Oscar winner Sandra Bullock is Hollywood’s highest paid actress, with estimated earnings of $51m (€38m) over 12 months, followed by Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Aniston, Forbes magazine has said.

The allure of superstar Nicole Kidman was not enough to salvage "Grace of Monaco" from the scathing wrath of critics as the movie opened the Cannes Film Festival.

Author Tess Gerritsen has sued Warner Bros claiming the studio owes her millions in profits from the Oscar- winning hit film Gravity.

Emma Watson says 'Harry Potter' was a "huge burden" for its directors.

Perhaps atoning for past sins, Hollywood named the brutal, unshrinking historical drama 12 Years a Slave best picture at the 86th annual Academy Awards.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Steve McQueen, and Gravity will be the big winners at the Oscars if a company which analyses social media continues its run of accurate predictions.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Steve McQueen and Gravity will be the big winners at the Oscars this week if a company which analyses social media continues its run of accurate predictions.

'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' leads the Jameson Empire Film Award nominations.

Slavery drama ‘12 Years A Slave’ resisted the force of ‘Gravity’ to pick up two of the big awards at this year’s Baftas.

Space drama Gravity is the film to beat at tonight's Baftas.

Sandra Bullock enjoyed "one of the best filming experiences" ever while making 'Gravity'.

In a London basement, cutting-edge technology is being used to make a computerised Sandra Bullock climb into her rocket. But the team who put her there in Gravity have spent the morning working with more basic tools — syrup, cheese and chocolate.

Gary Oldman joked that money was the real reason he signed up to star in ‘RoboCop’.

Steve McQueen’s '12 Years A Slave' continued its triumphant march towards next month’s Oscars at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards tonight.

12 Years a Slave, Cate Blanchett, and Matthew McConaughey were among big winners at the Critics Choice Movie Awards, taking honours for best picture, actress, and actor.

Crime caper American Hustle and space spectacular Gravity topped the Oscar nominations list with 10 each, leading a crowded field of contenders for Hollywood’s most coveted honours — with 12 Years a Slave star Michael Fassbender, U2 and Philomena among the Irish hopefuls.

The force of Gravity may be about to exert itself on Hollywood’s awards season when Academy Award nominations are announced today.

The major honours at the Golden Globes ended up with the favourites as American Hustle won three awards, but 12 Years A Slave concluded the night as best film drama.

Irish actor Michael Fassbender has been nominated for a BAFTA for his role in the movie '12 Years a Slave'.

The searing historical epic 12 Years a Slave and the con-artist caper American Hustle lead the 71st annual Golden Globes with seven nominations each.

'American Hustle' and '12 Years a Slave' lead the Golden Globes 2014 nominations with seven nods each.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence continued to hit the headlines after she was named the most searched for star online.

Gravity *****

As misfortune stacks upon tragedy in Alfonso Cuaron’s deep space survival thriller, the film’s stricken heroine greets her seemingly inevitable demise with a moment of deadpan humour.

Sandra Bullock says 'Gravity' reignited her passion for filmmaking.

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock revealed she relished loneliness for her latest film 'Gravity' as the movie screened at the BFI London Film Festival.

LADIES and gentlemen, we have a game-changer. Aside from everything else that can be said to praise the new Warner Bros sci-fi thriller Gravity, the first thing you should know is that you’ve never seen anything like the visual experience of this film.

Paul Greengrass says it's a "big honour" to open the BFI London Film Festival with his new movie 'Captain Phillips'.

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Natalie Portman is "seriously" considering a lead role in 'Jupiter Ascending'.

Sandra Bullock is set to play Clint Eastwood's daughter in 'Trouble with the Curve'.

Robert Downey Jr. is in talks to take on the lead role in ‘Inherent Vice’.

George Clooney will replace Robert Downey Jr in 'Gravity'.

Robert Downey Jr. wants a starring role in 'How to Talk to Girls'.

Robert Downey Jr is in talks to star in an adaptation of 'Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life'.

Natalie Portman has passed on the chance to take a leading role in ‘Gravity’.

Sandra Bullock is being lined up to star in 'Gravity'.

Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively are to battle it out for the lead role in a new film.

Johnny Depp is in talks to join the cast of spy thriller 'The Tourist'.

Sean Penn has dismissed suggestions he will be biased towards friend Clint Eastwood's film entry for the Palme D'Or award at this year's Cannes International Film Festival.

The glitz and glamour of this year’s Cannes Film Festival was getting into full throttle today.

Clint Eastwood's latest movie 'Changeling' is to compete for the prestigious Palme D'Or award at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Dame Helen Mirren was the toast of the showbusiness world today after being crowned best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her majestic performance in The Queen.

A film about a nightmarish Britain in which mankind is dying out and the country is torn apart by mass immigration has screened to critical acclaim in Venice.