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892 - Feature: A new book tells the story behind Hitler’s efforts to infiltrate Hollywood

FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment devoted to films. It offers reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussions on various aspects of the industry.

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892 - Feature: A new book tells the story behind Hitler’s efforts to infiltrate Hollywood

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FilmWeek

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Feature: A new book tells the story behind Hitler’s efforts to infiltrate Hollywood

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Feature: A new book explores the legacy of Joan Crawford

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Feature: A new documentary celebrates the legacy of musician Billy Preston

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Feature: Wagner Moura on his role in The Secret Agent

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Feature: How the Train Dreams’ director and cinematographer created its reflective mood

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Feature: Director Joachim Trier on his nine-time Oscar nominated film ‘Sentimental Value’

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Feature: The many adaptations of ‘A Star is Born’ are explored in a new book

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Feature: The 101 Best LA Films…according to the LA Times

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Feature: Actress Virginia Madsen and Director Steven Grayhm talk about new film 'Sheepdog'

FilmWeek: ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ ‘Greenland 2: Migration,’ ‘All That’s Left of You,’ and more!

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Feature: Director Hikari and star Brendan Fraser on their film Rental Family

FilmWeek: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘The Housemaid,’ and more!

FilmWeek: ‘Ella McCay,’ ‘Dust Bunny,’ ‘Rosemead,’ and more!

Feature: The King of Color Documentary

FilmWeek: ‘Five Nights at Freddy's 2,’ ‘The Secret Agent,’ ‘100 Nights of Hero,’ and more!

Feature: Blumhouse and how horror became a box office guarantee

Feature: The enduring legacy of ‘The Big Lebowski’

FilmWeek: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ ‘Zootopia 2,’ and more!

FilmWeek: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Rental Family,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ and more!

Feature: Renate Reinsve in ‘Sentimental Value’

Feature: A new biography on Cesar Romero shows the actor’s varied career beyond The Joker

FilmWeek: ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘The Running Man,’ ‘The Carpenter’s Son,’ and more!

Feature: Sir Roger Deakins talks about his life and career in a new memoir

FilmWeek: ‘Predator: Badlands,’ ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Die My Love,’ and more!

Feature: A new TCM book shares some Pre-Code classics

FilmWeek: ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Love+War,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ and more!

FilmWeek: ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ ‘Hedda,’ and more!

Great Scott! New documentary celebrates 50 years of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Feature: A new book captures the complicated life and career of Bruce Lee

FilmWeek: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and more!

FilmWeek: ‘Tron: Ares,’ ‘Roofman,’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ and more!

Feature: A new book recontextualizes horror classics through a feminist lens

FilmWeek: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Anemone,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and more!

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