he 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. They swap stories, jokes, surprising moments, and endless movie recommendations then watch some of those very same films on the streaming service HBO Max.©2026 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. or its subsidiaries and affiliates. Art
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  • Ron Howard

    Ron Howard
    Jul 2 2026
    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.” 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Tony Goldwyn

    Tony Goldwyn
    Jun 25 2026
    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. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Hiro Murai

    Hiro Murai
    Jun 18 2026
    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.” 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
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