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Apr 2024
1h 4m

Bonus Episode: Mario Cantone

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About this episode

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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