Irish actor David Kelly is back on silver screens here again.

Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole played two magnificent roles in Becket (Second Sight, €24.99) as King Henry II and his friend Archbishop Thomas Becket clash over religion and the role of the state.

Veteran actor Peter O'Toole is suffering from a heartbreaking spell of loneliness after a number of his closest friends have died in the past year.

Film legend Peter O'Toole struggles to trust anyone, despite being 75-years-old.

Irish veteran star Peter O'Toole will receive the 8th Oscar nomination of his career tonight for Best actor.

Hollywood is gearing up for the Oscars – with Helen Mirren the strongest British contender in awards history

Peter O'Toole has criticised Hollywood actresses for their "vacant" personas, comparing them to "unlit lampposts".

Veteran actor Peter O'Toole isn't prepared to enter retirement just yet because he still has the mind of "a 21-year-old".

Two films about British institutions - The Queen and Bond movie Casino Royale - lead the field for this year's Bafta awards.

The Cannes winner, Ken Loach's The Wind that Shakes the Barley, set against the Civil War, is up for major honours at the coming British Independent Film Awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Cillian Murphy).

Veteran actor Peter O'Toole's hip replacement operation has halted shooting on the film Venus.

Shooting on Peter O'Toole's new movie Venus has been delayed for three weeks while the veteran actor receives treatment for a broken hip.

Film legend Peter O'Toole has lashed out at Hollywood's overuse of special effects, joking actors will soon be replaced by "holograms".

It's somehow appropriate that with so many hi-tec blockbusters around for Christmas, this almost throw-back film should also be on offer.

The re-make of the classic Lassie Come Home, partly filmed in Ireland, will hit cinemas at Yuletide.

The latest Lassie movie is under fire because the lead role has not been given to a descendent of the original canine star for the first time.

Irish film legend Peter O'Toole has slammed late playwright Arthur Miller as "a bore" two months after the scribe's death.

Screen legend Dustin Hoffman has criticised the way the media brainwashes people into believing everything they read - but confesses to succumbing to their power himself.

Veteran Irish star Peter O'Toole is currently shooting One Night with the King in India, with Arabia co-star, Omar Sharif.

The first of the summer epic blockbusters has finally arrived; so what's next?

Troy stud Brad Pitt was enjoying chatting with co-star Peter O'Toole so much at the bar of a hotel in Malta that he tried to buy the place so they could carry on drinking after hours.

Veteran Irish actor Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif are teaming up again for another big budget action film, Gilgamesh, about the first king of Mesopotamia, set in 5,000 BC.

Brad Pitt insists that the outfit he wears in the Greek epic Troy, now shooting in Malta, is not a toga.

JAMES PLUNKETT, acclaimed author of the epic Strumpet City and lifelong labour activist, was yesterday remembered as a gentleman of incredible talent, following his death.

The Academy Awards forged ahead last night in Hollywood after days of speculation that the war in Iraq would send Oscar packing.

Director Wolfgang Petersen has denied reports that his epic adventure Troy is likely to be delayed or postponed by war in the Middle East.

ACTOR Peter O’Toole, nominated seven times for an Oscar for his work in films as diverse as the historical epic Lawrence of Arabia and the nostalgic comedy My Favourite Year, will receive an honorary Academy Award at this year’s Oscar ceremonies.

Irish actor Peter O'Toole is set to receive an honorary Oscar at this year's awards ceremony.

SOME of the world's best actors are hoping to cast a spell on the producers of the Harry Potter films in a bid to replace the late Richard Harris in a role that won him the hearts of a whole new generation of fans.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern led tributes to actor Richard Harris, who died after a battle with Hodgkin's Disease.

Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close are talking up a repeat of the l968 Peter O'Toole-Katharine Hepburn classic, A Lion in Winter.

Three Irish tourists who spent two weeks stranded in a remote South American village are back on their travels and in good health.

Irish actor Richard Harris has been rewarded for his long career in film drama.