THERE is a war in the world of film reviewing as leading trade magazines broke the traditional film industry embargo on publishing reviews early, and jumped the gun with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

THE stars of The Da Vinci Code put on brave smiles as they graced the red carpet last night hours after the year’s most eagerly-awaited movie received stinging reviews.

Chinese viewers today became the first in the world to see The Da Vinci Code movie, as the controversial tale that challenges a basic premise of Christianity began its global rollout to protests and bad reviews.

Guy Ritchie's new movie has been savaged by critics after it's premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.