THE latest news about our soaring fiscal deficit is alarming, to say the least. We’re now told the cost of providing extra capital to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide will have to be included in the national accounts and will push the government deficit from 11.5% to 19.75% – by far the highest in the developed world.

A western to restore my faith in the genre, 3:10 To Yuma (Lionsgate, €24.99) finds small time rancher Dan Evans (Christopher Bale) entrusted with the task of helping to get outlaw Ben Wade (Russel Crowe) onto a prison train.

While he is awaiting the release of his new film Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Russel Crowe is focusing his attention on his rock band 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts.

Oscar-winner Russel Crowe is often thought of as one of the hottest celebrities in Hollywood but according to an online film magazine he is actually the coldest person in the entertainment world.