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Russia is not only a key market for American movies – it is an integral part of film history, an avid and storied producer and consumer of cinema. Why, then, is the Russian government considering a new tax on tickets that will make moviegoing a thing of the past for most Russians? HFPA’s own Serge Rakhlin investigates.

The catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010 has inspired cinematic adaptations, big and small. The small-budget, independent The Runner, opening this week, has a first time writer/director, Austin Stark, and a cast led by Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen and Peter Fonda.

Matthew Morrison, beloved as “Mr. Schue” to many fans of the hit FOX series Glee which ended its six-season run last March, is singing and dancing again – on Broadway! Matthew is back with aplomb with a starring role in Finding Neverland, a musical based in part on the dramatic movie of the same name which earned five Golden Globe Award nominations, including best picture-drama.

The era of big stars has recently come to an end. The days in which Tom Cruise’s name alone on the marquee was enough to draw audiences are over.

There was nothing irrational about the clothes the stars wore while promoting Woody Allen’s Irrational Man. While Emma Stone went ‘classic’ in a pencil skirt and top by Michael Kors, Parker Posey wore a jumpsuit by Leanna Zuniga of Electric Feathers.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the fifth installment of the successful franchise, is making the rounds around the globe, after a hot (in every sense of the word) premiere in Vienna and cascading opening dates in the U. S.

As ITV’s Mr. Selfridge shoots its fourth season it can be somewhat difficult for us, in the audience, to imagine Harry Selfridge as anyone but the buoyant, assertive personality that Jeremy Piven lends to him.

Salma Hayek not only produced the animated film, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet – which incorporates Gibran’s poetry and opens August 7 – but she also lends her voice to the main character, Kamila. When talking to us Salma looked cool in a white pants suit by Elie Saab and Gucci shoes.

Salma Hayek not only produced the animated film, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet - which incorporates Gibran’s poetry, but she also lends her voice to the character, Kamila. She looked cool in a white pants suit by Elie Saab and Gucci shoes.

Tilda Swinton, Johnny Depp, Idris Elba and Eddie Redmayne will swing by Venice’s Lido island before making an appearance in Toronto: their movies, A Bigger Splash (Luca Guadagino, director), Black Mass (Scott Cooper, director), Beasts of No Nation (Cary Fukunaga, director) and The Danish Girl (Tom Hooper, director) have been picked up by both festivals. The LINE-UP for this year’s Venice Film Festival highlights European and North American titles, with Latin America in the mix as well.