Originally a popular Stateside radio series in the 1930s, and later a short-lived TV series whose episodes were patched together for the big screen, this sees the first Hollywood version of the masked hero who fights crime … and it’s not a film for anybody who recalls the excellent original.

Blondie star Deborah Harry has hit back at reports she is unhappy with the casting of Kirsten Dunst in a forthcoming biopic of the singer, admitting the two stars have met and chatted about the project.

Kate Winslet has a double shot at Bafta glory after landing two best actress nominations.

British director Ken Loach is to be honoured for his outstanding contribution to cinema.

Stunning red-head Julianne Moore has bared all for an arty 42-page spread in American high-society magazine W.