2025  turned out to be a good year for films, especially in the last six months. The filmmakers included here are either contenders for Academy Awards this year or represent exceptional films, even if not nominated. This is a lot of material. Pick and choose what looks interesting to you. Running times are indicated.

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The Hollywood Reporter Actress Roundtable: Amanda Seyfried, Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Buckley, Laura Dern, Renate Reinsve (53:14)

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The Los Angeles Times Actress Roundtable: Sidney Sweeney, Tessa Thompson, Emily Blunt, Elle Fanning, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow (46:49)

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The Los Angeles Times Actors Roundtable: Jesse Plemons, Stellan Skarsgard, Will Arnett, Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Wagner Moura (47:04)

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The Hollywood Reporter Actor Roundtable: Adam Sandler, Dwayne Johnson, Jacob Elordi, Jeremy Allen White, Mark Hamill, Michael B. Jordan, Wagner Moura (57:11)

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The Hollywood Reporter Directors Roundtable: Chloé Zhao, James Cameron,Joachim Trier, Kathryn Bigelow, Ryan Coogler, Yorgos Lanthimos (57:31)

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The Hollywood Reporter European Cinema Roundtable: Jafar Panahi, Joachim Trier, Mascha Schilinski, Oliver Laxe (1:00:36)

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The Hollywood Reporter Writers Roundtable: Bradley Cooper, Clint Bentley, Guillermo del Toro, Hikari, Noah Oppenheim, Will Tracy (50:41)

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The Hollywood Reporter Cinematographers Roundtable: Adolpho Veloso, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Claudio Miranda, Lukasz Zal, Michael Bauman, Robbie Ryan (49:02)

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 The Hollywood Reporter Producers Roundtable: David Heyman, Joseph Kosinski, Nia DaCosta, Marc Platt, Sara Murphy, Sev Ohanian (51:06)

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Next up in a day or so, Actors on Actors, a selection of pairs of actors/actresses talking to each other about what they do and how they do it. Stay tuned. — Ted Hicks

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