Those little quirks that tie a director's work together and what they say about the artist.

5:20 - Box Office: The Twilight Generation vs. The Muppets Generation.

21:29 - Feature Segment: Director's trademarks, from Tarantino to Brooks.

49:11 - Overlooked Gems: You'd better sit down. Kev picked a documentary. Also, Dave gets 80's nostalgic with a movie from the 00's.

Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).

Our special guest Jason Govern takes us through the wild, wooly world of web series. Also, Kevin gets eaten by bears.

2:15 - Box Office: (For 10/7/11) - The Circle of Disney

14:35 - Feature Segment - What the hell are web series and how are us old fogeys supposed to keep track?

29:25 - Kevin gets eaten by bears (which is to say his internet connection breaks and we go on without him).

51:37 - Overlooked Gems - Tom Hooper before The King's Speech and Charlton Heston before, um, Charlton Heston.

Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit). Our special guest this week was Jason Govern (@jgovern).

1:08 - Dave complains about the weather on two coasts.

2:40 - Box Office: What if all romantic comedies were cast with apes?

19:30 - Feature Segment: What happened to cinematic artistry in comedies?

34:52 - Once again we attempt to psychoanalyze Kevin's deep-seated hatred of Judd Apatow.

48:00 - Overlooked Gems: A Salt Lake City film without any Mormons and a Danny Boyle film you've never heard of.

Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).

0:50 - We very slowly get around to introducing our special guest, Justin Sondak. Plus, marsupial trivia.

3:08 - Box Office: No alarms and no surprises.

13:32 - Feature Segment: When all else fails, actors that can save your movie.

34:33 - Overlooked Gems: An Ebert favorite, a headbanger with a pilot's license, and a good version of You Got Served.

Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit). This week's special guest was Justin Sondak (@jaysondak).

0:29 - Box Office: The plague of "blockbuster lite" movies. (Also, Kevin's sound suddenly gets worse for no reason.)

10:19 - Feature Segment: What is transmedia and why should Kevin care? (Also, Kevin's sound suddenly gets better for no reason.)

35:34 - Overlooked Gems: You can't make Christina Ricci ugly and getting nostalgic for a medium that's making a comeback.

Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).

0:17 - Dave and Kev talk about their Oscar plans.

5:30 - Box Office. In which we try to explain the success of Justin Bieber and Black Swan.

27:51 - Feature Segment: What having 10 Best Picture nominees tells us about the history and future of the Oscars.

41:51 - Overlooked Gems: A current best screenwriter nominee's early work and a documentary on an unlikely subject.

1:19 - Box Office: How Alice in Wonderland will usher in an era of fanfic.

23:50 - Feature Segment: Where all the black movies at?

34:50 - Dave's two-year-old makes a guest appearance.

42:43 - Overlooked Gems: The dark side of Ben Stiller, and Paris without the clichés.

0:35 - Bad Movie Title Puns, Inc.

3:38 - Box Office: Harry Potter masks Tangled's success.

18:51 - Feature Segment: How do we find out what's in theaters in the age of the DVR?

41:28 - Overlooked Gems: Dave picks a movie you probably can't see and Kevin picks a title you probably can't define.

In which Kevin and Dave discuss the pros and cons of Aaron Sorkin.

0:50 - A discussion of film festivals that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the podcast.

16:10 - Box Office: Dave commits film geek heresy.

38:00 - Feature Segment: Is there anything left to say about The Social Network? Probably not, but that never stopped us before.

1:07:20 - Overlooked Gems: Two unlikely but entertaining options for your Halloween viewing pleasure.

In which Kevin and Dave confess which movies they just don't like for no reason whatsoever.

0:25 - And now, apropos of nothing, the Great American Songbook

2:15 - Box Office: A protracted discussion of the Robert Rodriguez milieu.

18:30 - Feature Segment: What types of movies do you just not watch even though you probably should?

30:30 - Overlooked Gems: The ultimate Michael Cera film and the last hurrah of Dave Chappelle.