Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt joins host Ben Mankiewicz for a live taping of Talking Pictures recorded at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on the eve of the 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival. An obsessive movie fan, Patton sees hundreds of films a year; he hates talkers in theaters but loves when going to a movie turns into a bonding experience with strangers. From his acting career, he tells stories of being suspended in a tree on the set of “Magnolia” and doing a sex scene with Charlize Theron in “Young Adult.” In the Super 8, Oswalt shares films you’ll want to remember and see the first chance you get.

Films Mentioned:

Young Adult
Ratatouille
The D.I.
Halloween
Magnolia
Hard Eight
Young Adult
Stalag 17
The Great Escape
Yojimbo
Bad News Bears, 1976
Casablanca
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Return of the Living Dead
Three Kings
Gates of Heaven
Bachelor Party
Baby Driver
After Life
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Planet of The Apes
Wait Until Dark
Man With No Name
A Catered Affair
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
Sergeant York
The Taking of Pelham 123
Female Trouble
Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Twelve Chairs
Blazing Saddles
Ikiru
Kingpin
Quick Change
Pig

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