Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon joins Ben Mankiewicz to share unvarnished stories of a life in films– from making Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bull Durham, Witches of Eastwick, and Pretty Baby to navigating the cynical world of showbiz. She argues that every film is political– either challenging the status quo or enforcing it– and reveals her input into the iconic ending of Thelma & Louise which turns 35 this year.



Films Mentioned:


  The Nutty Professor

  The Accompanist

  Dead Man Walking

  Joe

  Atlantic City

  Pretty Baby

  Rocky Horror Picture Show

  Witches of Eastwick

  Bull Durham

  Sirat

  Afterlife

  Grapes of Wrath

  Lord of the Rings

  Bambi

  Waiting for Guffman

  Best in Show

  Thelma & Louise

  Being There

  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  The Front Page, 1974


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Sally Field

From Turner Classic Movies and HBO Max, Talking Pictures is a podcast about movies, memories, and all the life that happens in between. Join host Ben Mankiewicz as he sits down with some of Hollywood’s most influential actors and filmmakers to discuss the movies that inspired them, touched them, and made them laugh. They swap stories, jokes, surprising moments, and endless movie recommendations then watch some of those very same films on the streaming service HBO Max.