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Jessica  Chastain arriving at the Grant and Installation luncheon. The rising young actress is here to announce the 2011 HFPA grants for National Association of Latino Independent, Pablove and Film Independent.

  Mark Wahlberg at the Grants and Installation Luncheon On the day of the HFPA Grants and Installation luncheon Daily Variety published the following comprehensive round-up of how the association's donations are put to good use by the recipients. Five that thrive with org coin By Anna Stewart HFPA supports many industry causes and orgs.

Golden Globe winner Angelina Jolie was the star of the Sarajevo Film Festival, where she received an award in anticipation of her upcoming film In The Land of Blood and Honey (the “B” and “H” also signaling a metaphor for Bosnia-Herzegovina) about the tragic personal fallout of the war in  what was Yugoslavia. The English language version of the movie, also shot in Serbo-Croatian, will open in the US  on December 23.

Since Ukraine  became an independent country Odessa has transformed itself into a vibrant European resort full of cafes, night life and young people. The city was ripe for a major cultural event, and  the first Odessa Film Festival last year was a huge success.

Most actors who go through an intensive training regimen to build muscles and sculpt their bodies for a role are proud of the end result; they happily pose shirtless to show off their newly-defined abs and boast of the hard work that went into achieving them. Not Ryan  Gosling.

Hollywood studios are enjoying their biggest ever box office take from overseas markets, according to a report in Weekly Variety. The six studios' collective international box office was up 20 per cent in 2010 over 2009, with Hollywood taking $12.

Indiana  Jones star Harrison Ford has particularly fond memories of the 2002 Golden Globes awards. He has attended many Golden Globe shows but 2002  was the year he received the prestigious Cecil B.

Sofia Vergara talks about her relationship with beauty.

Actor Neil Patrick Harris talks about his love of magic.

Actor Rupert Grint talks about the end of the Harry Potter series.