Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Apr 14, 2020

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A Star is Worn

Boy that’s a big picture, huh? It’s made even bigger by the big star it features sprawled on a Hawaii beach, Burt Lancaster. This…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Feb 18, 2020

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The Medium is the Message

“The medium is the message” is a phrase coined by philosopher Marshall McLuhan in the 60s. In his day, he watched…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Feb 11, 2019

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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Paul Thomas Anderson’s first, and probably last, foray into the world of romantic comedies delivers an anxious…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Mar 31, 2019

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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

Michael Cimino’s directorial debut, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, is a buddy/road/heist film with a good…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Feb 18, 2019

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Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

This week’s look into romantic comedies is a blast to the past, back to the beginning of the Sexual…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Apr 7, 2019

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The Magician (1958)

Ingmar Bergman’s 1958 Anisktet (translated from Swedish as The Face, released in the west as The Magician) is an exploration…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Feb 25, 2019

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Down With Love (2003)

The 2003 romantic comedy Down With Love, directed by Peyton Reed, is, despite its title, really a love letter to the…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Apr 1, 2019

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The Pope of Greenwich Village (1985)

The Pope of Greenwich Village (1985), directed by Stuart Rosenberg, is a buddy-drama heist film…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

Mar 11, 2019

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Lianna (1983)

Lianna, directed by John Sayles, starring Linda Griffith as the titular Lianna and Jane Hallaren as her mistress/mentor marked a major…

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Rob Gall in Talking Pictures

May 13, 2019

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Prince of Darkness (1987)

John Carpenter’s 1987 horror film Prince of Darkness is the chilling adventure of Satan (or in this case “the…

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These were the top 10 stories published by Talking Pictures; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2019, 2020.