Diane Keaton stars alongside Brendan Gleeson in her new film, and she tells Esther McCarthy that other Irish people in her life have included her beloved grandmother, Grammie Hall

The season of communions and confirmations allows mums to take their place on fashion’s altar, so be a revelation with Irish design, says Paula Burns.

Des O’Sullivan admires the treasure trove of big-screen jewellery which has just opened in Newbridge.

When it comes to coats this season, the rule is simple – go long, says Annmarie O’Connor.

Kevin Spacey tells Ed Power we shouldn’t be in such a rush to judge his House of Cards character

Considered one of the most talented, sought-after and striking actresses of her time, Suzanne Harrington finds the Anjelica Huston in her autobiography without ego

Suki Waterhouse’s blue Burberry Prorsum dress looked fresh and fun at the British Fashion Awards.

Cosmopolitan now has a guide to sex positions for lesbians. Have celebrities like Michelle Rodriguez helped a new generation to ‘come out’? Paula Burns reports.

If William Doyle hadn’t bought Grace Kelly’s iconic High Society dress for his Museum of Style Icons, it would have become a debs dress. From Marilyn Monroe to Audrey Hepburn, he tells Vickie Maye the stories behind his incredible collection of iconic celebrity clothes.

Thanks to Angelina Jolie's BAFTA tux, androgyny is back. Get ready for masculine tailoring, cropped hair and brogues.

Classical: Berlin Philharmonie, Live in HD

AT FIRST glance, Newbridge and Hollywood wouldn’t appear to have a lot in common — the Kildare town and Tinseltown would seem to be worlds apart both geographically and culturally.

FOOTWEAR consultant and author William A Rossi says “most women prefer a trip to hell in high heels than to walk flat-heeled to heaven”.

AT home, Sunday afternoon. My old friend Sam pulls his car into the drive.

His acclaimed performances in the likes of My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood have already led many to believe Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the finest actors ever to grace our screens.

AS FRANCE’S first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy styled herself on Jackie Onassis, acted in a Woody Allen film and had a folk-music career.

Zadie Smith

Jame Fonda almost gave up on making film classic On Golden Pond because no one wanted to make a family film starring her ailing father Henry Fonda.

HOLLYWOOD veteran Clint Eastwood contemplated how deserving he was to come away with his second best director Oscar for boxing tale Million Dollar Baby, which also won best picture.

Overheard during the 77th annual Academy Awards presentations at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre:

Kate Beckinsale failed to capture Ava Gardner's "ravishing" quality in The Aviator, according to Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall.

Actress Laura Linney is the favourite to reprise the role immortalised by Hollywood great Katherine Hepburn in a stage adaptation of Philip Barry's play The Philadelphis Story.

An auction selling off possessions that belonged to screen legend Katherine Hepburn has made an incredible €4.5m.

Leonardo DiCaprio is mulling his next project now he has finished filming Martin Scorsese’s film biography of Howard Hughes, The Aviator.

The Katherine Hepburn estate in Fenwick, Connecticut, where she died in June aged 96, is up for sale for €10.7m, according to newspaper reports.

The wildfires raging through Southern California have destroyed a set being used for Martin Scorses's The Aviator film and forced the cast and crew, including Leonardo Dicaprio, to abandon the area.

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be taking a short break from filming his Howard Hughes story The Aviator to fly to London at the end of this month for the culmination of a long-in-the-works project.

Cate Blanchett has been struggling to precisely capture the late Katherine Hepburn's distinctive voice in order to portray the late actress in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.

Bernie Mac, who co-starred as Bosley in Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle, is to take the role played by Spencer Tracy in a remake of the 1967 film classic Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?

Former Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart is following in the footsteps of Peter O’Toole by playing Henry II in a film of The Lion In Winter.

Nicole Kidman is doing some first-hand research before deciding whether to portray Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator, Martin Scorsese's upcoming film about the young Howard Hughes.