Guests who have previously attended include Julie Christie, Michael Fassbender, Martin Sheen and Stephen Fry.

Flu jabs, fading eyesight and widening waistlines go hand-in-hand with turning 50, writes Paul D’Alton

The big summer silly season of movies has pretty much come and gone but that doesn’t mean that it’s a quiet time in the cinemas as there’s plenty of family fare still on the way in August.

Cell is 2006 novel by Stephen King which is basically about a zombie apocalypse which spreads via mobile phones around the world.

A romantic message penned by a young Irish woman on a €20 note in the hope of re-uniting with a lost love is rapidly going viral.

Nominated for an Oscar earlier this year, Song of the Sea (PG) is a stunning animation from the people who brought us The Book of Kells (2009). 

U2 singer Bono has been caught up in controversy surrounding a film being shot in Chicago against the backdrop of the city’s unrelenting gun violence.

The big film this week is all about a teddy bear but in case you were planning on taking your kids, this one has a foul mouth...

Crimestoppers is appealing for information on a murder that happened 20 years ago.

Check out our guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

A teen heart throb when teen movies weren’t a thing, John Cusask has survived a long time in Hollywood.

Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Robin Williams shared their reactions to his death at age 63:

Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Robin Williams have shared their reactions to his death at the age of 63 in an apparent suicide.

Graham Norton is joined by X-Men stars Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, with music from Eurovision hopeful Molly on BBC1 at 10.35pm.

The Butler ***

Life’s A Breeze (12A) might have Pat Shortt on its poster but Lance Daly’s (Kisses, The Halo Effect) film centres on Fionnula Flanagan’s grouchy pensioner and debutant Kelly Thornton’s sullen teenager, using the Tipperary comedian for occasional comic effect.

Nicolas Cage's "song of choice" is TLC's hit 'Waterfalls'.

The most gripping crime dramas often revel in the minutiae and onerous procedures of police work.

Horror writer Stephen King has written 49 books and sold 350m copies since his debut, Carrie, 40 years ago. Now the cult classic is being remade. King’s name is a byword for sinister, says John Daly.

Brace yourself for the boxing analogies.

Elijah Wood is set to produce horror movie 'Cooties'.

Elijah Wood is set to star in indie comedy 'The Late Bloomers'.

A barmaid who claimed Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr pushed her does not plan to pursue criminal charges against him, her bosses at a New Orleans restaurant said.

Nicole Kidman plays an “oversexed Barbie doll” in the hard-hitting murder drama The Paperboy, which premiered at the Cannes film festival yesterday.

John Cusack is in talks to star in 'Grand Piano'.

American director Wes Anderson kicks off the Cannes Film Festival tonight with a screening of his new film, Moonrise Kingdom.

From film to fashion, movies to music, food to travel, our critics reveal their Hot 100 choices for the summer.

'Trainspotting' actor Ewan McGregor will join actress Diane Kruger and fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier on the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Jane Fonda is to play Nancy Reagan in 'The Butler'.

The bloodthirsty writings of Edgar Allan Poe give birth to a deranged serial killer in James McTeigue’s hack-and-slash thriller set on the streets of 19th century Baltimore.

THERE had been genuine fears there would be a shortage of greyhounds to satisfy all the extra racing in Dublin in the build-up to Christmas.

John Cusack has joined the cast of 'The Numbers Station'.

TWO dogs harbouring genuine hopes of outright honours clashed in Saturday night’s second round of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels, and Rockchase Bullet wowed the Curraheen crowd when coming from a seemingly impossible position to claim a dramatic victory over Sede Vacante in the third heat.

Vanessa Hudgens has signed up for serial killer movie 'Frozen Ground'.

THE highly progressive Newlawn Tock produced a proper performance to take the final of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby Trial Stake at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

Hot Tub Time Machine (Cert 15, 94 mins, Comedy/Romance)

Maybe you had to live during the 1980s to fully appreciate the many references to and in-jokes about the era but the playing of an excellent cast and the strength of the writing makes this observant and funny – and off-beat – time-travel film well worth watching.

Aaron Johnson and his superhero comedy 'Kick-Ass' are among the nominees at this year's National Movie Awards.

A useful exercise for new Clare manager Ger O’Loughlin in this first round Waterford Crystal senior hurling tournament in magnificent Meelick yesterday afternoon, as his charges chiselled out a gritty three-point win over WIT (Waterford Institute of Technology).

Another date for the diary, another day for the world to end.

John Cusack said he feels very lucky to be working in such a “nasty business”.

John Cusack likes the way disaster movies bring people together.

Thandie Newton doesn't flirt.

Hollywood paid tribute today to writer-director John Hughes, following his death at 59 from a heart attack.