Ed Power says there are some terrific children’s movies to enjoy as a family so sit back and get zapping.

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Excessive use of violence against women in TV shows does not reflect reality and is not necessary to draw audiences, says Ruth Penfold-Mounce

Star Citizen isn't coming out any time soon, and it must be getting pretty frustrating for fans who have sunk many dollars into the massive budget of the game so far.

Don’t look for Jamie Dornan on social media — he says he has had enough of hate- mongering trolls, despite a hyper fanbase for Fifty Shades Of Grey and The Fall.

Star Citizen is the ultimate video game blockbuster. This is a crowd funded project which wants to deliver an entire freaking universe to its backers, and has so far picked up a staggering $112 million to bring it to life.

The X-Files is coming back to Fox in 2016, and it's going to be big.

Nidge’s grisly end in Love-Hate proved a bonanza for RTÉ’s commercial arm last year after DVD sales of the final series helped propel the firm to pre-tax profits of €4.5m.

The Robots have taken over the world but four teens are making their escape.

Deirdre Reynolds says big knickers are making a comeback for 2015 but these ‘granny pants’ are a far cry from the baggy bloomers immortalised by Bridget Jones.

The X-Files is back, with a new event series airing in January 2016. And Fox is celebrating the return of the show with a pretty amazing run of the entire series from now until the new year.

Bryan Fuller's utterly insane adaptation of the Hannibal story for NBC has been cancelled - it will finish at the end of its current third season

USA: An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for asphyxiating his stepfather with the underwear he was wearing in a move police dubbed an ‘atomic wedgie’.

We're still a little surprised that The X-Files is coming back, what with the long wait since the last episode of the TV series in mid 2002 and the pretty terrible I Want to Believe feature film in 2008.

In case you've missed it, Hannibal is one of the best shows currently on TV.

With more designers clamouring to dress stars than dates on the calendar, why are fashionistas like Victoria Beckham and Rihanna paying retail for William Vintage? Rachel Marie Walsh spoke to brand founder William Banks-Blaney.

Your spoiler-free guide to tonight's television.

Gillian Anderson has begged the 'Ghostbusters 3' director to hire her.

GIG WISE: With Electric Picnic out of the way, the next biggie on the Irish music horizon is the Guinness Amplify festival taking place through the five provinces on different weekends in September and October.

RTÉ One have released their autumn/winter schedule and Imelda May is getting her own show!

MUSIC NEWS: The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue and co have been busy touring, with Hot Press also reporting the band recently shot the video for their single ‘Superheroes’ in a township in Johannesburg.

MUSIC NEWS: Hozier is in Mitchelstown this weekend, and has also released a video of a duet with Karen Cowley on his single ‘In A Week’ that was recorded at Kilkenny Castle.

Gillian Anderson just gets better and better. 

Your spoiler-free guide to what’s best on the box tonight.

Slavery drama ‘12 Years A Slave’ resisted the force of ‘Gravity’ to pick up two of the big awards at this year’s Baftas.

Some of the most memorable moments from what was a momentous year on television.

Rita Ora was named Best Musician at the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards last night.

It looks like there's a new lead actor in the frame for the 50 Shades of Grey movie.

Gillian Anderson has urged fans to demand a new 'X-Files' movie.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have said they want to do a third 'X-Files' movie.

A third installment of the paranormal investigation franchise is being developed, and the Brit actor is keen for a part, but only as long as original FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully - played by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson respectively - are included.

For years female Hollywood actresses went from vital, sexy, powerful roles to playing scheming mothers, witches, or Driving Miss Daisy-type characters once they turned 40.

The BBC has commissioned a second outing for its crime drama The Fall before the first series has even finished.

Highlights include new RTÉ/BBC thriller, The Fall, and the Eurovision semi-final

Anne Hathaway said being cast as tragic heroine Fantine in the film adaptation of Les Miserable was her “dream” job as she attended the movie’s world premiere last night.

Anne Hathaway said being cast as tragic heroine Fantine in the film adaptation of ‘Les Miserable’ was her “dream” job as she attended the movie’s world premiere tonight.

Pic 1: Abbie Cornish took risks at the red carpet premiere of Seven Psychopaths in a silver floral appliqué Reem Acra Spring 2013 gown.

Sectarian violence in the North provides the makers of ‘Shadow Dancer’ with stories drawn from fact and fiction to recreate these dark decades of murder, reprisals and political meddling.

David Duchovny wants to star in another 'X-Files' movie.