HFPA

Congratulations to HFPA member Gabrielle Donnelly on the success of her fifth novel, THE LITTLE WOMEN LETTERS, which was published on June 7 by the Touchstone imprint of Simon & Schuster. THE LITTLE WOMEN LETTERS, a modern day homage, set in contemporary London, to Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic LITTLE WOMEN, is hitting best seller lists in Britain and America alike and winning overwhelmingly enthusiastic reviews from both print outlets and blogs, with THE WASHINGTON POST  declaring it "could be just the perfect pool-side read" (June 18) and a chorus of praise on goodreads hailing it as "captivating," "FANTASTIC!" (capitals and screamer the reviewer's own) and "a joy.

By Jorge Camara   With a Song in my Heart won a Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical of 1952.   Its star, Susan Hayward, won Best Actress.

Actor Brendan Gleeson recalls a personal encounter with the law.

Tom Hanks tells us what he would study if he went back to school.

By Philip Berk The death of actor Peter Falk leaves a huge void in the film community. Although best known for playing Columbo on television (for which he won a Golden Globe), members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will remember him most for his beguiling wit.

By Jorge Camara A Place in the Sun, the 1952 winner of the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama was, and still is, one of Hollywood’s most successful conversions from literature to screen. Adapted by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown from Theodore Dreiser’s masterpiece, “An American Tragedy,” carefully directed by George Stevens, and starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor at the pinnacle of their youth and beauty, the film may have put more emphasis on the romantic elements than in the class conflicts and sociological aspects of the story.

John Lasseter, director of CARS 2 and Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, enjoys talking about his love of cars.

Debbie Reynolds shows the HFPA her amazing collection of costumes and props going up for auction this month.

Monica Bellucci By Silvia Bizio Taormina, June 16, 2011 - The glamorous Italian star, the iconoclastic Hollywood director and the working American actor: Monica Bellucci, Oliver Stone and Matthew Modine shared the spotlight on the second and third day of the Taormina Film Festival, which unfolds in this Sicilian sea town full of bougainvilleas and romantic corners.  Bellucci and Stone received the Taormina Arte Award, while Modine was awarded a special Golden Lion from the city of Messina onstage at the ancient Greek Theatre, and all took advantage of their press conferences and their Master Classes to talk about their work, politics and Sicily.

By Silvia Bizio Taormina, Sicily, Italy. Jack Black fell instantly in love with this Mediterranean pearl.