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5 facts about The Golden Globe Statuette.

The Golden Globe Award Statuette, a golden globe sat on top of a granite base.

The Golden Globe Award

The Golden Globe Award Statuette, a golden globe sat on top of a granite base.

Golden Globe Award Statue. Credit HFPA

Official Name – Golden Globe Award

Height – 10¾ inches

Weight – 5½ pound

Designer – Society Awards, New York

Fact

  • Each Golden Globe Award is individually hand-finished and presented in red velvet lined, leather bound chest with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association logo stamped in gold.
  • It has a 24-karat gold-plated zinc die cast top.
  • Society awards redesigned the statuette in 2008 to give it a new marble base and adjust the metal top to improve durability and aesthetics.
  • The top of the award is a globe wrapped in a film strip.
  • The marble for the stand is sourced from Europe and each individual award is hand carved to perfection.
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Events, offers and releases 06/01/14

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The Golden Globes 2014 will return this Sunday, with Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Bryan Cranston all expected to sweep up the main awards before next months Baftas, closely followed by the Oscars in early March.

Mark Wahlberg’s new film Lone Survivor, which tells the story of four US Navy Seals on an ill-fated mission in Afghanistan, is due for release on Friday and has already been highly recommended by critics.

And finally, Vue cinema are offering a free kids ticket to families attending showings of Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie, which will be redeemable from Sunday 12th January until Thursday the 27th February. For more info visit the “MyVue” website here.

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The most infamous film villains

A close-up of Darth Vader mask.

Remember at the end of last year I wrote the Inside Film top 5 film heroes list? Well, here comes the darker side of the list. Within you will find the most evil, most badass villains in film. Ready? Don’t be afraid.

5. Annie Wilkes

Annie Wilkes holding a revolver and a syringe.

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For anyone who has seen Stephen King’s Misery, this comes as no surprise. Perhaps not the scariest of his film adaptations, but wow, it sure is creepy. This comes as no surprise. Annie Wilkes is one messed up chick. I don’t think I have ever been this scared of a middle-aged woman before. Worst moment? When Paul Sheldon is searching the house, and you just know she’ll be through the door at any moment…

4. Anton Chigurh

Anton Chigurh sat in a chair.

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No Country for Old Men. What a film. Personally, I think it is made by the psychotic-perfection of this man. A gun-for-hire with a twisted devotion to chance. Silenced shotguns are super sinister too. Worst moment has to be the murder of Carla Jean. Talk about bloody.

3. Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, stood by a door.

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“Bowels in, or bowels out?” An insane genius who loves the taste of human. Pretty much writes itself here. Hannibal Lecter is perfected by Anthony Hopkins and his magnetic charm. He’ll get into your head and stay there, trust me. Worst moment has to be when he makes a drugged Ray Liotta munch on his own brain in Hannibal. Pretty messed up right?

2. The Joker

Heath Ledger's Joker holding a Joker playing card.

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The thing that makes The Joker so terrifying is that he has no aims. No goals for world domination, or personal gain. He just wants to watch the world burn, and that’s truly horrific. Jack Nicholson’s Joker gets an honourable mention here, but it’s the genius of Heath Ledger that gets our vote. Worst moment? The pencil trick in The Dark Knight– not even his own goons are safe.

1. Darth Vader

Darth Vader stood in front of Snowtroopers on Hoth, the snow planet.

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The ultimate evil. Cloaked in black, a true personification of evil. Darth Vader wins by a long shot. The iconic breathing sound makes it all so tense, and the sheer power that he exudes makes him our top contender. Vader casts a shadow over all film villains, and none can step out from under it. At his most evil when he crushes the throat of a subordinate without a sound. Plus, you know, trying to kill his son.

So, any more ideas? Tell us below who you think deserves to be on this list of evil.

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This week in history: 30th December – 5th January

A large blue magaicians hat at the entrance of Disney's Hollywood Studios.
A large blue magaicians hat at the entrance of Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Taking inspiration from Disney’s ‘Fantasia’ the hat represents the new age of Disney Hollywood Studios

On January 5th, Bradley Cooper and January Jones were born in 1975 and 1978 respectively. For those who are slow on the maths side of things that makes Cooper, star of Silver Linings Playbook and the highly anticipated American Hustle, 39 years old tomorrow. And January Jones, star of the hit show, Mad Men will turn 36.

In 2010, the box office flop Did You Here About The Morgans? starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant hit UK cinemas. Grossing only £50 million worldwide, this movie definitely didn’t kick 2010 cinema off to a good start.

American Psycho starring our beloved Batman, Christian Bale, premiered in 2000 at the annual Sundance Film Festival.

The eighth most-popular theme park in the world changed its name on January 5th 2008 to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. For almost 15 years, the theme park was known as Disney-MGM Studios. The theme park takes inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. The name change was done to reflect ‘how the park has gone from representing the golden age of movies to a celebration of the new entertainment that today’s Hollywood has to offer’.

Do you have any interesting facts or trivia that you want to share with us? If so, tweet us @Inside_Film!

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Happy New Year from Inside Film

Pictured is the Disney castle with fireworks going off overhead.
Pictured is the Disney castle with fireworks going off overhead.

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We at Inside Film hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and a very happy New Year.

The new year in cinema is always an exciting time, first and foremost its means that awards season is in full flow, the BAFTAs, Critic Choice Awards, all running up to the glamourous and most prestigious of them all, the Academy Awards.

Inside Film will make sure that you keep up-to-date on the most recent news and events from both here in the UK and across the pond in Hollywood. With interactive live blogs, we’ll be sure that we keep you up to date with the latest news.

We have lots of other exciting things planned for this year, we will bring you some exciting features on the latest news and giving you an insight in the process of film making. Also look out for our brand new podcasts, We’ll be on hand to talk everything Oscars and BAFTAs.

Another thing to look forward to is our new feature of live blogging, we will be here making sure you get all the latest and up-to-date news from both the BAFTAs and the Oscars. 

We hope you continue to enjoy Inside Film, and as always we love to hear from you, so for any questions/comments please tweet us @Inside_Film.