Peter Bogdanovich

In his last interview, the legendary director/producer/writer/actor talks to HFPA journalist Elisabeth Sereda about The Last Picture Show, his friend Orson Welles, his foray into journalism, who was a "pain in the neck" to work with and the five icons he wrote about in his upcoming, posthumous book. Check out Golden Globes Around the World Podcast: Peter Bogdanovich.

Last month, HFPA member Silvia Bizio recorded a conversation with director Peter Bogdanovich on the 50th anniversary of his 1971 Golden Globe-nominated drama, The Last Picture Show. With his sudden passing on January 6, 2022, we are presenting this podcast with our sincerest sympathies to Peter’s family and friends as we celebrate his legacy and listen to the colorful stories of his life and career.

In a career spanning over five decades, Peter Bogdanovich, who died in the morning of January 6, 2022, at the age of 82, had occupied a unique position, equally adept as a film critic, historian, and author, as well as an accomplished writer and director of some of Hollywood's most beloved films of the 1970s. He gained his widest prestige and popularity with the 1971 critically acclaimed drama, The Last Picture Show, which earned multiple Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

The TCM Classic Film Festival, launched in 2010, was held for the eighth year in Hollywood, April 6 to 9, 2017. Crowds of movie lovers of all ages lined up to watch their favorites films on the big screen at the Chinese, Egyptian and Arclight theaters and they gathered for social events at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.