THE Cannes film festival rolled out its red carpet with an old-style mix of humour and emotion yesterday, as the animated comedy Up lifted the mood at the start of cinema’s biggest and glitziest gathering.

The state impeachment trial of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will take place today – without the politician.

Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar has confirmed Spanish actresses Penelope Cruz and Carmen Maura will star in his next film, Volver, a comedy about three women from the same family seeking a better life.

The original version of Band Aid hit Do They Know It’s Christmas? has been voted the favourite Christmas Moment of all time.

The original Band Aid, classic Jimmy Stewart movie It’s A Wonderful Life and The Office Christmas specials are vying to be crowned Britain’s Greatest TV Christmas Moment.

Prison drama The Shawshank Redemption has come top of a poll of great films to miss out at the Oscars.

The Empire State Building - the skyscraper that King Kong scaled while holding tight to Fay Wray - yesterday dimmed its lights for 15 minutes in honour of the actress who died on Sunday.

Fay Wray, who won everlasting fame as the damsel held atop the Empire State Building by the giant ape in the 1933 film classic King Kong, has died at 96.

Ann Miller, the raven-haired, long-legged actress and dancer whose machine-gun taps won her stardom during the golden age of movie musicals, has died. She was 81.

Filmgoers have voted 1939 - the year that gave us Gone With The Wind, Wuthering Heights and The Wizard Of Oz - the greatest year in Hollywood history.

Adam Sandler is an acquired taste - and Gary Cooper he 'aint!

Steven Spielberg says "9/11" will affect all movie-making, but not for many years.