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And the week belongs to … Terminator Genisys, the worldwide winner. Hold it: didn’t the last installment of the franchise that has launched the careers of both James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger have its debut during the Independence Day weekend? And with a domestic total below $90 million and a production cost of twice as much, wasn’t Genisys considered a failure just a few weeks ago? The film that blew the last chance for Arnold’s Hollywood comeback after his break playing the real-life role of Governor of California? All this was and is true, but that was before the overseas market started pumping money, an estimated $238 million into the film’s coffers.

From the Scottish Highlands to the Beverly Hills flats, the stars of two series came out to talk to the HFPA these past weeks. Outlander is completing Season 2 in Scotland, while Blindspot rounds up its freshman season.

Two-time Golden Globe nominee Peter Bogdanovich certainly knows a thing or two about screwball comedies. Back in the 1970s, the legendary director revived the classic Hollywood genre with his hit films Paper Moon (which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director) and What’s Up, Doc?.

HFPA archivist Elisa Leonelli investigates a little-known chapter in Golden Globes history. There has been some confusion about the Henrietta Awards, at times co-mingled with the Golden Globes, so we did archival research in the early history of the HFPA, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, to solve the mystery.

On its second weekend, Straight Outta Compton became a bona fide phenomenon. The F.

There is nothing more feminine than a woman dressed in a tux. The attitude? Cavalier.

The HFPA family lost a long standing member and a cherished friend this week. Ahmed Lateef was originally from India, he moved to the U.

Longtime HFPA member Ahmed Lateef has died after suffering a stroke. Ahmed, a member since 1973 , was regarded as a pioneer who paved the way for other Indian filmmakers who followed in his footsteps.

The HFPA’s resident musical historian Phil Berk uncovers a “lost” Fox gem scored by Kurt Weill As an avid collector of Broadway musical LPs, in 1955 I happened upon a rare recording of songs written by Kurt Weill for a long forgotten 20th Century Fox musical called Where Do we Go From Here? The recording boasted one unforgettable number entitled The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria. Not only were the lyrics (by Ira Gershwin) nimble and witty, but the melodies were instantly hummable.

The HFPA’s Jack Tewksbury compiles some of the choicest quotes from classic stars. New Quotes Daily!.