Irish mammies have been portrayed on screens as domestic masters or martyrs for too long. Times have changed, writes Ed Power.

According to studies this weekend it is the toughest weekend for those trying to complete dry January.

Stars like Emily Blunt can’t go wrong with Dolce and Gabbana cocktail dresses in summer, their floral prints and forties silhouettes are always fun.

Here are the top three films you don’t want to miss this week, writes Declan Burke.

Emilia Clarke glowed in a nude Atelier Versace at the 68th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. 

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

The big summer silly season of movies has pretty much come and gone but that doesn’t mean that it’s a quiet time in the cinemas as there’s plenty of family fare still on the way in August.

Brand synergy has reached a new level with the annoucement that more Frozen shorts are on the way, and they're going to be done in that special Lego style!

Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy) is The Boss (15A) from hell: an aggressive egomaniac, she torments her long-suffering assistant Claire (Kristen Bell).

Another week and more movies are on the way. There are no major blockbusters to be seen so you'll have to check out some documentaries, dramas and a gorgeous animation instead.

 

It might be summer, depending on the day in Ireland, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make some time to check out a few flicks while hoping that the rain holds off for the weekend.

Kristen Bell was stunning in this strapless silver-grey dress by Reem Acra at the Los Angeles premiere of The Boss. Metallic Christian Louboutins and rose-pink lipstick finished the look.

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

Melissa McCarthy is back with a new comedy. Check out the first trailer for The Boss.

Adam Sandler faces off against the all new Men from UNCLE in cinemas this week - who will emerge triumphant? Probably Donkey Kong...

Winter is coming, again, after Disney unveiled a sequel to the mega-hit animation Frozen.

The short sequel to Frozen brings back the whole cast of characters for a special story which you can see ahead of Disney's Cinderella

Birdman just picked up four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, so its fair to say that the floating-camera drama fromAlejandroIñárritu is in the public consciousness.

Kristen Bell has given birth to a baby girl.

The 'Veronica Mars' actress Kristen Bell and her husband Dax Shepard are expecting their second child together and are looking forward to having a little sibling for their 15-month-old daughter Lincoln.

Kristen Bell was all colour at the premiere of Veronica Mars.

Kristen Bell wanted to create a heroine who is "flawed and goofy" for 'Frozen'.

Who was the fairest of them all? Amy Adams styled herself, Kate Hudson channelled Faye Dunaway, Cate Blanchett wore a nude Armani, and Jennifer Lawrence let it slip, says Rachel Marie Walsh

Oscar nominees Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong’o and Amy Adams were among the early fashion winners at Hollywood’s biggest awards show as they dazzled on the red carpet.

Adam Brody found shooting sex scenes with pregnant Kristen Bell "awkward".

They say the journey is more important than the destination, and that’s never truer than in an Alexander Payne movie.

Got the winter blues? Pick yourself up and see what’s new in irish cinemas today…

Kristen Bell had “jitters” on the first day of shooting the ‘Veronica Mars’ movie.

Bookended by two very different Thanksgiving celebrations, ‘Stuck In Love’ is a smartly scripted, semi-autobiographical dramedy about the aftermath of divorce on a wealthy family.

Sheryl Crow has pledged her support to Angelina Jolie following her double mastectomy.

Michael Bublé's wife is expecting their first child.

Hit and Run ****

Stick to what you know best. That’s the sobering message for actor Dax Shepard, who not only writes but also co-directs this scattershot chase caper about a man confronting the demons of his past.

In 1988, countries came together in a rare demonstration of solidarity to free three grey whales stranded in the pack ice near Barrow Point in Alaska.

Russell Brand will play narrator Lonny in ‘Rock of Ages’.

Kristen Bell has praised her ‘Burlesque’ co-star Christina Aguilera’s commitment for her commitment on set.

Kristen Bell was “out of her comfort zone” while filming ‘Burlesque’.

IT’S NOT exactly yet another remake of A Star is Born, but Burlesque (US/12A/119 mins) is the latest Hollywood movie to tell the time-honoured tale of a star-struck hopeful who arrives in LA a nobody and triumphs against the odds to see her name up in lights.

A smashing, engaging, entertaining, big, in-your-face musical that harks gloriously back to when musicals were, well, engaging, entertaining musicals.

Christina Aguilera was publicly kissing her new boyfriend following the UK premiere of her movie ‘Burlesque’.

A bland, disappointing and not very funny rom-com that is saved, though only partly, by its impressive female cast members … all struggling with a screenplay that is the very essence of paint-by-numbers blandness, containing every example in the book of fuzzy rom-com set-pieces.

The ‘True Blood’ actress Anna Paquin will join an all-star cast for 'Scream 4', including Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Neve Campbell and David Arquette.

Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver are to star in new thriller ‘The Cold Light of Day’.

Well, it’s summer and you should be out walking hand-in-hand with a lover and not wasting your time with this second-rate, cut-price stand-in for romance.

Kristen Bell says Russell Brand is “respectful” and not a “womaniser”.

Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) has always been content in the shadow of his celebrity girlfriend, TV star Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell).