The Producers Guild of America went ahead and made his day, choosing Clint Eastwood as the recipient of its highest honour.

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.

Legal chiefs have met Hollywood executives, asking them to curb the amount of smoking in films, which they say can encourage young people to take up the habit.

A television documentary claiming Lyndon B Johnson helped plot the Kennedy assassination was condemned as an absurd smear by Johnson’s family and former staff members.

Muhammad Ali has agreed to record a public service announcement about America's tolerance of Islam.