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By Philip Berk In the recurring debate as to what influence the Golden Globes has on the Oscars, the better question might be, which group makes the better choice? In that regard, the one year that stands out is 1974 when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association chose Roman Polanki’s Chinatown over Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather 2 as Best Picture. Arguably a wise decision.

Does James McAvoy think he would make a good teacher?.

by Yoko Narita       Susan Sarandon came to meet the HFPA with her Pomeranian Maltese pooch, Penny, and put her on the table to show her off.   “See, Penny cut her hair short so that her legs look longer.

After filming The Hangover 2 in Thailand, Ken Jeong tells us about his love of travel.

By Jorge Camara If ever an actor were indelibly associated with a character, Rosalind Russell as Mame Dennis in Auntie Mame would be at the top of that list. Russell won the Golden Globe for her performance, and the movie was honored as Best Comedy in 1958.

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.

Comedienne Maya Rudolph, currently co-starring in Bridesmaids, has a funny story about being one herself.

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.

By Philip Berk - photos by Armando Gallo He managed Elvis and Sinatra.   He produced films such as Cruising directed by William Friedkin, All Night Long with Barbra Streisand, Nashville directed by Robert Altman, Diner directed by Barry Levinson, and the Oceans films directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Ian McShane, star of Pirates of the Caribbean:On Strange Tides" speaks with us about his pirate days.