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Long memories have helped early film releases By BOB VERINI As the end-of-year skies clear and kudo givers attempt to distinguish genuine supernovae from puny white dwarfs, does the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. 's telescope boast a slightly longer focal length than anyone else's? You probably won't get much argument from the producers of "Bend It Like Beckham," "About a Boy," "Thank You for Smoking" or "The Devil Wears Prada," all of which opened in Q1 or Q2 but by December were resurrected to be named among their years' finest by the 80-odd members of the Golden Globes-giving org.

HFPA shakes up kudofest with a live show and host By JENNY PETERS STANDUP GUY: Ricky Gervais' selection as host of the upcoming Golden Globes ceremony was a 'collaborative' decision. What's a venerable awards ceremony to do when ratings are down, other newbie awards shows are nipping at its heels and the world in general is moving at a much faster pace than when it began? Change things up, of course.

The HFPA's choice of Martin Scorsese to receive the Cecil B. deMille Award at the coming Golden Globes ceremony has been greeted with great enthusiasm by those who know and have worked with him.

Contact: Michael Russell (310) 939-9024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOLLYWOOD, CA, November 17, 2009 -- There will be five contenders for the Best Animated Feature category when the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations are announced at 5 am (PT) on Tuesday morning, December 15, it was announced today by Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted last week to expand this year's number of nominations for Best Animated Feature to five.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Martin Scorsese will be honored at "The 67th Annual Golden Globe® Awards" on January 17 with the Cecil B. deMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.

UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. – October 26, 2009 -- Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais (“The Invention of Lying,” “The Office”) will host “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC.

Contact: Michael Russell                                                             (310) 939-9024                                                                                                                                                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                 HOLLYWOOD, CA, September 30, 2009 – Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, announced updated timetable for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be broadcast in HD Sunday, January 17, 2010 from 5-8 PM (PST) and 8-11 PM (EST) live coast to coast from The Beverly Hilton on NBC.  Key dates for the Golden Globe Awards timetable are as follows: October 30, 2009FridayFinal date for press conferences for Television entriesNovember 6, 2009FridayDeadline for submission of Golden Globe entry formsNovember 12, 2009ThursdayCecil B.

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, met HFPA members at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills to talk about The Young Victoria, the movie which was inspired by an idea she pitched to British Oscar-winning producer Graham King. While at the hotel she renewed an acquaintance with HFPA president Philip Berk, which began when they met at the InStyle/HFPA party in Toronto in September, and presented him with her book about Queen Victoria.

The HFPA jointly hosted, with InStyle Magazine, a celebrity-studded party at Toronto's elegant Windsor Arms Hotel during the city's film festival. The annual party, which began in 2000, has become one of the most prestigious events on Toronto's social calendar and this year's guests included Nicolas Cage, Keanu Reeves, Robin Wright Penn, Clive Owen, Brenda Blethyn, Bill Nighy, Anthony LaPaglia, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth, who had just come from the Venice festival where he won the Best Actor prize for his performance in fashion designer Tom Ford’s filmmaking debut, “A Single Man.

A rare sunny day in London turned suddenly wet for HFPA members who were visiting the set of the as-yet-untitled movie Woody Allen is filming in Notting Hill. Woody, who is making his fourth film in London, finds the city’s overcast skies and occasional rain showers ideally suited for his methods of filmmaking.