Talking Movies

Season 2023

Talking Movies is a film news programme broadcast on the BBC, that covers cinema around the world, including delivering reviews of the latest films and exclusive interviews with top Hollywood and international talent.

Where to Watch Talking Movies • Season 2023

11 Episodes

  • Berlin Film Festival Special
    E1
    Berlin Film Festival SpecialThe Talking Movies team are in Berlin to report on highlights from one of the world's top international film festivals.
  • Oscars Preview Special
    E2
    Oscars Preview SpecialTalking Movies reports from Los Angeles ahead of Hollywood's biggest night of the year - the Oscars. This preview programme hears from Michelle Yeoh and Steven Spielberg.
  • Oscars Review Special
    E3
    Oscars Review SpecialThe Talking Movies team are in Los Angeles for Hollywood's biggest night of the year, with interviews with the winners and the inside story from beyond the red carpet.
  • The Changing Face of Hollywood
    E4
    The Changing Face of HollywoodTom discusses his memory of the Oscars ceremony over the last four decades, recalling some of the highlights as well as assessing how Hollywood and the movie industry have changed during that time. From the growth of the MeToo movement, to a radical rethink on diversity and inclusion, Hollywood has recently undergone a period of rapid social change. Talking Movies talks to key industry players and examines how this change is impacting the film business today and forcing it to reassess the way it makes films for new and changing audiences. From visiting a landmark exhibition exploring the visual culture of Black cinema at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, to speaking to one of Hollywood's first intimacy coordinators, examines how the landscape of Hollywood is evolving and asks what is next for the movie industry in terms of greater gender, inclusivity and diversity.
  • Cannes Film Festival Special
    E5
    Cannes Film Festival SpecialHarrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pedro Almodovar are among the big names bringing movies to the world's most celebrated film festival. The team reports on the festival highlights.
  • Tribeca Festival Special
    E6
    Tribeca Festival SpecialThe team reports from New York's Tribeca Festival, with top Hollywood star Matt Damon discussing the festival's opening night documentary, Kiss the Future, which he co-produced.
  • Blockbuster Season Review
    E7
    Blockbuster Season ReviewA look at Barbie's phenomenal success and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Away from cinemas, Tom Brook meets a striking actor to find out what she hopes the strike will achieve.
  • Film Festival Special
    E8
    Film Festival SpecialEmma Jones journeys to Venice for the world's oldest film festival while Tom Brook looks at the biggest offerings from the influential Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.
  • Martin Scorsese Special
    E9
    Martin Scorsese SpecialMartin Scorsese, one of America's greatest living filmmakers, talks to Talking Movies' Tom Brook on the eve of the release of his latest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon.
  • New York Film Festival Special
    E10
    New York Film Festival SpecialTalking Movies reports on the New York Film Festival, with a look at the opening night movie 'May December' from director Todd Haynes and Sofia Coppola's new picture 'Priscilla'.
  • Review of 2023
    E11
    Review of 2023The team looks back at highlights in cinema in 2023, including the global success of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

 

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