Richard Armitage tells Esther McCarthy about filming Pilgrimage, a new film about monks being hunted by knights in the 13th Century

Trish Dromey admires a West Cork waterside idyll which has been upgraded and extended with fine style

GIG WISE: Coldplay is the biggie this weekend as Chris Martin and co perform at Croke Park tomorrow.

Will this year’s Academy Award winners use their moment at the microphone to talk politics? Suzanne Harrington provides some inspiration and takes a look at the best – and worst – protest speeches.

Joss Whedon can do pretty much anything he wants but after his time in the Marvel verse he'd still like to do a Star Wars film.

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Peacekeepers — The Irish in South Lebanon is on RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Tuesday.

FOR writer and director, Ger Fitzgibbon, trying to figure out what William Shakespeare and his wife, Anne Hathaway, saw in each other, has been “the most fun” element of working on his new play, The Bed.

"You speak English, but you can’t even rap, your rhymes are non-existent like my inner thigh gap!”

The cast is back for Alice Through the Looking Glass, and it's looking even more mental this time around. George Clooney is up in a drama from director Jodie Foster and there's a comedy shot in Ireland called Love and Friendship.

The summer movie season is almost upon us, with blockbusters galore, and some of them don't even have superheroes in them. Not many we'll admit... here's looking at you Independence Day!

A biscuit or a Bard? As the world marks the great writer’s 400th anniversary, Ger Fitzgibbon reflects on how Irish people drawn to his work included rebels holed up in Jacobs during the 1916 Rising.

JAKE GYLLENHAAL has admitted to a long-time crush on one of Hollywood’s top actresses: JENNIFER ANISTON.

To commemorate last night’s Oscars, hotel comparison site trivago.ie compiled a list of 10 hotels featured in recent movies.

Woody Allen chose Hotel Le Bristol in Paris to capture the glamour of the roaring twenties in ‘Midnight in Paris’. After a weekend there, Deirdre Reynolds understands why.

Justin Kurzel’s version of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (15A) opens with an extraordinarily vivid battle scene, as loyal Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) goes to war on behalf of King Duncan (David Thewlis).

Matt Damon is lost in space, yet again, in The Martian this week - which is earning rave reviews from folks around the world

Ed Power hears how Game of Thrones propelled electronic duo Ms Mr into the big-time

Despite being renowned for championing women in comedy, Judd Apatow says his venture with Amy Schumer was down to the fact that she’s just a funny person, writes Keeley Bolger

Sprt, action and drama - here's the best TV to watch today.

It’s been eleven years since we first wanted to mattress surf and 14 years since we all wanted to wake up as princesses of countries known for their pears. It’s enough to make you feel old but your youthful graces will return with the news of The Princess Diaries 3!

As RuPaul’s Drag Race begins broadcasting on TruTv, Caomhan Keane wonders why the female of the species remains a rarity in drag circles?

GWYNETH PALTROW has said she’s got no problem with CHRIS MARTIN’s relationship with JENNIFER LAWRENCE.

Elizabeth Banks brought a lot of dress to the London premiere of Mockingjay - Part 1. 

The propaganda war is over, said Gordon Strachan yesterday.

Interstellar *****

Christian Bale has withdrawn from Danny Boyle's biopic of Steve Jobs.

Anne Hathaway believes aliens exist.

Anne Hathaway would "love" to appear in a sequel to 'The Devil Wears Prada'.

Matthew McConaughey has revealed Chewbacca is his all-time favourite sci-fi character.

Anne Hathaway's husband thought her nipples looked "pointy" in her dress for the Oscar Awards last year.

So Seth Meyers is set to make his debut hosting the Emmy Awards this year.

Kate Winslet, Andy Serkis and Chris Pratt are just some of the stars who have taken part in a video chain letter where they grill each other with burning questions.

BBC1 @ 10.20pm: Graham Norton continues his award-winning talk show, with guests Ricky Gervais, Ronnie Corbett and Juliette Binoche, plus music and chat from Irish pop star Imelda May.

Anne Hathaway took a flask to the Oscar awards, and said it was a great ice-breaker.

Noah ****

Director Christopher Nolan, who is notoriously secretive about his projects, has said Matthew McConaughey is "extraordinary" in new movie Interstellar.

Helena Bonham Carter is coming back for the 'Alice in Wonderland' sequel.

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

Anne Hathaway left a bag of dog poo on a photographer's car.