Madonna and Gucci appealed to the minds and wallets of dozens of celebrities last night, raising US$3.7m (€2.4m) for efforts they said would help orphaned children with HIV/Aids in Malawi and poor children in other nations.

EDWARD ZWICK turns up the heat in Blood Diamond (Warner, €24.99, €27.99) with smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) helping fisherman Soloman Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) track down his missing son and a large diamond.

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Bono was presented with the Chairman's Award at the prestigious 38th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles at the weekend.

Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson kept her winning streak alive and Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington claimed a best actor prize at the annual Image Awards.

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have sparked reports they are reconciling after leaving a West Hollywood club together on Friday night.

Zwick tries to disguise this tale of greed and desire – for a fabulous chuck of rock – as a serious condemnation of the exploitation of Africa’s riches. He succeeds only partially.

Model-turned-movie star Djimon Hounsou has joined forces with rocker Bono to kick start a new campaign to prompt African scholars to give back to their home continent.

Brad Pitt is among leading celebrities featured in new public service announcements for a campaign led by U2 singer Bono to fight poverty and Aids.

Jim Sheridan's In America has been honoured at the Independent Spirit awards, picking up the best supporting actor award through Djimon Hounsou and best cinematography award through Declan Quinn.

IRISH filmmaker Jim Sheridan’s film, In America, was yesterday nominated for three Academy Awards.

Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) have said that it is a tremendous achievement for Ireland that the film In America, produced and directed by Jim Sheridan, has received three Oscar nominations.

Bord Scannán na hÉireann (The Irish Film Board) has congratulated Jim Sheridan for scoring three nominations with his film 'In America' in the 76th Annual Academy Awards.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final chapter in Peter Jackson’s majestic fantasy trilogy, led the Academy Awards race today with 11 nominations, including best picture and director.

African-born actor Djimon Hounsou has thanked Jim Sheridan for the chance to finally play an American on screen.

Sheridan's wonderfully observed and executed 'family saga' has been garnering awards from various festivals around the world … and we can see why.

Our well-endowed archaeologist-cum-adventuress - for it is Lara Croft, she of the tank-tops, short shorts and boots - returns for the second of the films based on the video game.