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Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Robin Williams shared their reactions to his death at age 63:

Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Robin Williams have shared their reactions to his death at the age of 63 in an apparent suicide.

THOUGH she was hardly the first person to pick up on the lack of well developed roles for women in film, Alison Bechdel was instrumental in generating much needed debate and discussion around the issue.

JANUARY

For years female Hollywood actresses went from vital, sexy, powerful roles to playing scheming mothers, witches, or Driving Miss Daisy-type characters once they turned 40.

Rachel McAdams is in talks to star alongside Bradley Cooper in a new romantic comedy.

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have strolled down the red carpet ahead of the Oscars.

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood are gathering ahead of the Oscars.

Adele is hot favourite to become the first ever singer to pick up an Oscar for a Bond theme with her hit Skyfall.

There’s nothing like getting an Academy Award to bring on a bout of verbal diarrhoea but it’s all part of the Oscars fun, writes John Daly

Daniel Day-Lewis’s domination of the awards season is expected to continue at the Baftas tonight, where he is hot favourite to win the Best Actor award.

Daniel Day-Lewis's domination of the awards season is expected to continue at the Baftas tomorrow, where he is hot favourite to win the Best Actor award.

Opening early in 1865, as the American Civil War is entering its endgame, Lincoln (12A) offers a detailed account of how recently re-elected president Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) rammed the 13th constitutional amendment — the emancipation of the slaves — through Congress.

Steven Spielberg artfully tears a page from history to immortalise the efforts of the 16th president of the United States to abolish slavery during a turbulent period of deep division within the House of Representatives.

When Steven Spielberg spoke to Edward Hale, he was effusive about the acting talents of Day-Lewis

While Hollywood star Daniel Day-Lewis, 55, claimed he had no idea how much last night’s charity premiere and party for his Lincoln movie would raise for the Wicklow Hospice Foundation, insiders said they believe it will generate a six-figure sum.

Dublin became a part of Hollywood yesterday when movie stars, directors, celebrities and fully paid-up members of the glitterati attended the European premiere of the new Steven Spielberg movie Lincoln in the city’s Savoy Cinema.

Rolling out the red carpet for the European premiere of Lincoln in Dublin has given the Irish film industry a welcome fillip that will help to keep it in the picture.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Steven Spielberg are among the Hollywood elite attending the European premiere of 'Lincoln' at the Savoy cinema in Dublin this evening.

Despite a reputation for being an intense and reclusive actor, Daniel Day-Lewis responded unexpectedly when he received a birthday card, Caroline O’Doherty reports

Christoph Waltz and Maggie Smith were early winners on Golden Globes night.

The American Civil War saga Lincoln leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honours for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones.

Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for Best Actor for his title role in US historical drama 'Lincoln' as the nominations for the Oscars were announced today.

Historical biopic Lincoln leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture and best actor — but nothing for director Steven Spielberg.

Steven Spielberg’s US Civil War epic Lincoln led the Golden Globes with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg, and acting honours for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones.

Steven Spielberg’s civil war epic Lincoln leads the race for honours at the Golden Globes.

Actress Anne Hathaway "really wants" to have a baby.

All Katy Perry is short is a music box to stand in at the European premiere of her movie, All of Me, in London. She’s prima ballerina in a tulle Marchesa dress, complete with pulled-back bun.

Every great story has a beginning.

MANNY, Ellie, Diego and Sid are hauled out of the deep freeze for another shaggy mammoth tale in Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (PG).

MY HUSBAND’S capacity for crying while watching films has always far exceeded mine, and our children’s for that matter.

Denis Leary has joined the cast of the 'Spider-Man' reboot.

Zooey Deschanel is being lined up for a role in the new 'Spider-Man' movie.

‘30 Rock’ has been nominated for an astonishing 22 Emmy Awards.

George Clooney has led the tributes to his 'Michael Clayton' co-star Sydney Pollack, branding the actor/director a "class act".

Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with 'Tootsie' and period drama 'Out Of Africa', has died of cancer at 73, his agent said today.

Hit TV shows 'Brothers and Sisters' and 'Ugly Betty' repeated their success at the 2008 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards on Saturday by scooping the same top awards as last year.

Julia Roberts has been named the Best Dressed Oscar winner in a new online poll.

Actress Julia Roberts has been honoured in the US for her contribution to the film industry.

Few films nowadays spare us nudity and/or sex scenes, so we might be forgiven for thinking Hollywood features were always that liberal. Not so.

US MOB drama The Sopranos said its farewells when it picked up the top award at the 59th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles at television’s equivalent of the Oscars.

THE Sopranos, the mob series that went to its grave with a shockingly inconclusive finale, found a happy ending yesterday with 15 Emmy nominations, including best drama.

Hannibal Heyes (Pete Duel) and Kid Curry (Ben Murphy) were the stars of an amusing western TV series, which also starred Sally Field, who wasn’t afraid to keep the boys in line.