'Quartet' saw one of the world's most respected actors, Dustin Hoffman, taking his long-desired place behind the camera. Hoffman steered this swee...
I love cricket. And I love movies. The problem is, Hollywood - or indeed any kind of -wood - seems to think that my two favourite pastimes should never meet.
Iranian authorities are reportedly planning to begin legal proceedings against Hollywood over the Oscar-winning film Argo’s “unrealistic portrayal...
The Oscars; the one night of the year when under-dressed is definitely not an option. The 85th Academy Awards saw a parade of perfectly preened A-Listers gliding down the red carpet in their Sunday best, and we- mere earthlings- watched on in awe. This year's event certainly lived up to expectations in the 'Best Dressed' category, and -of course- there was a little drama too.
We should, I think, cut Hollywood some slack. It is easy to forget that history is all about dramatic license. Who wants to read a boring account of the past? Which historian does not want to spice things up? And even as far as flaws, errors and distortions go - well, bring them on.
MacFarlane will never be everyone's cup of tea, but the show's organisers would have known this.
The (now Oscar-winning) film 'Argo' is, as you no doubt know, the dramatisation of a real-life operation to rescue six American diplomats from Tehran ...
It was a classy ensemble by anyone's standards, but First Lady Michelle Obama's Oscars frock was given a demure makeover by an Iranian news agency non...
Winning an Oscar is the pivotal moment in the career of an entertainer. That innocuous-looking statuette signals the start of fatter salaries, jui...
Daniel Day-Lewis, Anne Hathaway, Steven Spielberg and 'Argo' are the bookies' favourites to take home Oscars this year but, if there weren't upsets, t...
While fashion faux pas and speech gaffes are to be expected, every year the short-list of nominees demonstrates the glaring inconsistencies within the Academy voting system. How can a director, who has a film nominated for Best Picture, not be short-listed for Best Director?
The Oscars are being handed out this weekend, and the bookies seem to be more than sure who they're putting their money on to carry off the film indus...
This time next week, Oscar nominees will know their fate, whether they've tearfully brandished a statuette and spoken over the music, or whether they'...
Mark Wahlberg has once again made some firm predictions for the winners of the Oscars, ahead of this year's gongs being handed out on Sunday evening. ...
In 2003, during the run-up to the war in Iraq, I was living in Hollywood, where at the time I was working as Ben Affleck's stand-in on the movie Surviving Christmas.
Reinventing yourself and changing careers has almost become trendy. Think of all of the city folk you read about in magazines who wake up one day and realise they cannot stand the rat-race anymore and retrain as a yoga teache
Ben Affleck's glorious Awards Season continues, with his film 'Argo' picking up BAFTA's biggest prizes - Best Film, and Best Director. Accepting h...
'Skyfall' has taken the first Award of the evening at the 2013 BAFTAS, currently taking place at London's Royal Opera House. This caps a thrilling...
Daniel Day-Lewis's domination of the awards season is expected to continue at the Baftas, where he is hot favourite to win the Best Actor award. Th...
Jack Kirby brought comics to life through his highly expressive motion lines and unique rendering techniques - particularly those used to represent crackles of energy, which comic artists now refer to as 'Kirby Dots' or 'Kirby Krackles'.
So the Academy has announced the nominees for the 2013 Oscars - and the hilarious comedy 'Lincoln' is leading the contenders. But what of the othe...
No sooner will the bell be ringing for 2013, than the glittering and good of the entertainment world will be brushing off their tuxes, practising thei...
Ben Affleck can actually act - that's old news. Beside his equally talented Boston pal, Matt Damon, he acquitted himself impeccably in 'Good Will ...
London is usually known in the film industry as the Hollywood capital of Europe as all the big studios have their European headquarters here. Our multiplexes are full of American movies and we generally hold the European premieres of big blockbusters in London (and there's normally a lot of media coverage about them!). But for two weeks, we're kicking back at our commercial reputation by hosting a celebration of non-formulaic movies and that, in my eyes, is worth celebrating. Most importantly, it's a film festival aimed at the public so even you can get tickets.
When Ben Affleck's good, he's... Good Will Hunting. And The Town. And Gone Baby Gone. So his latest film shouldn't be such a surprise, and yet... ...
