Summertime: movies, series and more.

Thor rules, plus Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Gosling and more. Week of July 11th-17th, 2022 WORLD BOX OFFICE, JULY 4th- 10th, 2022: THOR RULES Thor: Love and Thunder thundered globally with $302 million. And also, worldwide, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic: World Dominion, and Minions: The Rise of Gru are nearing $1.2 billion, $900 million, and $400 million, respectively. Check Box Offic]( Box Office,]( Box Office]( and [France Box Office.]( También [en Español]( [Read more]( WHAT MAKES CHRIS HEMSWORTH FABULOUS Thor: Love and Thunder places Chris Hemsworth in the spotlight. He has the lanky frame that looks good in clothing, with an everyman accessibility that's appealing but never too much - how does he do it? [Read more]( BEYOND STRANGER THINGS: THE MILLIE BOBBY BROWN STYLE Millie Bobby Brown crashed into the zeitgeist on the Netflix hit [Stranger Things](. At a mere 16 years of age, she shows unwavering style. The Brit demonstrates a secure sense of who she is, owning trends but never pandering to them. [Read more]( CAR STARS: WHERE MOVIES AND AUTOMOBILES COME TOGETHER Los Angeles has one of the best – if not the best – museums dedicated not only to autos but all manner of moving machines that can be seen on screens big, small and ginormous. [Read more]( THE MAN WHO CREATED THE JAMES BOND THEME In 60 years of movies over two dozen composers created 25 songs for Bond movies. One man, however, has left his signature on all of them. [Read more]( AND THERE'S MORE: SUMMER IS NO LONGER A TV WASTELAND The months of summer didn’t always used to be so creatively enticing. In fact, much like the educational system, the powers that be used to believe their audience didn’t view June, July, and August as an opportunity to learn anything new. [Read more]( JAWS, THE FILM THAT CHANGED THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY On June 20, 1975, Hollywood released a movie that would not only break records for years to come but, also, for better or worse, change the way the industry would forthwith release and market their product. [Read more]( PODCAST: FILMMAKERS FELIX VAN GROENINGEN AND CHARLOTTE VANDERMEERSCH Belgian filmmakers Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch weren’t expecting to win the top Jury Prize when they showed their film, The Eight Mountains, at the Cannes Film Festival this year. [Listen]( IN MEMORIAM: JAMES CAAN, GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE, 1940-2022 [James Caan]( passed away at home on the evening of July 6, 2022, it was announced by his family. He was 82 years old. [Read more]( OUT OF THE ARCHIVES, 2004: [RYAN GOSLING]( THE NOTEBOOK " I can tend to be a bit more cynical than Noah is and I worried that that might hurt the movie. " [Read more]( Copyright © *2021* *HFPA, All rights reserved. Cover photo by © Greg Williams Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [Instagram](