“Merry Christmas … ya filthy animal”

IN 2007 I was working with Mark E Smith, lead singer-songwriter of The Fall, on his autobiography Renegade. One afternoon he rang me up, asking if I could take his typewriter down to ‘our new office’ above a pub in Salford, England.

Michelle Pfeiffer regrets turning down a roles in a number of hit films.

Morgan Freeman will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for contribution to entertainment at next year's Golden Globes.

Susan Sarandon is set to star in 'Snitch'.

Edward Norton insisted on having his hair in perfect cornrows for his latest role.

Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper are reportedly set to work together again.

It’s always fascinating watching a film made by Hollywood about films made by Hollywood, so here we have the story of a producer (DeNiro) trying to get his fading career back on line with a film nobody seems interested in.

Two of Hollywood’s greatest actors return together to the screen, after a 13-year lay-off, but, sadly, the film doesn’t match their towering talents.

Robert DeNiro is threatening an art gallery in Rome, Italy, with "legal action" after it allegedly took a number of the actor's father's paintings from a New York arthouse to settle a $5m (€6.9m) debt.

Hollywood hardman Rat Liotta plays the tough guy on the big screen - but in real-life the actor is scared of lifts.

Robert DeNiro is set to return to his hit man roots.

Martial arts legend Jackie Chan claims Hollywood limits roles for Asians and says it’s time he became a “real actor” by taking on roles other than as a kung fu fighter.

Robert DeNiro has been struggling ever since he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October.

Exuberant comic star Robin Williams doesn’t think it’s odd that he has suddenly shaken up his screen image by doing a trio of back-to-back dark roles.