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Talking Pictures: Genre Busters: Race Season 1 Wrapup 08/19/2016

Talking Pictures: Genre Busters: Race Season 1 Wrapup We talk about what we learned discussing race and movie genres and peak into what's coming up next! /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4603980

Genre Busters Ep. 5 Intermission: Race & Sci-Fi Movies 08/10/2016

Genre Busters Ep. 5 Intermission: Race & Sci-Fi Movies 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! /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4580946

Genre Busters Ep. 5: Race & Sci Fi Movies 07/14/2016

Genre Busters Ep. 5: Race & Sci Fi Movies 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 fact is NOT crucial to the story. It's just because. OR Name a Science Fiction movie where the lead character (must be human) is not white. Anything already mentioned in this episode (The Force Awakens, iRobot) is disqualified. Have at it! /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4515418

Genre Busters Episode 4 Intermission. Race and Crime Movies 06/27/2016

Genre Busters Episode 4 Intermission. Race and Crime Movies 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4473559

Genre Busters Episode No. 4: Race and Crime Movies. 05/31/2016

Genre Busters Episode No. 4: Race and Crime Movies. 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4406829

Genre Busters: Race and the Period Movie (Intermission) 05/16/2016

Genre Busters: Race and the Period Movie (Intermission) 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... /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4372628

Genre Busters: 04/16/2016

Genre Busters: 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4299096

Genre Busters: Race and the Romcom (Intermission) 04/09/2016

Genre Busters: Race and the Romcom (Intermission) 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! /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4282689

Talking Pictures Gender Busters Intermission (Action Movie & Race Challenge) 03/25/2016

Talking Pictures Gender Busters Intermission (Action Movie & Race Challenge) We asked you to name 5 action movies where neither the hero nor villain are white. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4247916

Talking Pictures Genre Busters Ep. 2 (Romantic Comedy) 03/22/2016

Talking Pictures Genre Busters Ep. 2 (Romantic Comedy) 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4240177

Genre Busters (Race) 03/01/2016

Genre Busters (Race) 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4185355

Talking Pictures: Best Movies 2015, Movie Hopes for 2016 12/30/2015

Talking Pictures: Best Movies 2015, Movie Hopes for 2016 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/4045012

Movies we're looking forward to in 2015 01/29/2015

Movies we're looking forward to in 2015 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/3329276

December/Holiday/Year End Movie Viewing Strategies 12/13/2014

December/Holiday/Year End Movie Viewing Strategies Wherein Kevin and Dave discuss how to see maximize Award-Nominated-Best-of-List movies in the last month of the year. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/3238788

I Know I Shouldn't Like This, But... 06/29/2014

I Know I Shouldn't Like This, But... Kevin, Dave, and special guest Justin Sondak discuss movies that go against their genre preferences, but they still like anyway. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2915856

I Know I Should Like This, But... 05/10/2014

I Know I Should Like This, But... In which our heroes discuss movies that they know they're supposed to like, but really, really don't. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2830977

1989. The number. Another Summer. 04/12/2014

1989. The number. Another Summer. 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2779381

Film Festival Tips 03/14/2014

Film Festival Tips 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2730195

Our Modest Oscar Proposal 02/27/2014

Our Modest Oscar Proposal 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2704534

Talking Talking Pictures 02/21/2014

Talking Talking Pictures 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2693164

Other Voices 02/02/2014

Other Voices 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. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2660324

The State of Film Writing Today 08/20/2013

The State of Film Writing Today Who's doing the good writing about film these days and how do you find it? /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2441544

So Bad It's Good...Or Maybe It's Just Good 06/25/2013

So Bad It's Good...Or Maybe It's Just Good Movies you think you'd hate, but won't. Live from Chicago with special guest Justin Sondak. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2372643

Looking ahead: 2013 in Movies 02/02/2013

Looking ahead: 2013 in Movies The year to come, cinematically speaking... /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2204962

Year in Review 12/11/2012

Year in Review Yeah. We went with the obvious topic. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2153438

What Are Film Festivals For? 09/09/2012

What Are Film Festivals For? How do film festivals evolve (or not) to meet the needs of the modern filmgoer? /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2059740

Nora Ephron and the Perils of Eulogy 08/04/2012

Nora Ephron and the Perils of Eulogy 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? /episode/index/show/smokler/id/2026983

Talking Pictures: Location, Location, Location 06/16/2012

Talking Pictures: Location, Location, Location In this special episode recorded in Chicago, special guest Justin Sondak helps us discuss the role location plays in modern cinema. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/1979137

Talking Pictures: Discovering the Back Catalog 04/15/2012

Talking Pictures: Discovering the Back Catalog Kev and Dave try to figure out how future generations will find out about movies that came out before, you know, right now. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/1917959

Talking Pictures: Solving the Content Conundrum 02/16/2012

Talking Pictures: Solving the Content Conundrum Kev and Dave single-handedly solve the problems of film funding, film distribution, SOPA, and PIPA. You're welcome. /episode/index/show/smokler/id/1854466

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