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Listen to three filmmakers discuss what makes movies interesting as art pieces.

Karman Line Studios


    • Oct 11, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 55 EPISODES


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    The Talkies | Megalopolis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 77:32


    Check out our Patreon exclusive episodes of The Talkies: https://www.patreon.com/KarmanLineStudios

    The Talkies | Rebel Moon 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 50:43


    Zach Snyder is a DP now. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/KarmanLineStudios Watch this on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X-EpPQrQr0s

    The Talkies | Dune Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 78:20


    Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/karmanlinestudios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Karmanlinestudios?sub_confirmation=1

    The Talkies | Rebel Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 67:38


    Rebel Moon is what happens when a director stops directing. Subscribe to our podcast "The Talkies" by Karman Line Studios: YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/g6x5rSzsysk APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talkies/id1522780549

    The Talkies | Dream Scenario

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 46:21


    Mandy was better. https://www.youtube.com/@KarmanLineStudios

    The Talkies - Beau Is Afraid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 65:09


    We FINALLY get to see what Ari's 3rd film means for him as a filmmaker. We've been following Ari for a while and this is a make or break it moment.

    The Talkies | The Banshees of Inisherin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 57:27


    This is an Irish Coen Bros Movie. we're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarmanLineStudios

    The Talkies | The Holy Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 50:47


    The Talkies | Everything Everywhere All At Once

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 52:34


    An insane amount of dedication, love, spirit, and fun shown on the screen. We talk about effects, intent, and dildos. we're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarmanLineStudios

    The Talkies | X

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 46:18


    X is a really well made dumb movie. We talk about cinematography, slasher films, and Hereditary. Check us out on YouTube for some reason.

    The Talkies | Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 61:50


    Men is a movie by a man. The same man that made other movies. Let's talk about it.

    The Talkies | The Batman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 39:55


    Talking about Femme Fatale vs Cat Woman, detective stories, iconic directing and generic roles. What can we say about The Batman? This movie is a perfect display of this director handling this intellectual property. Sticking with Film Noir for some reason, we're talking about The Batman by Matt Reeves!

    The Talkies: Nightmare Alley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 48:19


    So like, Guillermo Del Toro is a filmmaker. And he's pretty awesome. So let's talk about Nightmare Alley.

    The Talkies | Crimes of the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 55:13


    Macaroni in the pot.

    The Talkies: Sorcerer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 42:25


    This is one of those rare moments where a couple filmmakers are caught off guard by how insanely good movies can be.

    The Talkies | The French Dispatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 44:38


    Another Wes Anderson creation. How much of a movie is it? Well we didn't record some of the best conversation...so...uh...

    The Talkies | Spy Kids 3: Game Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 44:03


    You can't really call yourself a cinephile if you haven't seen Spy Kids 3: Game Over. That's why we have an extra guest with us today! Maddy, part of our filmmaking fam, is here to school you on classic cinema.

    The Talkies: Jaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 43:02


    D has never seen Jaws...and he calls himself a cinematographer...

    The Talkies: Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 54:20


    Spider man home is where the heart is.

    The Talkies: The Matrix Resurrections

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 44:36


    Welcome to The Talkies by Karman Line Studios! D is SUPER excited to talk about this movie. Taylor and Kenny await the inevitable. We're also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nt72R4GV41fObp6v_TeTw

    The Talkies Archives: The Shape of Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 54:23


    Welcome to our Talkies Archive. These episodes come from the first time we began the Talkies on Youtube in 2017. These ones have videos of our beautiful faces if you follow the YouTube link. Episode Name: The Shape of Water Original air Date: Jan. 18th 2018 Link to original episode: https://youtu.be/3q6Duj_BEGI

    The Talkies: The Matrix Revolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 46:33


    In preparation for The Fourth Matrix movie, we're covering the first three on the Talkies. Today we can all agree that this movie is bad.

    The Talkies Archive: Bladerunner 2049

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 40:28


    Welcome to our Talkies archive. These episodes come from he first time we began the Talkies on Youtube in 2017. These ones have videos of our beautiful faces if you follow the YouTube link. Episode Name: Bladerunner 2049 Original air date: November 21st 2017 Link to original episode: https://youtu.be/jZlSQCJmVA4

    The Talkies: The Matrix Reloaded

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 58:56


    On our way to The fourth Matrix movie, we continue by talking about Matrix Reloaded. Kenny has seen it twice, Taylor three times, and D around 20 times. This might be a one-sided conversation... We talk about reception, plot structure, lore, motivation, and mindset

    The Talkies: Dune (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 65:37


    We finally get to talk about this movie! We've been waiting for so long to watch and review this thing. Denis hasn't let us down yet...will he this time? See our YouTube channel! (there's not video of us but there's a fun looping cinemagraph!): www.youtube.com/c/karmanlinestudios

    The Talkies: David Lynch's Dune (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 57:47


    So this episode was supposed to come out before Denis' version of Dune, but it didn't. So anyway, we talk about David Lynch's version of Dune...or some sort of version...it's a strange one...and not in a good way.

    The Talkies: The Matrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 76:53


    With the 4th Matrix movie on the horizons, we're beginning our breakdowns of the previous 3. Interesting generational gaps here...

    The Talkies: The Green Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 68:14


    How long has it been? Too long. Listen as we talk about the plot, the source material, David Lowery, and sexual attraction to Disney characters.

    The Talkies: La Dolce Vita

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 29:03


    Today is Kenny's turn to pick a movie for us to deconstruct and analyze...although this movie doesn't really have much to deconstruct...so yeah.

    The Talkies: Zack Snyder's Justice League/The Snyder Cut

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 57:49


    We haven't seen a movie we all hate in while, so this was refreshing in a weird way. We talk about Zack Snyder, the older Justice League, character arcs, crowd sourcing movies, and a lot of other stuff.

    The Talkies: Mulholland Dr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 42:40


    Today, D breaks the rules and suggests a movie that he hasn't seen but Taylor and Kenny have. We discuss surrealism, emotional connection through cinema, and the fingerprint of film directors.

    The Talkies: Uncut Gems

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 42:20


    Kenny breaks the rules and chooses a movie that Taylor and D saw but he hasn't! We talk about detailed characters, filmmaking style, and recognition of greatness.

    The Talkies: Judas and The Black Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 37:50


    There was a new movie, so we watched it. We talk about directing choices, biopics, and Lakeith Stanfield.

    The Talkies: Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 46:32


    Today, D goes against the rules a bit and picks a movie that he and Taylor have seen but Kenny has not. This is a strange pizza.

    The Talkies: Strange Brew

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 33:13


    Today, Kenny picks a movie for us to watch. Strange Brew by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas is a bit of a departure from our usual kinds of movies but we still love talking about them. We talk about comedy filmmaking and internal movie logic.

    The Talkies: Stalker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 58:31


    Today is Taylor's turn to pick our movie and he chose Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker. We talk about the cinematography, types of filmmaking, and parallels to Annihilation.

    The Talkies: Blue Velvet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 41:33


    This was our first episode of "Someone picks a movie that the others haven't seen" and it was never released! (we lost the footage, but we found it, so all good now). Taylor brings David Lynch's Blue Velvet for show and tell.

    The Talkies: Memories of Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 34:01


    D suggested that we watch Memories of Murder by Bong Joon-Ho. Listen to us gush for 34 min.

    The Talkies: I Am Not Your Negro

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 46:23


    Kenny's pick for D and Taylor to watch is I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary by Raoul Peck covering the various speeches of James Baldwin and comparing them to MLK and Malcom X.

    The Talkies: Mank

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 38:53


    We're ending our coen-quest run prematurely and instead, this week, we take a look at Mank, the first new movie we've seen in a while.

    The Talkies: The Big Lebowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 34:39


    Here we are again, ready to dive deep into what makes Lebowski such a legendary movie. We have a bit of an existential crisis too.

    The Talkies: Fargo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 42:20


    Today, we continue our Coenquest with one of the most beloved movies of all time: Fargo. We talk about theme, characters, and screenwriting.

    The Talkies: The Hudsucker Proxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 38:32


    Continuing on our CoenQuest, we have The Hudsucker Proxy. We've come out weirdly split on this movie. Is this a sign of the Coens being human?

    The Talkies: Barton Fink

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 43:23


    Here we are with the our fourth Coen's bros film discussion: Barton Fink. We talk about all kinds of thematic elements, the surreal, and the Coen's omnipresent nihilism.

    The Talkies: Miller's Crossing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 39:54


    Today on the Talkies, we have the epic continuation of Coencon...our deep dive into the Coen bros filmography....with gangster Movie: Miller's Crossing. The first Coen movie so far that we're actually a bit split on our opinions of the movie. There's some great discussion of how the Coens write vs how they shoot. This is probably one of the most important episodes when talking about the Coens.

    The Talkies: Raising Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 45:44


    Today, we continue on to our second movie of the Coen Bros filmography: Raising Arizona. D hasn't seen it, Taylor's seen it once, and Kenny's seen it a hundred or so times. Seems like the Coen's like themselves some good writing.

    The Talkies: Blood Simple

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 49:31


    Hello Everybody, and welcome to COENCON! We just finished our run of Kubrick movies, now we're starting on the legendary Coen Brothers movies. This duo's movies have always been a part of our film discussions, and now we're taking a deep dive into their filmography and studying what makes these movie tick. We're starting with Blood Simple.

    The Talkies: Antebellum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 47:23


    Antebellum is a brand new horror by directing duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. What is this movie??? The trailer looked dope, so we watched it and talked about it. Lots of Spoilers. Keep updated at our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarmanLineStudios

    The Talkies: Tenet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 60:06


    We never thought we were going to be able to watch this movie in a theater...and here we are! But here's a question we never thought we'd ask: Is Tenet good?

    The Talkies: Paths of Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 38:04


    Well, here it is, our last Kubrick movie in our run of his filmography. To cap it off, we talk about the surprisingly old Paths of Glory and how Kubrick feels as a filmmaker considering the whole of what we've reviewed.

    The Talkies: Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 40:59


    We continue with a movie both Kenny and D haven't seen: Dr. Strangelove. In this episode we talk about how effective Kubrick is with comedy and why this kind of humor is kind of amazing.

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