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The title of the documentary film The Territory refers to a 7,000-square mile region in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is the sovereign land of the Uru-eu-wau-wau and other Indigenous groups.

“In old age, words escape me. If I wait patiently, they float up, and I recapture them (…) The quest for harmony of word and image has been my life.

  Although Casper Van Dien has appeared in over 150 TV and film credits during his 30-year-plus career, he will probably always be best remembered for two early iconic roles: as General Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers (1997) and as the King of the Jungle himself in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998). In our newest “Golden Globes Around the World” podcast episode, Van Dien reminisces with HFPA member Rocio Ayuso about how both roles compare with his newest alter ego, Samuel Hyst, in the series, Salvage Marines, now on www.

The internet, and in particular social media, is regarded widely and not incorrectly as a machine for perpetual outrage. And yet sometimes that outrage is entirely justified, and worth indulging.

The visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), founded by director and producer George Lucas in 1975, celebrates 45 years since the world learned of its existence when Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (1977) was released, with that sequence of the Star Destroyer flying across the screen, heading to infinity. Since then, ILM has not stopped pointing to a future full of promises to discover, as well as challenges and secrets to reveal.

There are films that are a flash in the pan, and then there are those who live on forever. One of them is a lovely movie from 2003 that still warms our hearts whenever we come across it.

“This is a dream come true. Finally, our voices are being heard and not just by Filipinos but everyone.

There is something fascinating about combining the old and the new in one go. Such was the experience at this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival, which took place mainly at the modern cinematheque overlooking the ancient city.

As everybody waits to board Brad Pitt’s Bullet Train next weekend, it was an unexceptional period at the box office. DC League of Super-Pets, an animation action-adventure with a voice cast led by Dwayne Johnson (Krypto, canine pal of Superman, voiced by John Krasinski) and Kevin Hart (Ace, one of the shelter pets who also have superpowers), opened on top with a very pet-friendly $23 million.

Exciting it is not. Germany’s summer box office is about as sluggish as the – otherwise big number of – movie fans that are baking in the sun instead of flocking to the theaters.