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American actor Willem Dafoe received the Wind of Europe Award at the Ventotene Film Festival on July 25, 2020. Ventotene is a small Mediterranean island known for its ancient Roman harbor.

“A shop window for the best cinema production in the world”, festival director Alberto Barbera said today as he announced the line-up for the upcoming 77th Mostra Internazionale del Cinema in Venice, the very first major film festival taking place what for many is still the midst of a pandemic. And maybe the analogy is not that far off: in the new age of virtual screenings, Zoom, and other technologies now widely used, at least the Americans will have to go window-shopping for festival films unless they are willing to quarantine themselves for 14 days prior to their attendance.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the awards timetable for the 78th Annual Golden Globe® Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler: The February 28, 2021 ceremony will air live coast to coast 5-8 p. m.

Beginning in 1952 when the Cecil B.  deMille Award was presented to its namesake visionary director, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has awarded its most prestigious prize 66 times.

In his 30-year career, Billy Porter has tackled a wide range of roles in television, movies, and theater. The trailblazing actor, singer, and activist garnered two Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of Pray Tell in FX’s groundbreaking drama Pose, the LGBTQ+ icon has also won a number of noteworthy awards, including a Tony, a Grammy and a Primetime Emmy.

Rosamund Pike (currently Madame Curie in Radioactive) delivers quiet, intense performances that are reflected in her fashion choices. Highly sophisticated designer wear with S & M overtones.

Back in 1975, the film Jaws created such terror of sharks in the audience, that the film’s tag line “Don’t go into the water” became a mantra for those afraid of venturing into the ocean in case they encountered the dreaded predator. In The Rental, director Dave Franco might be resurrecting a bit of that same anxiety; but instead of aquatic peril, he has turned his focus to the possible threats of rental properties.

It is very tempting, when opening Josef von Sternberg's autobiography, “Fun in a Chinese Laundry”, to go straight to the pages about Marlene Dietrich. For many cinephiles, their names are forever linked.

In the US, only 30% of moviegoers are comfortable with the idea of going back to the cinema; in most European countries, the percentage is even less; and as far as Asia and Australia are concerned, in a lot of areas stricter regulations prevent them from opening altogether – for now. Regular movie theaters, that is.

Back in July of 2010, filmmaker Kevin Macdonald challenged the inhabitants of Planet Earth: “Help me make a movie about a day in your life,” and with that, the director threw open an opportunity that more than 80,000 people in 189 countries responded to. Pick up a camera and show what a day in your life looks like.