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  • Golden Globe Awards

Josh Hartnett, 2001 on War – Out of the Archives

The journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press first interviewed promising young actor Josh Hartnett in May 2001 when he acted with Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor, directed by Michael Bay: they met him again in December 2001 to talk about Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott, the story of a 1993 US military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia. Hartnett gave his thoughts on war and the question of military intervention in other countries – a theme certainly relevant today in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  • Industry

Nathan Lane on his 25th Broadway play: “It’s always about the writing”

Nathan Lane, one of the most versatile Broadway and Hollywood actors, and star of numerous plays, musicals, TV shows, and animated and live-action movies, is back on the stage with “Pictures From Home,” his 25th Broadway play. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 3, 1956, Lane has appeared in more than 35 films, garnering two nominations for Golden Globes as a leading actor in the musical/comedy category for The Birdcage (1997) and The Producers (2006).
  • Awards

Viola Davis, Beyoncé, and Quinta Brunson Honored by Virtual NAACP Image Awards 2023

Leading up to the 54th Image Awards Ceremony taking place live on Saturday, February 25, and hosted by Golden Globe winner Queen Latifah, the NAACP has been holding a range of week-long activities in Los Angeles, including four virtual awards nights celebrating the best in film, television, literature, animation, and music. Being globally recognized as one of the most distinguished multicultural awards show, the NAACP Image Awards has been following its tradition of excellence, uplifting values that inspire equality, justice, and progressive change, and highlighting artists committed to that purpose, for over half of the century.
  • Film

Docs: “Strangers to Peace” Showcases Difficulties of Deprogramming Violence

The heavy weight of history, its almost gravitational pull toward chaos, and the dark intersection of this with both personal trauma and self-betterment are all jointly explored to moving effect in Strangers to Peace. This interesting new documentary examines the attempts of three individuals to leave FARC, a Marxist guerrilla army which has waged a bloody campaign to overthrow the Colombian government for more than 50 years.