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In January the HFPA visited the set of Feud, the new limited series premiering on FX on Sunday March 5. Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon play Joan Crawford and Bette Davis at the time of their, ehm, collaboration on the 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? At the time Crawford was 56, Davis 54, and Hollywood was swarming with young talent - Marilyn, Jayne, Liz, Audrey, and newcomers like Ursula Andress, Brigitte Bardot and Natalie Wood.

“Ai-Ling Lee and I would like to do big tentpole movies,” says Mildred Iatrou Morgan, the co-sound editor of La La Land, “As a team, we haven’t gotten anything like that yet. The movies we tend to get are on the smaller scale.

With the Oscars taking place last Sunday, the apparently never-ending awards seasons is now officially over. So, congratulations to Golden Globe and now Academy Award Best Picture winner Moonlight.

The Sundance Film Festival is known for discovering new talent that is destined for stardom. Harris Dickinson is a perfect example.

Being an editor is a “happy coincidence,” according to Joi McMillon, the first African-American woman nominated for an Oscar for Best Film Editing, along with co-editor, Nat Sanders, for their work on Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins. “I wanted to be a journalist but all the slots were taken, so as part of the Junior Achievement Program, I went with my next choice, which was film.

Hugh Jackman, soon taking over the screens in his last turn as Wolverine for director James Mangold’s Logan, is in New York City shooting his dream project, the musical The Great Showman, the story of American showman P. T.

In this weekend’s box office roundup Fifty Shades Darker left the competition in the shadows with a $64. 6 million worldwide gross.

Keanu Reeves is enjoying a welcomed success with his second installment of the adventures of John Wick, a mean killer who takes no prisoners but loves his dog. Keanu had a band for a while so we asked if he listens to music while he read a script or when he works.

As part of the HFPA mission to contribute to organizations connected with the entertainment industry and involved in educational, cultural, and humanitarian activities, five HFPA members recently visited USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism to participate in a panel moderated by Senior Lecturer and former TV Guide senior editor, Mary Murphy. The class was titled ‘Specialized Journalism: The Arts’ and our panel consisted of Jenny Cooney (Australia), Silvia Bizio (Italy), Scott Orlin (Germany), Marlene Von Arx (Switzerland) and Elisabeth Sereda (Austria).

Set to be the largest US-China co-production ever, The Great Wall will open this Friday, February 17 in the US. Directed by the renowned Fifth Generation director Zhang Yimou, the fantasy blockbuster is set against the breathtaking backdrop of China’s iconic landmark and follows two western explorers’ journey to the frontier of a heroic battle between Chinese warriors and ruthless yet intelligent creatures called Tao Tie.