Hey, it's Ben Mankowitz.

Hi, I'm Ben Mankowitz.

Thanks for staying up late with us on Turner Classic Movies.

I've been a host on Turner Classic Movies for 20 years now,

and I have to tell you, it's still thrilling to talk to people about movies, to hear what they like, and what they don't like, to find out what was going on in their lives when a particular film became important to them. So I thought, why not have more

of those conversations? Why not have a podcast? Everyone else has one? Why can't I? Why not sit down one-on-one with the most creative people

in Hollywood and ask them about their lives? Ask them about the movies that

matter to them. So I did. Put away the suit and the

pocket square and the TV makeup. Put on my boots. TCM fans know the boots I'm

talking about. Got my hair right.

I'm kidding.

My hair is always right.

Listeners will come to understand,

my hair...

It's kind of a big deal.

It is responsible, I believe, for 63% of my success in this business.

Okay, enough about my hair, it's all you guys talk about.

Anyway, I went to people's homes, I went to their offices, cameras no press just me and my guest talking pictures

I'm your host Ben Mankowitz and this is talking pictures a podcast about movies about memories and about all the stuff that happens in between.

Turner Classic Movies makes this podcast with the streaming service Max,

where you can see many of the movies mentioned in this episode.

I'm especially excited about our first guest. She's written and directed some of the most well-liked movies for grown-ups over the last 30 years.

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