Julian Schlossberg
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Career stories from the old show-business map.
Julian Schlossberg's Movie Talk follows performers and industry figures through the long arc of their work. Guests recall childhood influences, first breaks, Broadway turns, film sets, television fame, and the odd backstage detail that rarely makes the official biography.
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Julian Schlossberg's Movie Talk is an interview show for listeners who like show business remembered in full sentences. It takes its time. Episodes usually begin with where a guest came from, who raised them, what the house felt like, and which early influences quietly shaped the work that followed. That biographical route gives the conversations an old-fashioned sturdiness. Joe Mantegna's episode moves from Cicero and Italian immigrant family roots into Broadway, David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Simpsons, and Criminal Minds. Betty Buckley's conversations carry the same career-walk structure, touching Texas, family background, singing, stage work, Carrie, and Eight Is Enough. Andrea Marcovicci brings in nightclub life, Broadway, television, The Front, the Oak Room in the Algonquin Hotel, and the Gardenia. Joy Behar's episode has a looser comic charge, beginning in Williamsburg and moving through the personality that came from a crowded, talkative neighborhood. Juliet Mills offers another kind of lineage, with Sir John Mills, Lady M, England, ballet, Broadway, and growing up around celebrated performers. Michael Barker's encore episode opens into film distribution, Sony Picture Classics, Cannes, foreign cinema, critics, streaming, COVID-era damage, and the changing place of theaters. Liza Lerner's conversation turns toward musical-theater heritage, Alan J. Lerner, Nancy Olsen, My Fair Lady, Gigi, Brigadoon, and Sunset Boulevard. The show is strongest when it lets a guest tell a story without sanding off the wandering edges. It likes exact credits. It likes parents, places, first auditions, famous collaborators, and the practical turns that redirected a career. The tone is warm but not glossy. Schlossberg often sets the scene with his own memory or judgment, then hands the floor back. That gives the episodes a lived-in quality, closer to a knowledgeable lunch than a packaged profile. Film buffs will recognize names. Theater people will appreciate the rooms and roles. Classic television listeners will find plenty of memory, too. The recurring thread is craft as biography: how a person became the artist the audience later recognized.
Made for: For listeners who enjoy film, theater, television, nightclubs, and classic Broadway history told through long-form interviews. It especially suits people who care about credits, venues, collaborators, and career turning points.
What sets it apart: The show favors patient career memory over quick promotion, letting guests connect family background, early breaks, famous work, and industry change. Its specificity gives the conversations the texture of entertainment history rather than celebrity chatter.
*Julian Schlossberg's Movie Talk Podcast: Your Backstage Pass to Entertainment* Dive into the magic of Hollywood, Broadway, and beyond with Julian Schlossberg's Movie Talk. This captivating weekly podcast brings you closer to the top talent in motion pictures, theatre, and television. Each episode features in-depth, engaging interviews with the biggest names in the industry—stars, writers, directors, producers, and other entertainment powerhouses. Get insider insights into their creative processes, behind-the-scenes stories, and the triumphs and challenges of bringing iconic projects to life. Whether you’re an avid film buff, theatre enthusiast, or just curious about what makes the entertain…
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Julian Schlossberg draws out the formative choices, stage experiences, and personal memories behind long entertainment careers.
Julian Schlossberg's Movie Talk treats an entertainment career as a trail worth retracing. Schlossberg starts with family influences and early ambitions, then follows the turns that shaped the work.
At Cannes, the buyers leave before the meal; you stay for the story of the deal.
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A relaxed career walk-through with family memory, stage lore, and a few sharp turns.
Joe Mantegna comes across as steady and open, tracing the route from Cicero, Illinois, and Italian immigrant parents to Broadway, then into the work that followed when David Mamet started casting him in other roles.
A clear film-business conversation about theatrical survival, criticism, and the old habits that still shape distribution.
Julian Schlossberg's conversation with Michael Barker stays rooted in the practical side of film: theatrical release, pressure from streaming, the value of criticism, and the steady work of getting good movies in front of audiences.
A warm backstage look at Renee Taylor's acting, writing, and show-business stories.
Renee Taylor's story moves through acting, writing, and the long partnership with Joe Bologna. Julian Schlossberg starts with her early pull toward performance, then threads through Lovers and Other Strangers, the family debate over the sale, and the path to a film adaptation.
A warm career conversation that keeps coming back to craft, grit, and the cost of staying in comedy.
Jeff Garlin comes across as a working comic, and Julian Schlossberg keeps the focus on the roots: Chicago, a plumber father, and community theater. The episode settles into craft, persistence, and the long haul of staying in comedy while the field gets crowded.
Beatrice Wells gives a steady, personal account of Orson Wells and the legacy she has spent decades protecting.
Beatrice Wells comes across as a woman whose public image, runway work, and cosmetic company sit alongside a much quieter duty: managing her father’s estate for more than forty years.
Funk history, straight from the players.
Julian Schlossberg welcomes Joe Mantegna and opens with a sweep through the major beats of his career.
This episode continues an interview with actress Betty Buckley, focusing on her audition for the hit TV series Eight is Enough and the tragic circumstances surrounding the role.
Host Julian Schlossberg interviews acclaimed actress and singer Betty Buckley about her career, awards, and early family influences from Texas.
Host Julian Schlossberg interviews actress and singer Andrea Marcovicci about her career in entertainment and early family influences.
Joy Behar discusses her childhood in an Italian tenement building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and how her upbringing shaped her personality.
This episode features an interview with Emmy award-winning actress Juliet Mills, discussing her upbringing in a famous acting family, her childhood on a farm in Sussex, and her career journey from ballet to Broadway.
Julian Schlossberg welcomes Michael Barker, the co-president and co-founder of Sony Picture Classics.
Julian Schlossberg interviews Liza Lerner about her family's musical and Hollywood legacy, focusing on her father Alan J.
Julian Schlossberg sits down with Renee Taylor for a career walk-through.
Brooke Adams tells Julian Schlossberg that her first audition at 14 won her East Side West Side, where Daniel Petrie slapped her to make her cry.
Julian Schlossberg replays his interview with Peggy Lee from the week she opened a three-week Empire Room engagement at the Waldorf Astoria, promoting her Atlantic album 'Let's Love' with its Paul McCartney title song.
Julian Schlossberg sits down with Jeff Garland for a long, conversational look at where his work began and how he kept going.
This episode features an interview with writer/director David Seltzer, exploring his early influences and career beginnings in Hollywood.
Julia Schlossberg talks with Beatrice Wells about her father, Orson Wells.
Julian Schlossberg interviews Emmy-winning comedy writer Bruce Vilanch about his career, including his work on Hollywood Squares and the Academy Awards, and discusses his new book with the title 'It seemed like a bad idea at the time'.
This episode features an interview with actor Alec Baldwin discussing his career, family background, and personal reflections.