Dakota Johnson - daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson - has been cast as Anastasia Steele in the movie adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.

THE Temple Bar TradFest begins in Dublin this week. Promoted by the Temple Bar Company (an association of traders in the city centre), the acclaimed festival of traditional and folk music will begin on Tuesday and run until Sunday next.

From movies to music, film to food, our critics reveal their Hot 100 choices for the year ahead. Mark your diaries...

The world of acting is a hard graft and actors need buckets of perseverance, says Shane Nestor

24's Jack Bauer has been named as the hottest TV crime fighter ever.

General Motors, Chrysler, Ford and Nissan reported surprisingly strong US sales in August, as car buyers shrugged off bad economic news and a major East Coast hurricane.

A US man has purchased a bottle of champagne for €130,000.

THEY say the house always wins. But for one Atlantic City casino, that doesn’t seem to have been the case lately.

US FILMMAKER Julian Schnabel, a New York Jew, tells it like it is from the Palestinian point of view in Miral – as screening at the Venice film festival got into full swing yesterday.

Melanie Griffith’s marriage to Antonio Banderas was “strengthened” by her stay in rehab.

Beyoncé brought a touch of sparkle to the UK premiere of Dreamgirls tonight.

SURROUNDED by family, friends and fellow A-listers, Bruce Willis received a star on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles as scores of US fans looked on.

Surrounded by family, friends and fellow A-listers, Bruce Willis received a star on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles today as scores of US fans looked on.

Hollywood stars Michael Douglas, Bruce Willis and Nicole Kidman have united in the fight against terrorism, after taking out a full-page advertisement in the Los Angeles Times condemning violent extremists.

Colin Farrell was stunned when he attempted to contact original Miami Vice star Don Johnson, because the screen star snubbed him completely.

Hollywood heartthrobs Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx will make an appearance on the red carpet for the European premiere of Miami Vice tonight.

Hollywood star Don Johnson and his wife Kelley had double reason for celebration on Saturday, after their third child was born on the same day as their seventh wedding anniversary.

Don Johnson, star of Miami Vice and Nash Bridges, and his wife Kelley celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary with the birth of their third child, a spokesman announced today.

ACTOR Don Johnson, famous for his role as a police detective in the 1980s hit television show Miami Vice, may be questioned over links to the theft of €2 million from a Dublin-based bank.

Actor Don Johnson’s 17-acre ranch is for sale for €18m amid a bankruptcy filing and lawsuits that claim the former Miami Vice star or his company owes more than €818,000.

He is married to a society heiress, has been married (twice) to Melanie Griffith, and persuaded a whole generation of men to wear Miami Vice-style pastel suits. So why can’t Don Johnson afford to pay the grocery bill?

A grocery store in Aspen, Colerado, has accused actor Don Johnson of leaving an unpaid bill of $5,470 (4,614), according to court records.

A company owned by Miami Vice star Don Johnson has filed for bankruptcy to protect his Colorado ranch from being auctioned.

You'd think Don Johnson would have been happy to star in the new NBC television series ‘Las Vegas’.

Miami Vice star Don Johnson is being investigated by German customs after he was stopped with documents relating to money worth $8bn (€7.25bn), officials said today.