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HFPA journalist Katherine Tulich had a lively in-depth conversation with Dakota Fanning at the Association's offices in West Hollywood.   Lately, we have seen Fanning as the secretary to police commissioner Ted Roosevelt on the dark limited series The Alienist.

HFPA GranteeCalArts was established by Walt Disney at Valencia, a northern suburb of Los Angeles, in the 1960s. The campus is a lively and relaxed place and its ambiance, artistically inspiring.

Yellow holds its own, men continue to make their mark, and pale blue gains momentum.

With $28 million, the domestic debut of Pacific Rim Uprising was not a spectacular one. It actually ended up $10 million below Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 original.

British stage actor James Corden met up with instantaneous success when he accepted to lead The Late Late Show. His passion for music, karaoke and sing-along got him to land a fantastic spot driving to work and singing with stars like Madonna, Adele, Elton John and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

“I listened to Phil Collins and played hockey in the basement,” says actor Josh Duhamel, recalling his childhood in North Dakota after his parents divorced. The basement was a place where he secretly dreamt about acting but it took him more than a decade to follow his dream.

Elle Fanning, Dakota’s younger sister, has stepped out from the shadow of her sibling, who is a powerhouse talent herself and grew up in the public eye. Elle, with less initial exposure, embraced the spotlight and showed an early edge that fashion houses fawned over to dress.

Sometimes in life you can win by losing. It happens also at the box office, where if you look at the international chart of this past weekend the big winner is Tomb Raider.

We had the chance to speak with four time-Golden Globe nominee Jeff Daniels about his role in The Looming Tower, the Hulu miniseries based on the Lawrence Wright book of the same title. Daniels plays real-life hero John O'Neill, the head of the I-49 counter-terrorism division of the FBI, who tried to stop Osama Bin Laden before 9/11 and was fired before the attack, just to land a new job as head of security at the World Trade Center.

South by Southwest, the little festival that could, is proving, once again, to be a thoroughly original lineup with its three-pronged approach to Film, Interactive Arts and Music. The latter, of course, constitutes the core of a festival which grew around what this musical capital of the Southwest is known for, showcasing over 1,000 bands from all over the world.