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HOLLYWOOD, CA, May 16, 2011 -- Judge Kevin Brazile of the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in favor of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) in the action brought against it and President Philip Berk by their former outside publicist, Michael Russell (MRG-CINEPOINT/CASE #BC453017). When the HFPA did not renew Russell's contract, he sued the Golden Globes organization for defamation and interference with their ability to retain and recruit clients.

Kirpi Uimonen Ballesteros, Barbara Gasser and Mirai Konishi Join the HFPA HOLLYWOOD, CA, May 9, 2011 – Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President, Philip Berk, announced today that three journalists have been elected as new members of the organization: Kirpi Uimonen Ballesteros, Barbara Gasser and Mirai Konishi. Ballesteros, who writes for the Ilta-Sanomat, Kouluainen, and Suosikki (Finland), Gasser, who writes for M-Starmedia Verlag and Maxima (Austria), and Konishi, who writes for CUT and eiga.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, April 28, 2011 – Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President, Philip Berk, announced today the timetable for “The 69th Annual Golden Globe® Awards. ” The deadline for Motion Picture and Television submissions is Friday, November 4.

By Philip Berk If we go back half century, long before the emergence of the blockbuster, when moviegoing was an essential part of American life, we discover an amazing fact: the one genre that consistently attracted the biggest audiences was musicals. In the forties, the musicals of Bing Crosby, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, and Betty Grable were consistently among the top money earners.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced a donation of a quarter of a million dollars to the International Rescue Committee to help aid relief in Japan following the devastating 8. 9 earthquake and tsunami.

On Sunday March 13, 2011 the 32nd annual Young Artist Awards were held in Studio City, California. This year’s winners in the Feature Film categories include Joey King (“Ramona and Beezus”) for Best Leading Young Actress 10 and under, and for Young Ensemble Cast:Laine MacNeil, Robert Capron and Karan Brar ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid”).

Yesterday, a reader pointed out why this blog did not link to any organizations which help the people of Japan following the devastating 8. 9 earthquake and tsunami.

"COME BACK TO THE FIVE & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN" RESTORED WITH HFPA FUNDING Cher always considered it her best work in film, still a trove full of her fondest memories as an actress. On March 3rd, 2011, 7:30 pm, at the Billy Wilder Theater in the Hammer Museum, UCLA Film & Television Archive will present the restored version of Robert Altman's 1982 classic "Come to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean", his big screen adaptation of Ed Graczyk's play.

"Movies touch our hearts and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places, they open doors and minds.

By Husam "Sam" Asi There was plenty of Glee in Hollywood where the TV show about a song-filled high school walked away with all the TV comedy awards at the Golden Globes - the first major awards ceremony of the year. Glee team celeberate their Golden Globe The British comedian and creator of The Office, Ricky Gervais, hosted an evening of glitz and glamour for a second successive year, opening with a nod to the increasing number of 3D films, and suggesting that the only film of the past year without 3D characters was The Tourist.