Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is thrilled to be playing the band’s older material in a new group that he’s bringing to Ireland. But what chances of a final reunion, asks Richard Purden.

MUSIC NEWS: Irish twin sister duo Heathers are probably best known for their ‘Remember When’ tune from the Discover Ireland ads.

There are many different kinds of violence explored in writer-director Dan Turner’s The Man Inside (15A), as boxer Clayton Murdoch (Ashley Bashy Thomas) negotiates the perilous labyrinth of crime-ridden inner-city London.

As the Venice Film Festival gets underway today, organisers are hitching their stars to director Steven Spielberg – just the man, they hope, to inspire Hollywood moguls and prize-hunting artists alike during 11 days of glitz and film magic.

A steamy encounter between David Hemmings and supermodel Veruschka in cult sixties film Blow-Up was today named the hottest sex scene ever.