Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our fourth episode in our Nigel Phelps series we repeatedly Tap B and try to catch ourselves a Pikachu in Detective Pikachu (2019) This is our fourth instalment in our series on Nigel Phelps. This incredible production designer is responsible for bringing to life the imaginative worlds of some of the most iconic…

For our third episode in our Nigel Phelps series we put on some sandals and get sword wielding for Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 epic, Troy! This is our second instalment in our series on Nigel Phelps. This incredible production designer is responsible for bringing to life the imaginative worlds of some of the most iconic action films. 00:00:00 Intro 00…

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our second episode in our Nigel Phelps series, prepare to be extremely judged (or to judge us) as we throw the book of law at 1995's Judge Dredd. This is our second instalment in our series on Nigel Phelps. This incredible production designer is responsible for bringing to life the imaginative worlds of some of …

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our first episode in our Nigel Phelps series, fall into this vat of chemical waste whilst we talk about the beautifully rendered Gotham cCity of Batman (1989) This is our first instalment in our series on Nigel Phelps. This incredible production designer is responsible for bringing to life the imaginative worlds…

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! This week, Lincoln and Seamus take a break before jumping into a new miniseries to talk about a 'Betting List' they created, how it led them to watching 2023's unfortunate IP slough fest The Flash. Then, to get the taste out of their mouths, they list their 5 favourite supporting performances from Super Hero Cinema.…

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our fourth episode in our Héctor Elizondo series, we learn to sit like beautiful princesses, knight unsuspecting tram workers and how to get the PERFECT foot-popping kiss as we take a look back at the 2001 coming of age classic The Princess Diaries. This is our fourth instalment in our series on Elizondo. utilis…

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our third episode in our Héctor Elizondo series, we make a big mistake - huge! By trying to cover the 90's rom com classic - Pretty Woman. This is our third episode in our series on this incredible artist. Utilising a naturally calm demeanour and husky voice, Héctor has the range to portray comforting, menacing …

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our second episode in our Héctor Elizondo series, put on your best Armani suit and jump in your Mercedes to join us in the impossibly stylish 1980's classic film, American Gigolo. This is our second episode in our series on this incredible artist. Utilising a naturally calm demeanour and husky voice, Héctor has …

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our first episode in our Héctor Elizondo series, we are jumping on board and taking our audience hostage with the original 1974 classic The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. This is our first episode in our series on this incredible artist. Utilising a naturally calm demeanour and husky voice, Héctor has the range…

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our final episode in our Beth Grant series, we are traversing important questions of morality and hopefully not losing any coin tosses with the critically acclaimed No Country for Old Men (2007). This is the final episode in our series on this incredible character actor, whose roles can ground even the most bomb…

Welcome back to Supporting Cast! For our second episode in our Beth Grant series we are going down the rabbit (or worm) hole to talk about the cult classic Donnie Darko (2001), because sometimes we all doubt our commitment to Sparkle Motion. This is the second in our series on this incredible character actor, whose roles can ground even the most bo…

Welcome to Supporting Cast! This is our very first episode and we're kicking things off with some bang for your bus. In this episode we're diving into the action thriller Speed (1994). While Keanu is an absolute thirst trap, we're here to discuss the career of Beth Grant. This is the first in our series on this incredible character actor, whose rol…

We talk about what we learned discussing race and movie genres and peak into what's coming up next!

We conclude Season 1 of our series "Genre Busters" on race and film genres with a look at your submissions on our two questions 1. Name a science fiction movie where the main character is a person of color and 2. Name a sciente fiction movie where the cast is muli-ethnic just because not intentionally so. Also, previews of season 2!…

We end our Genre Busters series on race and movie genres looking at Science Fiction and cinematic visions of the future. Here on earth, the future, neigh the present, is multi-racial and multi-colored. Why doesn't it appear that way onscreen? This week's challenge: A two parter. Name a science fiction movie where the cast is multi-ethnic and that f…

We look at the results of the question we posed to the Talking Pictures Community: "Can you name the persuer (i.e. cop/FBI Agent etc.) in a crime movie who is played by a non-white actor?" "Crime Movies" = movie where the criminal is the main character. See "American Gangster," "New Jack City" etc.

We look at race and crime movies and issue the next listener challenge. Can you think of 3 crime movies where the persuer, the cop, the "good guy" isn't white? And you can only use one Denzel Washington, Will Smith or Wesley Snipes movie.

This week Jon and Lincoln take a look at Marvel's new rom-com "X-Men: Apocalypse". After the events of Days of Future Past, the gang has separated ways and began living their lives. Erik has a family, Dr. X is teaching, and Raven is being so Raven. Things are going well until a magician turns up, his name Apocalypse and he brings trouble along with…

Two-Part Listener Challenge! We asked you to either name a movie set in the historical past where the main character isn't white or to recast your favorite period movie with non-white actors. Here are your answers...

This week on Intermission: Movie Talk with Jon and Lincoln we discuss the new Marvel movie, Captain America: Civil War. In this new installment of Captain America, Tony and Steve bicker about who does a better job saving the world and in-turn, ask their super friends for help to decide whose ego is bigger in this ""dark"" chapter in the Marvel Cine…

In this ep. Dave and Kevin discuss movies set in the historical past and what race means in your favorite movies with flowing dresses and best costume Oscar nominations.

Can you name a romantic comedy where the leads aren't white but live in a racially diverse world? Answers to our listener challenge in this episode!

This episode we discuss the new installment in the DC franchise Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. We also ended our podcast quickly revising our previous 10 Cloverfield Lane scores.Closing song brought to you by: Anton Rothschild, visit his music at:The Completist (Anton Rothschild: freemusicarchive.org/music/Anton_Rothschild/) / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0…

We asked you to name 5 action movies where neither the hero nor villain are white. We got some great answers from the Talking Pictures Community.

Wherein Dave and Kevin look at Hitch, Clueless, Top Five, My Best Friend's Wedding and other romantic comedies where everyone doesnt' need to be the same color. This episode's challenge: "Can you name three romantic comedies where the lead character is not white but every other supporting character isn't also the same color as them?"…

For our new series on Talking Pictures, Dave and Kevin discuss your favorite movie genres (Action, Romantic Comedy, Crime Movies etc.) through the lens of race. For each genre we'll look at.... I. What are the moving parts of that genre II. What are the expectations we movielovers have for that genre in terms of race III. What movies upset those ex…

Kevin and Dave return for a short, end-of-year roundup, favorite movies of the year from each, best film trends of 2015, and hopes for the year in cinema to come.

Yes, someone mentions the new Star Wars movie and some obscure German avante guarde film called The Avengers. But there's plenty more here to queue up/put on the calendar for the coming year in movie watching. We break it down on this episode of Talking Pictures.

Wherein Kevin and Dave discuss how to see maximize Award-Nominated-Best-of-List movies in the last month of the year.

Kevin, Dave, and special guest Justin Sondak discuss movies that go against their genre preferences, but they still like anyway.

In which our heroes discuss movies that they know they're supposed to like, but really, really don't.

Wherein we discuss the year 1989 in movies, the great films from that year and how several things happened that meant movie going would never be the same again.

Live from SXSW Interactive/Film, Kev and Dave give you their best tips for getting into the wild and crazy world of film festival attendance.

Dave puts forth a modest proposal for making the Oscars less of an end-of-the-year spirit and more of a year-long movie love fest. No Academy members or badies are eaten in the process. Talking Pictures is hosted by Filmmaker David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit) and Author Kevin Smokler (@weegee). Discussion of current and past episodes happens on ou…

In this episode, we reboot Talking Pictures with a new format, shorter length, and a discussion about whether or not it makes sense to distinguish between movies and other forms of talking pictures like television shows and web series.

In which we mourn the passing of a great actor and look at the world of films that aren't told from the default point of view. 0:50 - R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman 8:40 - Box Office: Wolf of Wall Street = One long beer commercial. Also, Frozen and the high returns on Bechdel Test-friendly cinema. 23:40 - Feature Segment: Movies about a culture wher…

Who's doing the good writing about film these days and how do you find it? 2:42 - Box Office: Lee Daniels gets in on Tyler Perry's marketing tactics. 24:30 - Feature Segment: What kind of writing about film is exciting us these days? What do we look for in good film writing? 40:25 - Overlooked Gems: Kev's pick makes Dave nostalgic for Fametracker, …

Movies you think you'd hate, but won't. Live from Chicago with special guest Justin Sondak. 3:30 - Box Office: Does release date really matter anymore? 17:50 - Feature Segment: "Better than you thought." Movies that surprised us, from action to romcom to whatever the hell Spiceworld was. 40:30 - Overlooked Gems: Dave sings the praises of Michael Sh…

The year to come, cinematically speaking... 2:17 - Box Office: The depressing barren month known as January. 17:58 - Feature Segment: Movies we're looking forward to in 2013. 40:47 - Overlooked Gems: Kevin on the greatest Cold War/Age of Information cusp movie ever. Dave on possibly the most depressing (and best) movie set in a junior high school. …

Yeah. We went with the obvious topic. 1:19 - Box Office: The success of Skyfall. Crazy early Oscar favorites. 21:38 - Feature Segment: The year in Joss Whedon, disintermediation, and new responsibilities for filmmakers. 53:05 - Overlooked Gems: Dave picks the Oscar-nominated tort flick that's not Erin Brockovich. Kevin picks a sophomore effort that…

How do film festivals evolve (or not) to meet the needs of the modern filmgoer? 1:05 - Box Office: There's just nothing going on, is there? 17:36 - Feature Segment: The disconnect between film festivals and modern viewing habits. 41:39 - Overlooked Gems: Kevin loves birds and Dave loves Shane Black. Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@wee…

What is the most appropriate way to look at an artist's career when they pass away? Is it disingenuous to ignore their less artistically successful work? 2:19 - Box Office: Kevin has a shocking confession. 25:36 - Feature Segment: A tweet about Nora Ephron starts a conversation about how to talk about an artists work when they pass away. 40:58 - Ov…

In this special episode recorded in Chicago, special guest Justin Sondak helps us discuss the role location plays in modern cinema. 1:05 - Box Office: Prometheus and the role of mystery in marketing. 16:52 - Feature Segment: Three kinds of location in film. Would Raising Arizona work in Florida? 29:30 - Overlooked gems: Justin goes sports, Dave goe…

Kev and Dave try to figure out how future generations will find out about movies that came out before, you know, right now. 1:47 - Box Office: We mix some metaphors and talk Hunger Games. 30:20 - Feature Segment: How we discovered older films and how future generations might. 57:40 - Overlooked gems: Dave tries to convince Kev of the merit of polit…

Kev and Dave single-handedly solve the problems of film funding, film distribution, SOPA, and PIPA. You're welcome. 0:16 - We steal a bit from the Filmspotting podcast. 4:11 - Box Office: Just how well does Star Wars hold up? 18:41 - Feature Segment: We talk about the problem of what it means to own and sell content in a digital age...and then kind…

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 m…

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 connect…

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 Mo…

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.…

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 m…