Jeff Bridges is set to play John Wayne’s iconic character in ‘True Grit’.

Hollywood star George Clooney has confessed he has no idea what his forthcoming film 'Burn After Reading' is about.

DANIEL Day-Lewis and Glen Hansard were the toast of Ireland on Sunday night following their success at the Oscars.

Joel and Ethan Coen have been hotly tipped to win the Best Director Oscar at next months' Academy Awards - after their movie 'No Country For Old Men' scooped the same prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday.

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.

Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis scooped a best actor and actress awards today at the Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.

Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant - all past winners of the Cannes Film Festival - are in the running for a second trophy as the French Riviera festival celebrates its 60th anniversary next month.

While Hanks is always worth watching, and while he isn’t bad here, this Coen brothers re-make of the classic l950s Ealing Studios dark comedy is a disappointment.