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In honor of World Podcast Day, September 30, we’re sharing with you our top 10-rated podcasts of all time in our previously named "HFPA in Conversation” series, now rebranded "Golden Globes Around the World. ” Of the 114 episodes we’ve had the privilege of producing with actors, directors, cinematographers, composers, foreign filmmakers, writers, and others in the film and TV industry, it’s interesting to note that five men and five women equally made the list, and only one was not an actor but the groundbreaking female director, Greta Gerwig.

Waiting for its long-awaited sequel – opening in December all over the world, Italy included -  James Cameron's 2009 Avatar is making once again splashes at the box office in its re-release in theaters: grossing $1,658. 061 (same in Euros) on its second week of play, the 3D fantasy/sci-fi juggernaut is again at the top of Italian box-office chart, according to Cinetel's data: Avatar has so far grossed over $2 million since its release, bringing over a monthlong record of 250,000 moviegoers to the Bel Paese theaters.

With his Golden Globe-nominated film Y tu mamá también  (2001) from Alfonso Cuarón, Diego Luna became an ambassador of Mexican cinema, appealing to both critics and world audiences. And with his debut appearance as Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), the role reinforced his reputation as an artist always in search of challenges, restless in his pursuit of artistic fulfillment.

Actor Russell Hornsby portrays the larger-than-life character Don King, a ruthless ambitious boxing promotor who takes Tyson’s boxing career to the next level in Hulu’s Mike, a limited TV series that explores the tragic and controversial life and career of Mike Tyson, one of the most prominent figures in sports of all time. Hornsby, born on May 15, 1974, in San Francisco and best known for his work in The Hate U Give (2018) Fences (2016), and Meet the Parents (2000), gives a stellar performance and shows great chemistry with his fellow actor Trevante Rhodes, who takes on the role of Tyson.

In the Prohibition years from 1920 to 1933, patrons had to go to roadhouses and speakeasies in Hollywood for alcohol and entertainment. These illegal clubs were accessed by passwords, and booze, gambling, drugs and prostitution flourished behind secret doors.

Australian actress Essie Davis has faced a lot of challenges in an acting career that includes TV shows Game of Thrones and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, films including Girl with a Pearl Earring, Nitram, The Babadook, and her Laurence Olivier award-winning performance in the 2013 West End production of A Streetcar Named Desire, opposite Glenn Close. But the Tasmanian-based actress was unprepared for one of her biggest challenges when starring in the New Zealand film The Justice of Bunny King - mastering a Kiwi accent.

George and Julia continue to rule the box office. Despite an ‘avatar’ attack.

Avatar, the most successful film of all time, returns to theaters where audiences can experience this sci-fi fantasy visual spectacle the way James Cameron intended. The film fueled several technological advances in the industry, such as motion capture used by actors during the filming process, and proved that original ideas can be a huge success.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association® (HFPA) today announced the awards timetable for the 80th Annual Golden Globe® Awards along with several changes including the splitting of an acting category in television. Nominations will be announced on Monday, December 12, 2022, with award winners announced on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in a ceremony televised live on NBC and Peacock from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The Woman King is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and stars Viola Davis and South African Thuso Mbedu, along with Sheila Atim, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. To describe it as an action film might be true, but it leaves out the social significance that might not be immediately obvious to people who are accustomed to seeing themselves represented on all levels of society.