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Between 1948 and 1983 Golden Globes were awarded in a special category of “New Star of the Year” conceived to recognize young actors making a mark in their early roles. In this series, the HFPA’s Phil Berk highlights those that would follow their auspicious starts with distinguished careers.

“I saw its birth, its golden era, and its declining years and I am convinced that Hollywood’s decline from glory is in no way the result of senility. On the contrary, it is a relapse (temporary, I hope), into the immaturity of adolescence.

Academy award-nominated screenwriter, director, producer and actor, Josh Lawson, stars as a rogue mercenary, Kano, in the upcoming film, Mortal Kombat.   He plays opposite Lewis Tan who portrays Cole Young, a young MMA fighter who embarks on a journey to unlock his supernatural abilities to save his family and stop the evil powers of the Outworld.

Chances are anyone studying Korean cinema history today has never watched the silent films made in that country during the mid-1920s and1930. Only a few films stills have survived from this period because of the destruction wrought by Japanese colonial rule, World War II, the Korean War, and the years of repressive control by the military government that affected the Korean film industry.

While Godzilla vs. Kong continues its rampage at the domestic and international box office, Mortal Kombat managed to beat the MonsterVerse epic in Russia and even posted the biggest opening for a Hollywood release in the coronavirus pandemic era in that territory.

Evan Rachel Wood, who recently acted in Kajillionaire, written and directed by Miranda July, and completed three seasons of the TV series Westworld, was first interviewed by the journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press in 2003 when she was 15- years old and talked about playing a troubled teenager in Thirteen directed by Catherine Hardwick. “Unfortunately, I could relate to the character and to the story pretty well.

Emerging filmmaker and screenwriter Joe Raffa is fast becoming known for character-driven storytelling with a penchant for exploring the dark corners of the human psyche. Born in Philadelphia and raised in New Jersey to Italian parents, Joe discovered his passion for storytelling at a young age.

Estonian producer Ivo Felt believed in his instinct when he founded Allfilm 25 years ago with his business partners. During the years two of his films, Tangerines and The Fencer have been nominated for the Golden Globes, in the Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language category.

Between 1948 and 1983 Golden Globes were awarded in a special category of “New Star of the Year” conceived to recognize young actors making a mark in their early roles. In this series, the HFPA’s Phil Berk highlights those that would follow their auspicious starts with distinguished careers.

Following its huge bow in the international market, Godzilla vs. Kong also set a record-shattering debut in the North American box office.