Talking Movies

Talking Movies looks back at what has been one of the most tumultuous years in the history of the film industry. The programme revisits the dramatic havoc the pandemic brought from the closing down of cinemas and major international productions to the cancellation of top film festivals. The Talking Movies team will be reporting from around the world on how Covid-19 in 2020 changed the movie industry forever.

Talking Movies reports on the forthcoming Oscars ceremony which because of the pandemic will be radically different from anything that's come before.

In a Talking Movies: Oscars Preview Special, the programme reports on the excitement at Union Station in Los Angeles - which is co-hosting this year's Academy Awards.

Talking Movies looks back on the Academy Awards staged in LA's Union Square Station - Hollywood's biggest night of the year - hearing from many of the big winners.

Talking Movies reports from New York on the 20th anniversary of screen legend Robert De Niro's Tribeca Festival.

Talking Movies reports from the French Riviera looking at highlights from this month's Cannes Film Festival including interviews with top stars and directors.

In a special edition, Talking Movies looks back at blockbuster season at the hits that emerged during what has been a very challenging time for the movie industry.

The Talking Movies team travels to the Venice, Toronto and Telluride film festivals to report on the movies that have already become early contenders in the Oscars race.

Talking Movies reports on the New York Film Festival, bringing you highlights from one of North America's most prestigious cultural events.

Talking Movies looks back at the BFI London Film Festival which this year returned to the British capital as an in-person event with a strong starry line-up.

As the star-studded big autumn film festival cycle draws to a close Talking Movies looks back at the season and hears from the names that have emerged as top awards contenders.

Talking Movies reports from New York with a special programme devoted to the world premiere of West Side Story – a film adaptation of one of the best loved musicals of all time.

In Talking Movies: Review of 2021 the team looks back at what has been, because of the impact of COVID-19, another tumultuous year for world cinema.