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Incredibles 2 or Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom? The two summer blockbusters have chosen different strategies to conquer the world markets and so far, they have not crossed each other’s paths. The only exception: a few countries such as Russia and the UAE, where the magic powers of the Parr family managed to beat the fierce dinosaurs of Isla Nublar.

Soon we will see Golden Globe winner (twice) Julianne Moore in yet another challenging role in Bel Canto, in which she plays an opera singer. We asked her if music really helps her work as an actress.

HFPA Grantee Founded in 1929, Santa Monica College is considered one of the premier community colleges within the Los Angeles area, leading the 113 community colleges in the region in transfers to schools within the UC (University of California) system. The school currently holds an enrollment of 30,000 and offers over 90 fields of study spread out over five separate campuses, including a fairly new film production program, which was added to the school’s curriculum in 2013 offering Associates Degrees and Certificates of Achievement in film production.

Two-time Golden Globe winner Billy Bob Thornton sat down with me at the London hotel in West Hollywood. The actor and filmmaker - currently portraying alcoholic lawyer Billy McBride in the Amazon series Goliath -  talked about the Hitchcockian elements on the series' second season.

To avoid having to compete with the World Cup, an event that keeps half the population of the planet glued to its TV screens, Universal decided to let its dinos roam free and launch Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 48 countries, delaying the domestic opening to June 22. And the strategy seems to have paid off, as the last film in the franchise based on Michael Crichton’s bestsellers and launched by Steven Spielberg back in 1993 (Spielberg is now the executive producer of the new series) attracted over $150 million.

Shailene Woodley seemed to came out of nowhere when she got a Golden Globe nomination for her role as George Clooney’s daughter in director Alexander Payne's The Descendants. That started a chain of nominations and accolades, and her career further blossomed as part of the strong female cast of Big Little Lies.

Jodie Foster – Cecil B. deMille award recipient and two-time Golden Globe winner-  has been in the business since she began her career as a child model at the age of three.

When Sofia Boutella met HFPA journalist Anke Hofmann at the Four Seasons hotel, she told how her childhood in Algeria shaped her. “I grew up during a civil war.

HFPA Grantee The Department of Cinema and Television Arts of California State University, Northridge – better known as CSUN – is one of the “oldest” grantees of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 22 years to be exact. It is one of HFPA’s inaugural university programs, providing institutional grants and film production fellowships for students, a mostly working-class constituency in need of help.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association members have re-elected president Meher Tatna for a second mandate. Tatna, who oversaw the successful 75th edition of the Golden Globes, ran unopposed.