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 inte ... Show More
May 23
Presenting Cautionary Tales | Lights, Camera, Tax Break
If you like You Must Remember This, you might also enjoy Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford, a podcast about stories of historic human error, catastrophes, and heists, and the lessons we can learn from such mishaps. In this episode of Cautionary Tales, Tim examines what happens wh ... Show More
46m 48s
May 2
Welcome to Hollywoodland: John Waters: Subversion, Shock, and the Ultimate Outsider
If you’ve finished all episodes of The Old Man is Still Alive, I’ve got another treat for you from Jake Brennan at Hollywoodland. Have a listen to this episode of Hollywoodland about John Waters, from his beginnings in X-rated art films to cult classics like Hairspray and Crybaby ... Show More
41m 10s
Apr 24
John Huston, Part Two: 1975-1987 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 15)
In part two of our season finale, we explore the final decade of John Huston’s life and career. As he was slowly dying of emphysema and undergoing massive turmoil in his personal life, Huston continued to work almost compulsively on both passion projects (The Man Who Would Be Kin ... Show More
54m 59s
Oct 2020
The Nancy Meyers Hall of Fame
This week is the 40th anniversary of ‘Private Benjamin,’ Meyers’s first screenplay. Meyers would go on to write and direct a number of modern comedy classics, including ‘What Women Want,’ ‘Something’s Gotta Give,’ ‘It’s Complicated,’ and, yes, ‘The Holiday.’ Sean and Amanda dive ... Show More
1h 58m
Jan 2024
Our 2024 Movie Resolutions, ‘Anyone but You,’ and ‘The Color Purple’
Sean and Amanda give some box office thoughts from the last couple weeks, before honing in on two films in theaters right now: Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s sex comedy ‘Anyone but You’ (15:00) and the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel ‘The Color Purple’ (49:00). They ... Show More
1h 25m
May 2022
I Saw What You Did - Face Pyramid Scheme
Millie and Danielle discuss EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) and THE SKIN I LIVE IN (2011), freaky old movie hospitals, secret children, and Nunsploitation. Plus, the wonderful Julie Klausner (Double Threat podcast, Difficult People) joins the ladies to talk about “radio movies” and re ... Show More
1h 46m
Nov 2022
85: Julie and Julia Is A Perfect Movie.
Our beloved Tucci month is rounding out to a close, and we are honored to include Julie and Julia as our finisher. Miles joins us to discuss a movie with almost zero conflict, that still manages to be flawless, with the Tooch as hot as ever. To learn more about listener data and ... Show More
1h 7m
Feb 2023
ERASERHEAD with Amy Nicholson
Thrilled to be joined by film critic Amy Nicholson (Unspooled, Tom Cruise: Anatomy Of An Actor, The AMC Mayfair Witches Podcast) to discuss David Lynch's first film ERASERHEAD. Tiny mutant-baby screams, heads falling off, a lady in a radiator...this surreal watch has something fo ... Show More
1h 26m
Apr 2024
‘Monkey Man’ Is Here! Plus, the Top Five 21st Century Directorial Debuts.
Sean and Amanda dig into the successes and shortcomings of this week’s biggest release at the box office: Dev Patel’s directorial debut, ‘Monkey Man’ (1:00). They discuss, among other things, the unique action put to screen and the movie’s rumored behind-the-scenes studio managem ... Show More
1h 16m