'Quartet' saw one of the world's most respected actors, Dustin Hoffman, taking his long-desired place behind the camera. Hoffman steered this swee...

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.

This year's Oscars ceremony was unique in many respects. Ang Lee's Namaste only highlighted this uniqueness. Although the function itself was very much American in its outer trappings, the spirit reflected the effect of globalising on one of the most prestigious film awards.

Ben Affleck's redemption by Hollywood is complete, with his film 'Argo' winning Best Picture at this year's Oscars. When his co-producer Grant Hes...

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

Steven Spielberg must be wondering what he's done to the BAFTA committee, after barely making a ripple on their voting cards for his epic 'Lincoln'. ...

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'.

Star Wars and Star Trek, as anyone with a passing interest in galactic affairs should know, are the yin and yang of science fiction. It is troubling to see both franchises placed in the hands of one man. This is like Alex Ferguson becoming manager of Manchester City as well as Manchester United.

Ben Affleck can actually act - that's old news. Beside his equally talented Boston pal, Matt Damon, he acquitted himself impeccably in 'Good Will ...

Ben Affleck has revealed that he turned down an offer to direct 'Homeland' - and he now can't face watching the hit show. The Hollywood star passed...

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... ...