Yearly Archives: 2010

TALKING POINT: MELISSA LEO

Melissa Leo, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actress for “The Fighter”, said to HFPA journalists: “I think that women being engaged and participating in boxing is a modern day kind of thing, that quite frankly, for my money, comes after Alice Ward’s time. When she was doing it, it was strictly a men’s game; … more »

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TALKING POINT: GEOFFREY RUSH

Geoffrey Rush, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “The King’s Speech”, said to HFPA journalists: “Director Tom Hooper said something quite wonderful, that you don’t have to be a stammerer to get the theme of the film, because that is just the dramatic device. The metaphor is: How do we find our better … more »

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TALKING POINT: JEREMY RENNER

Jeremy Renner, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “The Town”, said to HFPA journalists about his director: “Ben Affleck is a man who is without ego, as smart and as charming as they come. He made me want to be the best I could be for his movie and he gave me every … more »

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posted by hfpa at 9:47 PM

TALKING POINT: MICHAEL DOUGLAS

Michael Douglas, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, said to HFPA journalists: “If I look at this picture, to me it’s almost like an operetta, on a larger than life stage, it’s wonderfully dramatic and surprisingly shows a lot of heart, compared to most of Oliver Stone’s pictures. … more »

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posted by hfpa at 9:43 PM

TALKING POINT: HELENA BONHAM CARTER

Helena Bonham Carter, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actress for “The King’s Speech”, said to HFPA journalists: “”Everyone’s got an opinion about the Queen Mother, because she’s so well known, but my job I guess was to get beneath her public front of amazing sweetness, because underneath she was a very powerful and strong … more »

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RICKY GERVAIS: I AM READY TO GO!

Ricky Gervais will use his trip to next month’s Golden Globes to fit in some movie work as well. The British comedian, who will be hosting the awards show for the second year running, will shoot a walk-on part in Disney’s new Muppets movie the day before the show. In a recent conference call he … more »

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posted by hfpa at 12:48 PM

A LITTLE CHARITY

Over forty kites and twenty plus pairs of boxing gloves will soon be on their way to Cuba thanks to the generosity of some Hollywood Foreign Press members.     The kites and gloves were sent to journalists as movie-related promotional items and are now being passed on to young people in Cuba, where they are … more »

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posted by hfpa at 11:29 AM