Luther star Idris Elba has said the UK is “moving in the right direction” when it comes to diversity in TV roles.

This week, two best friends face cancer in the touching comedy drama Miss You Already, a psychic helps an FBI agent to hunt a serial killer in Solace... and Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo and Kate Mara star in the true life crime thriller Captive.

There's a biopic of James Dean called Life out this week, and that's your pick of major releases. Otherwise there's a cancer-weepy, some drama Kate Mara looking scared.

Dáithí O Sé presents the Rose of Tralee on RTÉ One on Monday and Tuesday.

Selma *****

The lack of a Bafta nomination for Martin Luther King Jr biopic Selma was not a “racist snub”, the head of the academy has said.

White men dominate the Oscar nominations, despite the success of 12 Years A Slave last year and Selma this year. Why are black people being ignored? asks Louise O’Neill.

David Oyelowo has defended his friend Benedict Cumberbatch after he (Cumberbatch) apologised for describing black actors as "coloured" on American television.

Ex Machina ****

Film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has responded for the first time to the firestorm over the all-white acting list in this year’s Oscar nominations, saying it inspires her to speed up the push for more diversity.

The Golden Globes inched closer to legitimacy in its 72nd show, giving awards not just to A-List celebrities, but to the edgier productions that unequivocally deserved recognition, including Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Birdman.

Birdman has topped the nominations for the Golden Globes, flying away with a leading seven nods, including best picture in the comedy or musical category.

Birdman squawked loudly at the Golden Globes, flying away with a leading seven nominations.

The Butler ***

Sandra Bullock was among the big winners at the Hollywood Film Awards yesterday.

'Jurassic Park 4' has been delayed indefinitely.

The US premiere of ‘Jack Reacher’, an explosive action thriller based on the book ‘One Shot’ by Lee Child, was postponed in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The decision was understandable.

Jack Reacher (12A) opens with the murder of five civilians by Iraq War sniper veteran James Barr (Joseph Sikora).

As its title suggests, Rupert Wyatt's ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is intended to lay the foundation for a new franchise of sci-fi flicks in which humans and super-intelligent apes battle for earthly supremacy.

Liam Neeson is too old to play Abraham Lincoln.

Julie Walters, John Hurt and Helena Bonham Carter will battle it out at the TV Baftas today after being nominated for their portrayals of real-life people.

'Britain’s Got Talent' has received its first ever nomination for a Bafta television award.

Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr and Bryan Cranston are the latest stars to join the cast of George Lucas' new war film.