Talking Pictures

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Filmmaker David Dylan Thomas and author Kevin Smokler discuss box office, overlooked gems, and whatever strikes their fancy about movies today.

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Talking Pictures: Directors' Trademarks

Those little quirks that tie a director's work together and what they say about the artist. 5:20 - Box Office: The Twilight Generation vs. The Muppets Generation. 21:29 - Feature Segment: Director's trademarks, from Tarantino to Brooks. 49:11 - Overlooked Gems: You'd better sit down. Kev picked a documentary. Also, Dave gets 80's nostalgic with a movie from the 00's. Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler ( @weegee ) and David Dylan Thomas ( @movie_pundit )....

Nov 30, 2011•58 min

Talking Pictures: So, You Wanna Start Watching Web Series?

Our special guest Jason Govern takes us through the wild, wooly world of web series. Also, Kevin gets eaten by bears. 2:15 - Box Office: (For 10/7/11) - The Circle of Disney 14:35 - Feature Segment - What the hell are web series and how are us old fogeys supposed to keep track? 29:25 - Kevin gets eaten by bears (which is to say his internet connection breaks and we go on without him). 51:37 - Overlooked Gems - Tom Hooper before The King's Speech and Charlton Heston before, um, Charlton Heston. T...

Oct 10, 2011•59 min

Talking Pictures: When Comedies Liked to Score

1:08 - Dave complains about the weather on two coasts. 2:40 - Box Office: What if all romantic comedies were cast with apes? 19:30 - Feature Segment: What happened to cinematic artistry in comedies? 34:52 - Once again we attempt to psychoanalyze Kevin's deep-seated hatred of Judd Apatow. 48:00 - Overlooked Gems: A Salt Lake City film without any Mormons and a Danny Boyle film you've never heard of. Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler ( @weegee ) and David Dylan Thomas ( @movie_pundit )....

Aug 19, 2011•59 min

Talking Pictures: When All Else Fails

0:50 - We very slowly get around to introducing our special guest, Justin Sondak. Plus, marsupial trivia. 3:08 - Box Office: No alarms and no surprises. 13:32 - Feature Segment: When all else fails, actors that can save your movie. 34:33 - Overlooked Gems: An Ebert favorite, a headbanger with a pilot's license, and a good version of You Got Served. Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler ( @weegee ) and David Dylan Thomas ( @movie_pundit ). This week's special guest was Justin Sondak (@jayso...

Jul 19, 2011•48 min

Talking Pictures: Transmedia

0:29 - Box Office: The plague of "blockbuster lite" movies. (Also, Kevin's sound suddenly gets worse for no reason.) 10:19 - Feature Segment: What is transmedia and why should Kevin care? (Also, Kevin's sound suddenly gets better for no reason.) 35:34 - Overlooked Gems: You can't make Christina Ricci ugly and getting nostalgic for a medium that's making a comeback. Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler ( @weegee ) and David Dylan Thomas ( @movie_pundit )....

Apr 07, 2011•47 min

Talking Pictures: The Oscars

0:17 - Dave and Kev talk about their Oscar plans. 5:30 - Box Office. In which we try to explain the success of Justin Bieber and Black Swan . 27:51 - Feature Segment: What having 10 Best Picture nominees tells us about the history and future of the Oscars. 41:51 - Overlooked Gems: A current best screenwriter nominee's early work and a documentary on an unlikely subject.

Feb 22, 2011•50 min

Talking Pictures: The Year in Review

1:19 - Box Office: How Alice in Wonderland will usher in an era of fanfic. 23:50 - Feature Segment: Where all the black movies at? 34:50 - Dave's two-year-old makes a guest appearance. 42:43 - Overlooked Gems: The dark side of Ben Stiller, and Paris without the clichés.

Jan 06, 2011•53 min

Talking Pictures: Stoppable

0:35 - Bad Movie Title Puns, Inc. 3:38 - Box Office: Harry Potter masks Tangled's success. 18:51 - Feature Segment: How do we find out what's in theaters in the age of the DVR? 41:28 - Overlooked Gems: Dave picks a movie you probably can't see and Kevin picks a title you probably can't define.

Dec 07, 2010•52 min

Talking Pictures: Yet Another Social Network Podcast

In which Kevin and Dave discuss the pros and cons of Aaron Sorkin. 0:50 - A discussion of film festivals that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the podcast. 16:10 - Box Office: Dave commits film geek heresy. 38:00 - Feature Segment: Is there anything left to say about The Social Network? Probably not, but that never stopped us before. 1:07:20 - Overlooked Gems: Two unlikely but entertaining options for your Halloween viewing pleasure.

Oct 27, 2010•1 hr 17 min

Talking Pictures: Contempt Prior to Investigation

In which Kevin and Dave confess which movies they just don't like for no reason whatsoever. 0:25 - And now, apropos of nothing, the Great American Songbook 2:15 - Box Office: A protracted discussion of the Robert Rodriguez milieu. 18:30 - Feature Segment: What types of movies do you just not watch even though you probably should? 30:30 - Overlooked Gems: The ultimate Michael Cera film and the last hurrah of Dave Chappelle.

Sep 11, 2010•41 min

Talking Pictures: Cruel Summer

00:16 - Kevin didn't like Inception ! I know, right? 04:15 - Box Office: Kevin is mystified by The Other Guys . 19:41 - Feature Segment: Worst. Summer. Ever. Or was it? 30:50 - Overlooked Gems: What's an eight-letter-word for "competition doc" and the Citizen Kane of movies you haven't seen.

Aug 14, 2010•41 min

Talking Pictures: Too Many Movies

The problem isn't that there aren't any good movies; it's that there are too many. 00:25 - Box Office: Inception is awesome. Let me say that again. Inception is awesome. 18:57 - The Great Sort: How do we find movies that we love in such a great sea? 25:25 - Dave goes off on a rant about what movie theaters need to do to survive and how the studios should help. 32:22 - We somehow get back on topic. 42:45 - Overlooked gems: Kevin meets a celebrity and the documentary that inspired "Vogue"....

Jul 24, 2010•53 min

Talking Pictures: The "Beige" Edition

This summer ain't looking great for movies. We say stay at home or take up jetskiiing. 2:00 Weekly Box Office. Shrek triumphs (modestly), Sex and the City 2 hangs on despite itself. Prince of Persia matters who to what now? 23:45. "Beige" movies and actors i.e. you don't care enough to hate or love. The worst criticism imaginable. 42:20. This week's "Overlooked Gems" Churchy Documentaries and "A Very Long Engagement."

Jun 10, 2010•49 min

Talking Pictures: The Return

After many (maybe two) years, Talking Pictures is back with a look at Summer Movies. 02:00. - Box Office Wrap-Up: Not even a fair fight. 15:00 - Summer Movies, what did we ever do to them? 25:50 - Overlooked gems, Sam Rockwell and Robert Duvall FTW.

May 22, 2010•32 min

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