Michelle and Barack Obama welcomed a mix of Hollywood A-listers, captains of industry and prominent Chinese-Americans to the White House as they threw a “quintessentially American” state dinner for the president of China, complete with apple pie, ice cream and jazz music.

The house made famous in the 1979 film 'The Amityville Horror' is up for sale in New York – ghosts not included.

Middle-aged jingle writer Harvey (Dustin Hoffman) flies into London having just lost his job, in order to reconnect with his estranged daughter Susan (Liane Balaban) in time for her wedding.

THE cheeky Dustin Hoffman and the croaky Emma Thompson prove that you don’t have to be 16 to have a fine romance on screen these days with Last Chance Harvey (USA/12A/92mins), a charming little film all about falling in love just when everything else in your life seems to be falling apart.

A gentle romance between two of life’s losers, carried out at a leisurely pace and without much exploding fireworks or trains screaming into tunnels, nor even the odd wave gently lapping on a shingle shore.

Famed for his re-makes of popular movies, John Moore turns his attention to the 'Capricorn One' story of the faked landing of a spaceship on Mars.

Barbra Streisand is planning one more major movie venture after she completes work on her home in California.

Superstar Barbara Streisand is considering a return to European stage after over a decade of absence.

Tom Cruise has hired the same Hollywood event production company that planned the fairytale nuptials of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston to co-ordinate his upcoming wedding to Katie Holmes.

Actress Minnie Driver has finally confessed she had a stormy relationship with former mother-in-law-to-be Barbra Streisand.

Actor Josh Brolin was arrested at his Los Angeles home on Sunday on charges of hitting his wife of four months, Diane Lane.

Actor Josh Brolin, stepson of Hollywood legend Barbra Streisand, was arrested yesterday and accused of hitting his Oscar nominated wife in their Los Angeles home, police said.

Oscar-nominated Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have married, but their publicist is under orders not to say when, where or how.

Hollywood’s annual award season started today as the Golden Globe nominations were announced.

Former US President Ronald Reagan can no longer speak, feed himself or recognise his own wife and children.

If admirers of former US President Ronald Reagan didn’t like a television movie about him after reading leaked snippets of a script, their opinion isn’t likely to change after seeing the final product.

Following protests from Republicans, the CBS network has decided not to air its controversial mini-series The Reagans and will move the project to its pay cable arm, Showtime, according to television sources.

Nancy Reagan is said to be anguished and "hurt" by an American TV portrayal of her husband’s time in the White House.

The husband of outspoken US Democrat supporter Barbra Streisand is to play Republican icon Ronald Reagan in a new film about the former US President.

We were tempted to list all those who took part in this dismal comedy, they should be noted for generations to come as people who took part in this dismal comedy.

Carvey is, of course, the 'forgotten' half of the Wayne's World duo (Mike 'Austin Powers' Myers is the other) … no wonder he's in obscurity.