Declan Burke has a look at this week's releases

Adrien Brody is to star as a wandering substitute teacher in 'Detachment'.

Drew Barrymore hits all the marks in her first move behind a camera with a film built upon the most simple of stories yet delivered by a largely female cast as a gem of a romance, coming-of-age, action and funny film.

'Billy Elliot' danced away with a host of Tony Awards today, including the title for best musical.

James Gandolfini had to take an emergency break during a performance on Broadway last week, after choking on his own saliva onstage.

Former 'The Sopranos' star James Gandolfini was forced to scrap yesterday's matinee of his Broadway show 'God of Carnage' - to rest his voice.

'The Sopranos' star James Gandolfini landed a role in a new Broadway play after "begging" producers to cast him.

There’s no end to the Stephen King roll-call: here’s another chiller from the master of fright … and a terrific one it is too, since not all King’s works translate successfully.

Actor George Clooney has presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub, who made Ocean’s Eleven and its sequels.

Julia Roberts made her Broadway debut in Richard Greenberg’s Three Days of Rain, amid a red-carpet atmosphere befitting a blockbuster movie premiere.

Mystic River is the story of three main characters, Dave (Tim Robbins), Jimmy (Sean Penn) and Sean (Kevin Bacon).

Julia Roberts takes a few paces backwards with this merely so-so story, playing an art history teacher.

LAST year, the musical returned to Academy Awards grace with best picture winner Chicago. Now, the long-overlooked fantasy genre is positioned for Oscar favour.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final chapter in Peter Jackson’s majestic fantasy trilogy, led the Academy Awards race today with 11 nominations, including best picture and director.

For his 24th outing as a director, Eastwood has chosen the complex novel by Dennis Lehane, and he has brought us a gem, certainly one of his best ever films and one with instant classic written on every frame.

Marcia Gay Harden and Laura Linney look set to join the cast of Clint Eastwood's latest movie.

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring led the way with 13 nominations, including best picture, as the nominations for the 74th annual Academy Awards were announced today.

This year's Oscars ceremony went smoothly, and had a number of highlights.

Gladiator leads the list of nominations for this year's Oscars with 12, including the big three of Best Film, Best Actor and Best Director.