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Essie Davis looks different in almost every role she plays, going from wearing a dark 1920s bob haircut as Phryne Fisher in the television series Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries, to a super-short blonde cut in The Matrix films, to a rather messy look with grey roots as the eccentric Helen in her current film Nitram.   It is not only different looks that the Australian actress is able to slip into.

“When you get a chance to be in the room, don't shut the door behind you. Don't say, ‘I'm in.

Honoring Women’s History Month, the HPFA hosts its 2022 International Women Directors’ Symposium What’s Left to Do? Moderated by award-winning journalist and HFPA member KJ Matthews, this virtual panel connects three brilliant female directors – Teniola Olatoni Ojigbede from Nigeria, Katja von Garnier from Germany, and Sol Berruezo Pichon-Rivière from Argentina – to speak about the current trends, the controversy of being a woman in the modern movie industry, to discuss perspectives of the film industry and elaborate on what’s left to do. Join us at 9:00 am PT/12 pm ET on March 22, 2022: the HFPA International Women Directors’ Symposium will be streamed on our YouTube channel and www.

Proving that anime movies continue to increase their appeal in the United States and Canada, Jujutsu Kaisen O opened strongly and landed second place in the box office charts. But the number two showing of Jujutsu Kaisen O, a film adaptation of Gege Akutami’s manga series revolving around Yuji Itadori, a young student who becomes a jujutsu sorcerer, surprised even some box office analysts.

Singing. Dancing.

Italy and its film production are at the center of attention today also in Hollywood, where this week is filled with free screenings in the multiplex Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, a few feet away from where the Oscar ceremony will be celebrated on Sunday, March 27th, for the yearly Los Angeles-Italia Film Festival, which brings to the Californian city a large selection of the Italian production – both films and television – of the year. Well-known actor Riccardo Scamarcio was on hand for the opening on Sunday night, introducing the film he produced – and stars in – The Shadow of the Day by Giuseppe Piccioni, with Benedetta Porcaroli who was also present.

Javier Bardem, nominated as Best Actor for the Golden Globes and the Academy for his performance as Ricky Ricardo in Being the Ricardos, spoke to the journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press in 2004 about the Spanish movie Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) directed by Alejandro Aménabar, Golden Globe winner as Foreign Picture in 2005.   He supported the fight of Ramón Sampredo for the right to end his life, after becoming a quadriplegic at age 25 in a diving accident.

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), one of the HFPA grantees, champions emerging and diverse filmmakers and storytellers from around the world and provides a forum where filmmakers can be recognized for their contributions, have open audience discussions about their work and connect with industry professionals for insight on distribution, production and representation. We caught up with Larry Laboe, Co-Founder and Executive Director of NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, whose industry credits include producer for Ctrl (2009) and Fact Checkers Unit.

There is no doubt that SXSW is one of the most important conferences for innovation and creativity. And while it brings important conversations of new behavior, trends and technology, it is also a great place to spot your favorite celebrity.

Pola Negri was a larger-than-life actress who constantly made headlines about her personal life, which overshadowed the real talent she displayed in her movies. The ultimate self-promoter, Negri was photographed walking her pet cheetah on the streets of Los Angeles, sporting red toenails, fur boots, and turban.