Talking Pictures is back with ardent movie fan and beloved filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead and The Running Man). He talks with host Ben Mankiewicz about living in Quentin Tarantino’s guesthouse, action movie montages, and being mesmerized by Sidney Poitier at the TCM Classic Film Festival. To Ben’s surprise, Wright christens Ben’s home studio with a perfect classic film moniker.
Films mentioned:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Shaun of the Dead
Baby Driver
The Running Man
Hot Fuzz
The World’s End
Star Wars: Episode IV:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Watership Down
The Lord of The Rings (1978 animated film)
Popeye
Evil Dead and Evil Dead II
El Mariachi
Reservoir Dogs
Bad Taste
Rumble In The Bronx
Something About Mary
Silence of the Lambs
In the Heat of the Night
Raising Arizona
Goodfellas
Pink Panther films
Hellraiser
The Wages of Fear
Sorcerer
Lawrence of Arabia
E.T.
Umberto D.
This Is Spinal Tap
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