About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Awards Season Lookahead
Aired 20 January 2024
Tom Brook reports for Talking Movies from Los Angeles on the eve of this year's Oscar nominations announcement, looking at the likely contenders in what is considered a very strong year for film.
2. Korean Cinema Special
Aired 17 February 2024
What's next for Korea's dynamic film-making community? Talking Movies speaks to Oscar nominee Celine Song and explores the emotional documentary Beyond Utopia, which follows North Korean defectors.
3. Oscars Preview Special
Aired 9 March 2024
From California, Talking Movies previews Hollywood's biggest night of the year - the Oscars ceremony.
4. Oscars Review Special
Aired 16 March 2024
From Hollywood, the Talking Movies team looks back at highlights from the 96th annual Academy Awards. The show reviews the winners in the key Oscar categories as well as exploring if the Academy's ongoing efforts to increase inclusivity and diversity have paid off. Tom Brook travels to Auschwitz to meet the filmmakers behind The Zone of Interest - winner of Best Sound and Best International Feature - and we look ahead to the possible Oscar winners in 2025.
5. Lily Gladstone Special
Aired 23 March 2024
Talking Movies sits down with Lily Gladstone, who made history as the first Native American woman to be nominated in the Best Actress category at the Academy Awards.
6. Blockbuster Season Preview
Aired 4 May 2024
Tom Brook looks at highlights in Hollywood's all-important summer movie season, which includes Deadpool & Wolverine and Kevin Costner's new two-part western film Horizon: An American Saga.
7. Cannes Film Festival Special
Aired 25 May 2024
Talking Movies reports from the Cannes Film Festival - including a look at the eagerly awaited Megalopolis, starring Adam Driver, from cinema great Francis Ford Coppola.
8. Tribeca Festival Special
Aired 15 June 2024
From New York, Tom Brook reports on the Tribeca Festival, the city's world famous film showcase co-founded by movie legend Robert De Niro.
9. French Cinema Classics
Aired 7 July 2024
As France moves to centre stage this July, with Paris hosting the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Talking Movies celebrates classic French cinema.
10. Festival Review
Aired 14 September 2024
Talking Movies travels to the Venice and Telluride film festivals to report on some of the key films that have been animating audiences and making an impact early in the awards season.
11. New York Film Festival
Aired 26 October 2024
Talking Movies reports from the New York Film Festival - one of the most prestigious film events in North America. Highlights include Pedro Almodovar's The Room Next Door and Mike Leigh's Hard Truths.
12. German Cinema Classics
Aired 30 November 2024
To mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, Talking Movies has travelled to the German capital to look at how that momentous event affected film-makers.
13. Review of 2024
Aired 28 December 2024
The Talking Movies team look back at some of their personal highlights in cinema in 2024 after travelling around the globe to explore 'world cinema and celebrate the cultural legacy of film-making.