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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.

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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
[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
[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
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
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
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
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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…
filmtalk.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
[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
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
[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
[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
[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’
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
[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.
collider.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
[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
entrevue.fr
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
[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
[Source: BBC Archive]

Jude Law, age 11 at the time, reviewed “101 Dalmatians” on “Breakfast Time” (BBC 1), on October 22, 1984. It was presented by Fern Britton.

TAGS: #JudeLaw #BBC #BBC1 #BBCArchive #BreakfastTime #FernBritton #101Dalmatians #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: youtube.com/shorts/dlhYf...
1984: JUDE LAW the schoolboy FILM CRITIC | Breakfast Time | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
[Source: Variety]

Four-time Oscar-nominee Tom Cruise (64) receives an Honorary Oscar during the Governors Awards on November 16.

TAGS: #TomCruise #Variety #Oscar #HonoraryOscar #AcademyAward #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies #MissionImpossible #GovernorsAwards

URL: variety.com/2025/awards/...
Tom Cruise Accepts Honorary Oscar With Emotional Speech at Governors Awards: ‘Making Films Is Not What I Do, It Is Who I Am’
Tom Cruise delivered an emotional speech when receiving his honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards on Nov. 16.
variety.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
[Source: Collider]

“Hook,” Steven Spielberg’s 1989 cinematic live-action adaptation of Peter Pan, excells on streaming. The film stars #DustinHoffman, #RobinWilliams, and #JuliaRoberts.

TAGS: #Hook #Collider #StevenSpielberg #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: collider.com/steven-spiel...
34 Years Later, Steven Spielberg’s Forgotten Pirate Adventure That Made Him "Insecure" Is a Free Streaming Hit
Steven Spielberg’s pirate adventure and spin on the Peter Pan story, Hook, has made its way to streaming and is enjoying a stay at the top.
collider.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
[Source: Library of Congress]

Library of Congress makes huge collection of radio and film magazines, also trade press, from the early decades of the 20th century available online.

TAGS: #LibraryOfCongress #FanMagazines #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies

URL: www.loc.gov/collections/...
Historical Media Publications Collection | The Library of Congress
Search results 1 - 25 of 8647.
www.loc.gov
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Richard Lamparski, author, broadcaster and film historian who is best remembered for his countless interviews with former Hollywood actors, published in his “Whatever Became of…?” books, died November 13 at the age of 93.

TAGS: #RichardLamparski #WhateverBecameOf #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM