Movies and TvShows featuring "gossip-columnist" theme.
A screenwriter down on his luck forms a complicated bond with a former silent film star who is desperate to revive her career. As he becomes entangled in her delusions and obsession, their relationship takes a dark and tragic turn.
La Dolce Vita follows the life of a photographer in Rome as he navigates through a series of parties, encounters with celebrities, and a growing sense of disillusionment with the shallow and materialistic world around him. As he searches for meaning and connection, he grapples with themes of love, death, and the emptiness of fame.
Peter Bowles gives a memorable performance as Fleet Street's most successful gossip columnist, Neville Lytton. Co-created by Bowles, this highly popular drama started life as a single play in the Storyboard anthology before continuing through two critically acclaimed series. Featuring appearances by Gwen Taylor, Ralph Bates, Pamela Salem, Jean Kent, Elspet Gray and Lee Patterson, this set comprises both series alongside the original Storyboard play. Suave, shrewd and with an instinct for a good story (tempered by a strong sense of fair play and occasional threats of litigation...), Neville Lytton is justly famed for the Gossip Diary that peps up the pages of The Daily News. Society tit-bits often give way to high-profile exposés, however, when Lytton and his colleagues stumble upon shady dealings, corruption at the highest levels, cover-ups and con-artists...
A closeted gay movie director/actor in 1939 finds himself the target of the vicious and unscrupulous attacks by a gossip columnist reporter who goes by the name of Hollywood Confidential.
In 1950s Hollywood, Eddie Mannix, a studio fixer, deals with various issues involving the studio's actors, including a kidnapping, a pregnant actress, and a communist conspiracy. As he struggles to handle these challenges, Eddie realizes the importance of doing what is right for the sake of his job.
Sweet Smell of Success is a film-noir crime drama that follows a press agent who becomes entangled in a web of deceit, as he manipulates the media to further his own ambitions. Set in 1950s New York City, the movie explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry.
A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.
In the year 1924, a group of influential people gather on a yacht for a weekend getaway. As the weekend progresses, secrets are revealed and tensions rise. When a murder occurs, everyone becomes a suspect, and a scandalous investigation ensues. The film explores themes of love, betrayal, and unrequited love in the glamorous backdrop of the interwar period.
A disillusioned film producer decides to make a controversial movie after his latest project fails, leading him on a wild journey filled with depression, cynicism, and a bizarre string of events.
Narrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at Pickfair, "The White House of Hollywood."
New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on amoral characters.
Get a Clue is a comedy crime movie released in 2002. When a popular teacher goes missing, a teenage girl named Lexy takes it upon herself to find him. With her keen detective skills and the help of her friends, Lexy uncovers a web of secrets and deceit in her school. As she delves deeper into the case, she realizes that she may have stumbled upon more than just a missing person. Get a Clue is a fun and entertaining movie that will keep you guessing until the very end.
Three friends, who are all desperate to get married, make a pact to find husbands within a year. As they navigate through the ups and downs of dating and relationships, they learn valuable lessons about love and themselves.
Trumbo is a 2015 biographical drama film about the life of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment for his political beliefs. The movie follows Trumbo as he continues to write screenplays secretly, using front names, while dealing with the personal and professional challenges of the blacklist era. Despite facing persecution and being imprisoned for his beliefs, Trumbo refuses to back down and eventually helps to bring an end to the blacklist.
Absolute Beginners takes place in 1950s London and follows a young photographer as he immerses himself in the exciting world of music and fashion. Along the way, he encounters teenage romance, rekindled love, and racial tensions. This classic musical explores themes of youth, ambition, and the power of popular culture.
Beloved Infidel (1959) tells the story of a talented Hollywood writer who falls in love with a renowned novelist. Their relationship is tested by fame, mental illness, and the pressures of the entertainment industry.
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
Bombshell is a comedy-drama film set in the 1930s Hollywood. It follows the story of a popular female movie star who gets tired of the constant publicity and scandal in her life. She meets a newspaper reporter who promises to change her image, but things take an unexpected turn. With themes of romance, screwball comedy, and drama, Bombshell explores the complex relationships between movie stars and the media. The story highlights the challenges faced by women in the film industry during the pre-Code era.
RKO 281 is a biographical drama that tells the story of the making of Orson Welles' iconic film 'Citizen Kane'. Set in the 1940s, the movie explores the challenges and controversies faced by Welles as he tries to make his mark in the film industry, while battling against media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.