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The story of Kantara (sacred forest) is set in the Indian state of Karnataka and is inspired by the relationship between forests and human beings, taking place over almost two centuries, encompassing a royal history that goes from the 1800s to the late 20th century. A progressive king promises to give his lands to the local communities in exchange for a stone wherein he finds solace and peace of mind.

Tomorrow is a social drama about the daily life of a human rights lawyer who, ten years after the Tunisian revolution, is still in search of social justice. After a bitter divorce, Habib and his 15-year-old son Ahmed are brought together by Habib’s worsening state of health.

She was at the zenith of her stardom, but still, she had to fight for a film role. Madonna was known by then as the “Material Girl,” named after one of her songs.

As we continue our 80-day countdown to the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 10, 2023, we reach a milestone year – 1996 – which was full of surprises including the Golden Globe Best Actress win for Sharon Stone for Martin Scorsese's  Casino, which prompted her memorable response on stage, ‘OK, it's a miracle!’”  In honor of her 1996 win, we rewind back to our 2018 podcast with HFPA member, Silvia Bizio.

Today the Hollywood Foreign Press Association® (HFPA) announced that Golden Globe Award® winner and six-time nominee Eddie Murphy will be honored with the coveted Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Harvest Moon director and star Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam – one of the highest profile actors in Mongolia – is better known for tough guy roles in the Trapped Abroad action franchise and as the first Mongolian actor to breakthrough in Hollywood in the Netflix series Marco Polo, as Kublai Khan’s brother, Ariq Böke. In his directorial debut, Harvest Moon he takes on the biggest challenge of all, playing an everyday character, Tulgaa, who works as a mild-mannered chef in Ulaanbaatar when he faces a dilemma in his life.

In the Israeli film Cinema Sabaya, eight women – all Arab and Jewish – take part in a video workshop hosted by a young Tel Aviv film director, Rona (Dana Ivgy), who teaches them how to document their lives. With each raw homemade film shot by the women and shared with the others, the group dynamic forces them to challenge their views and beliefs as they get to know each other and themselves better.

Three incarcerated criminals – Alois, the brains behind the coup, Hans, a former butcher and pimp, and Abdullah, an Arab terrorist – stage a hostage crisis in a maximum-security prison. Alois is the leader.

In 1996, Emma Thompson gave one of the most memorable acceptance speeches in the history of the Golden Globes — but it was not for one of her legendary acting performances. Yes, the ten-time Golden Globe nominee, who won a Best Actress – Drama statuette in 1993 for Howards End, was nominated for Best Actress that night for her work in Sense and Sensibility, but she lost to Casino’s Sharon Stone.

El pasado 4 de noviembre tuvo lugar el estreno en la plataforma de streaming Apple TV+ de la película Causeway, dirigida por Lila Neugebauer y protagonizada por Bryan Tyree Henry y por la ganadora del Globo de Oro a Mejor Actriz en comedia o musical en 2013 por Silver Linings Playbook y en 2016 por Joy además de Mejor Actriz de reparto en 2014 por American Hustle, Jennifer Lawrence. La película cuenta la historia de una soldado, Lindsey, que resulta herida en un combate en Afganistán, sufriendo un daño cerebral que la deja discapacitada.