ROME’S diocese said yesterday it has barred the producers of Angels & Demons from filming in two churches for the prequel to The Da Vinci Code, the popular book and film that angered many Catholic leaders.

The 100-day Hollywood writers’ strike took a €1.7bn toll on the Los Angeles County economy – less than previously estimated.

Joel and Ethan Coen won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America for 'No Country for Old Men', giving them the inside track for the same honour at the Academy Awards - assuming the Oscars go on amid the writers strike.