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FILM TALK is an online film journal. It features over 300 one-on-one interviews with actors and filmmakers, conducted in Hollywood and Europe.

TAGS: #Interview #FilmInterview #FilmTalk #FilmSky #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies

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Long-forgotten Hollywood actress Karen Morley (1909-2003), very successful in the 1930s, was blacklisted in 1947 because she refused to name names when she had to testify before the HUAC. Her career was over then.

TAGS: #KarenMorley #Actress #Hollywood #Cinema #Film #Filmsky #Movies #Blacklist #MGM
December 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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[Source: #TheAssociatedPress]

Is “One Battle After Another” starring #LeonardoDiCaprio the #Oscar front-runner?

Nominations: Jan 22, 2026.

Oscars: March 15, 2026.

TAGS: #OneBattleAfterAnother #PaulThomasAnderson #AcademyAward #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies

URL: apnews.com/article/one-...
A string of awards makes it clear: 'One Battle After Another' is the Oscar front-runner
If there were any doubt, the first few days of Hollywood’s year-end awards has already made it abundantly clear.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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John Huston’s “The Asphalt Jungle” (1950) starred #SterlingHayden, #LouisCalhern, and Marilyn Monroe in a small part.

Belgian bilingual film poster (Flemish and French).

IMDB score: 7.6
Letterboxd score: 3.9

TAGS: #TheAsphaltJungle #JohnHuston #MarilynMonroe #Hollywood #Film #Movies
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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[Source: #NewYorkMagazine]

#GwynethPalthrow apparently gave #TimothéeChalamet, her co-star on “Marty Supreme,” some beauty advice on set because the makeup team gave his character terrible skin.

Limited U.S. release date: December 25, 2025.

TAG: #MartySupreme

URL: www.thecut.com/article/gwyn...
Gwyneth Paltrow Went Goop on Timothée Chalamet
Apparently she told him to microneedle on the set of Marty Supreme.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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[Source: Deadline]

Criscilla Anderson, dancer in “Alvin and the Chipmunks” (2007), who also starred in Netflix’s “Country Ever After” (2020), dies of colon cancer at age 45.

TAGS: #CriscillaAnderson #Deadline #Netflix #CountryEverAfter #AlvinAndTheChipmunks

URL: deadline.com/2025/12/cris...
Criscilla Anderson Dies: ‘Country Ever After’ Star Was 45
Criscilla Anderson, dancer and star of Netflix reality series Country Ever After, has died of colon cancer. She was 45.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Hollywood actress Kim Novak (b. 1932), star of films such as “The Man With the Golden Arm” (1955), “Picnic” (1955), “Vertigo” (1958), “Kiss Me, Stupid” (1964), and “The Mirror Crack’d” (1980).

TAGS: #KimNovak #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies #Picnic #Vertigo #AlfredHitchcock #TheMirrorCrackd
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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[Source: People]

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) was ‘a very generous spirit’ and ‘deeply devoted to her family and friends,’ per Neil Zevnik, her private chef from 1991-1999.

TAGS: #ElizabethTaylor #People #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema #NeilZevnik

URL: people.com/elizabeth-ta...
Elizabeth Taylor’s Former Private Chef Shares the 1 Thing He Wants People to Know About the Hollywood Icon (Exclusive)
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Elizabeth Taylor's former private chef, Neil Zevnik, shares the one thing he wants people to know about the Hollywood icon.
people.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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[Source: #TheHollywoodReporter]

#LiseBourdin, French-born actress who appeared in films in the 1950, also opposite #GaryCooper, #AudreyHepburn and #MauriceChevalier in #LoveInTheAfternoon (1956), directed by #BillyWilder, dies in France at age 99.

URL: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Lise Bourdin, Actress in Billy Wilder’s ‘Love in the Afternoon,’ Dies at 99
Once called “the most photographed girl in France,” she also worked in films with Sophia Loren, Linda Darnell and Eddie Constantine.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Publicity still from 1931 with Stan Laurel (1890-1965), Buster Keaton (1895-1966), Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), and Jimmy Durante (seated, 1893-1980).

TAGS: #StanLaurel #BusterKeaton #OliverHardy #LaurelAndHardy #JimmyDurante #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema
November 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Actress #NatalieWood died 44 years ago today at age 43 while boating off California’s Santa Catalina Island with her husband #RobertWagner and actor #ChristopherWalken.
Pallbearers at her funeral were #RockHudson, #FrankSinatra, #LaurenceOlivier, #EliaKazan, #GregoryPeck, #DavidNiven, #FredAstaire
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Michael Caine (now 92) in #TheGrahamNortonShow (in 2010) to promote his autobiography “The Elephant to Hollywood,” and he shares some career advice that #JohnWayne gave him in 1966.

TAGS: #MichaelCaine #Gambit #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies #BeverlyHillsHotel

URL: youtube.com/watch?v=tak0...
Michael Caine's Early Career Advice from John Wayne | The Graham Norton Show | BBC America
YouTube video by BBC America
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November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Interview with German-French film director and screenwriter Dominik Moll (63) on his latest police drama “Dossier 137,” a.k.a. “Case 137”

TAGS: #DominikMoll #Dossier137 #Case137 #FilmDirector #Screenwriter #Interview #Film #Cinema #Movies #FilmTalk #LéaDrucker

URL: filmtalk.org/2025/11/24/d...
Dominik Moll on ‘Dossier 137’: “Little moments in a film help you to build a character”
Dominik Moll (b. 1962) is a French-German film director and screenwriter who first gained international attention with his debut film, “Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien” (2000, a.k.a. “Harry, He…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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[Source: CNN]

Udo Kier, veteran German-born actor in European arthouse films and American films, dies at 81 in Palm Springs, CA.

TAGS: #UdoKier #CNN #Hollywood #Film #Filmsky #Movies #Cinema #AndyWarhol #PaulMorrissey #LarsVonTrier #ArthouseFilms #Obituary

URL: www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/e...
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in art house and Hollywood movies alike, dies at 81 | CNN
Udo Kier, the German actor who starred in both European art house and Hollywood movies, collaborating with some of the most significant artists of his time, died on Sunday at age 81, his partner, Delb...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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[Source: #AssociatedPress]

Eddie Murphy (64) will be the next and 51st recipient of the American Film Institute’s #LifeAchievementAward on April 18, 2026.

TAGS: #EddieMurphy #AFI #AmericanFilmInstitute #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema #BeverlyHillsCop #Dreamgirls

URL: apnews.com/article/eddi...
Eddie Murphy to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
Eddie Murphy is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute. The award will be presented at a gala tribute in Los Angeles on April 18.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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[Source: People]

In the late 1990s Paul Newman gave George Clooney advice on how to handle life in the public eye.

TAGS: #GeorgeClooney #People #TheNewYorkTimes #PaulNewman #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema #Oscar #AcademyAward #ER #MessageInABottle #JayKelly

URL: people.com/george-cloon...
George Clooney Reveals the Life-Changing Advice He Got from Paul Newman About Fame: 'It Made Sense Immediately'
George Clooney reflected on meeting Paul Newman on "ER," and revealed to The New York Times the advice the late actor gave him.
people.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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[Source: Collider]

Most nostalgic #movies of every year of the 1990s: ranking.

TAGS: #Collider #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #HomeAlone #Terminator2 #WaynesWorld #JurassicPark #TheLionKing #ToyStory #Scream #Titanic #TheBigLebowski #StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace

URL: collider.com/90s-movies-n...
The Most Nostalgic Movie of Every Year of the '90s, Ranked
Relive the glory days of '90s cinema with its most nostalgic movies that defined the decade, including Jurassic Park, Titanic, and The Lion King.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Liza Minnelli’s #memoir “Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” as told to #MichaelFeinstein, will be on sale March 26, 2026.

Publisher #GrandCentralPublishing.

ISBN-13 9781538773666.

TAGS: #LizaMinnelli #Oscar #KidsWaitTillYouHearThis #JudyGarland #VincenteMinnelli #Hollywood #Movies #Film #Cinema
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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[Source: People]

Judy Garland’s daughter Lorna Luft (73) talks about her relationship with half-sister Liza Minnelli (79).

TAGS: #JudyGarland #People #LornaLuft #LizaMinnelli #Oscar #AcademyAward #VincenteMinnelli #SidLuft #JoeyLuft #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies

URL: people.com/judy-garland...
Judy Garland's Daughter Lorna Luft Gives Rare Insight into Her Relationship with Sister Liza Minnelli
Judy Garland gave rare insight into her relationship with her sister Liza Minnelli in a new interview with 'E! News' on Thursday, Nov. 20.
people.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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[Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey (66) talks about being cancelled by Hollywood during the past seven years.

TAGS: #KevinSpacey #TheHollywoodReporter #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Oscar #AcademyAward

URL: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Kevin Spacey Says He Has “No Home” And He’d Be Reaccepted by Hollywood if Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino “Call Tomorrow”
“I’m living in hotels, I’m living in Airbnbs, I’m going where the work is,” the 'House of Cards' star said.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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[Source: #TheNewYorkTimes]

Mary Bruce, Chief WH Correspondent for #ABCNews, asked Trump questions about Saudi Arabia and Epstein. He lashed out at her and ABC News in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Nov 18.

Mary Bruce, my hero!

TAGS: #MaryBruce #ABC #Khashoggi

URL: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
Trump Berates One Reporter and Tells Another,‘Quiet, Piggy’
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November 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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[Source: Collider]

British-born #actress Rosamund Pike (46), from Bond girl in “Die Another Day” (2002) to “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” (2025).

TAGS: #Collider #RosamundPike #JamesBond #DieAnotherDay #Films #Movies #Cinema #Hollywood #NowYouSeeMeNowYouDont

URL: collider.com/rosamund-pik...
From Bond Girl to Diamond Queen, Rosamund Pike Still Wants To Provoke You
Rosamund Pike discusses her journey from Bond girl to versatile leading lady, her return to the stage, and saying goodbye to The Wheel of Time.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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[Source: #AssociatedPress]

Ellen and Alice Kessler, international twin dancers and singers, died in their native Germany at 89. Performed with #FrankSinatra, #FredAstaire, #HarryBelafonte.

TAGS: #EllenKessler #AliceKessler #KesslerSisters #Dancers #Singers

URL: apnews.com/article/germ...
Germany's Kessler twins, who became dance stars in the 50s and 60s, die at 89
Police in Germany say that Alice and Ellen Kessler, twin dancers and singers who launched their international career in the 1950s and performed with Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte, ha...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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[Source: #Entrevue]

Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse! Walt Disney’s legendary cartoon character was introduced in “Steamboat Willie” that premiered in New York on November 18, 1928.

TAGS: #MickeyMouse #WaltDisney #SteamboatWillie #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: entrevue.fr/en/culture/c...
CULTURE: It was November 18th: The birth of Mickey Mouse
On November 18, 1928, the New York public discovered for the first time a little character who would become a global icon of animation: Mickey Mouse
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November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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[Source: People]

The cast of the hilarious family holiday classic “Home Alone” (1990): where are they now?

TAGS: #HomeAlone #People #ChrisColumbus #MacauleyCulkin #JoePesci #DanielStern #CatherineOHara #JohnHeard #KieranCulkin #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: people.com/where-is-the...
Where Is the 'Home Alone' Cast Now? All About the Stars’ Lives, 35 Years After the Holiday Classic Premiered
'Home Alone' hit theaters on Nov. 16, 1990, launching former child actor Macaulay Culkin to stardom. Here's where the cast of the beloved holiday film is now.
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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[Source: #LosAngelesTimes]

#PopeLeo XIV welcomed #SpikeLee, #CateBlanchett, #GretaGerwig and dozens of other #Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience last Saturday to celebrate cinema and its ability to inspire and unite.

TAGS: #Film #Cinema #Movies

URL: www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Pope Leo XIV celebrates movies with Hollywood stars, urges inclusion of marginal voices
The first American-born pope welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience.
www.latimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM