Miranda Richardson has taken a swipe at Britain’s “hideous” approach to success as the actress turned literary judge announced that Hilary Mantel has been shortlisted for another major book prize.

‘Blackadder’ is returning to TV.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actress Sienna Miller will give evidence about their experiences of media intrusion to the Leveson Inquiry in London today.

BRITISH movie The King’s Speech is expected to reign at the Baftas after topping the nominations list for the film awards.

Colin Firth continued his success today with a Bafta nomination for best actor for his role in 'The King’s Speech'.

A wonderfully British film with a fine cast of English talent – including Rosamund Pike, Kenneth Cranham and Geraldine James – retracing the headline-grabbing 1968 strike by the 187 female machinists (the rest of the 55,000 workforce was male) that brought the mighty Ford motor company to its knees.

The 67-year-old actor Bob Hoskins - who is currently starring in British movie 'Made in Dagenham', based on the true life story of women in the 1960s striking for equal pay at a car factory - admits he is constantly thinking about retiring from his profession but keeps finding new work.

Bob Hoskins will star in new alien movie 'Transmission'.

Jean-Marc Vallee’s history lesson concentrates on the year prior to Victoria’s coronation when the young queen (Emily Blunt) is at the mercy of her mother, the Duchess of Kent (Miranda Richardson) and scheming advisor Sir John Conroy (Mark Strong).

We tend to think of Queen Victoria in terms of her black-garbed, not amused, lengthy period of mourning following the death of Prince Albert, so here it is heartening to see her as a pretty, flighty and surprisingly sexy young lady at the time she met Albert.

Something of a personal testimony from debut director Grant since this interesting tale is set in late l960s Swaziland at the time of independence and mirrors the English actor’s own boyhood in Africa.

Cast members are expected to join actor Richard E Grant today for the charity premiere of his semi-autobiographical film, Wah-Wah.

British star Miranda Richardson has blasted Hollywood stars as overpaid and arrogant.

Gabriel Byrne will be at the Edinburgh Film Festival opening next month of Richard E. Grant's directing debut, Wah-Wah, about a family living in 1960s Swaziland.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue brought a touch of glamour to the film premiere of the legendary children’s show The Magic Roundabout today.

The lavish screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's massive stage musical hit, into which he pumped £4m of his own money, looks good, sounds as it should; and is a bit of a clunker.

Gabriel Byrne is playing an alcoholic dad in actor Richard E. Grant's directorial debut in the recently-completed Wah-Wah in his native Swaziland.

Irish actor Brendan Gleeson has been signed up to star in the next instalment of the Harry Potter series, Warner Bros have announced.

Gabriel Byrne is the latest big name to be announced to star in Wah, Wah, to be shot in Swaziland.

Comic Ricky Gervais chalked up a hat-trick of wins at the Bafta TV awards last night as the stars squelched their way down the red carpet amid torrential rain.

The biggest names in British television are gathering tonight for the Bafta TV awards.

Comic Ricky Gervais is in line for another Bafta after being nominated for the cream of British TV awards for a third year running.

AFTER spending 20 years in a mental institution Spider (Ralph Fiennes) moves in to a halfway house in London.

With such a sterling cast to work with, McPherson brings us a cleverly constructed tale of two no-hope actors - Caine and Moran - who set out, Sting-like, to pull a con on a hood (Gambon) who has been a bit of a menace.

Michael Caine only realised how attractive his legs were when he pulled on a pair of tights and heels for his latest comedy role.

Michael Caine only realised how attractive his legs were when he pulled on a pair of tights and heels for his latest comedy role.

Seldom has such a fine ensemble of Hollywood ladies come together for such a powerfully moving and wonderfully crafted gem of a film.

A towering and beautifully made drama set against the subject of mental illness.

Mike Leigh's film All or Nothing has received five nominations for this year's London Film Critics' Awards.

Hugh Grant, Kenneth Branagh, Samantha Morton and Sam Mendes are among the nominees for the London Film Critics Circle Awards.

Director David Cronenberg's Spider is one of the 22 movies selected for the Palme d'Or Award at this month's Cannes International Film Festival.