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Dragons hatched, winter arrived and many, many of our beloved characters died horrible deaths so we could come to this: the eighth and final season of the multi-Golden Globe-nominated ( with one win for Peter Dinklage) Game of Thrones. The launch of the conclusion HBO's flagship series took place in New York, with much fanfare, special effects, a giant Iron Throne and almost all the stars that kept us glued to our screens since 2011.

Many things have changed from the moment Danai Gurira joined The Walking Dead 's third season until now. The American actress, who grew up in Zimbabwe, from where her academic parents emigrated from, is now one of the more important faces of the diversity revolution that is transforming Hollywood.

As Gabriel Chavarria tells us, he never chose acting but just happened to be in the right place at the right time. From the moment he was discovered by a casting director who was searching for a Latino kid to act opposite Hilary Swank in Richard LaGravenese's Freedom Writers, Gabriel Chavarria knew that he was destined to a life in front of a camera.

It was quite obvious for Jessica Biel what she had to do. She had taken some time off when she became a mother when she felt the urge to start working again.

With Venice, Cannes is the grande dame of film festivals one of the last bastions of pure cinema in its original form: an art form made to be seen in a theater. But even these last bastions of cinematic purity there are intimations of growing pains.

Golden Globe winner Geoffrey Rush can be seen in the extraordinary portrayal of Albert Einstein in the new National Geographic TV series Genius. Unknown to many, the “genius” was an avid fan of Mozart and a dedicated amateur violinist.

Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould created Breaking Bad, winner of the 2014 Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Drama, with star Bryan Cranston awarded the Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama after three nominations. They are also the brains and the hearts behind Better Call Saul, the prequel which made Bob Odenkirk a two-time nominee.

The energy was high on the red carpet at the NCIS: LA Paleyfest event, but underneath the excitement was a sense of mourning from the cast of the hit procedural drama now in its eighth season. It was another reminder that someone important to them all was missing and all reacted with emotion talking about co-star Miguel Ferrer, who succumbed to throat cancer on January 19 at age 61.

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes, Westworld was one of the best new shows of 2016. Lucky for us, it will come back early next year, and while we wait, we can rewind and examine some of the amazing characters that perhaps didn't receive as much attention (and screen time) as Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris or Anthony Hopkins.