The Big Lebowski is a classic film and a favourite for folks around the world, which is why it should never have a full on sequel.

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Through her acting and production work, Susan Sarandon is happy to help challenge the Hollywood patriarchy, writes Helen Barlow

It's time to find out what happens 20 years later, as the aliens return to get a little revenge in Independence Day 2. And some other stuff is happening too.

Actress Susan Sarandon has slammed Woody Allen after allegations of sexual assault were renewed against the director.

WHAT would they say about you? I mean at the funeral, asks Colm O’Regan

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Actress Susan Sarandon is one of a growing number of older women using body art as a form of self-expression, says Margaret Jennings.

Pitbull: Reality Bites on RTÉ2 on Thursday looks at whether some breeds of dog have been unfairly demonised in Ireland.

Adam Sandler faces off against the all new Men from UNCLE in cinemas this week - who will emerge triumphant? Probably Donkey Kong...

Your guide to tonight's television.

Your guide to today's television.

Your spoiler-free guide to tonight's TV programmes.

Investigations are continuing into the air crash in Co Wexford in which two men were killed, Sam Allardyce has admitted the time was right to leave West Ham after the club confirmed his four-year reign had drawn to a close, Celebs tweet their love for Ireland following Saturday’s referendum results and Anthony Daly asks if people really think Clare’s number is up?  These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon is urging tourists to come to Nepal, where two powerful earthquakes in the last month killed thousands of people and raised concerns that the nation’s vital tourism industry could be seriously hurt.

Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon is urging tourists to come to Nepal, where two powerful earthquakes in the last month killed thousands of people and made several hundreds of thousands homeless.

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev rested their case to save him from the death penalty, calling a famous death penalty opponent as their final witness to testify that Tsarnaev told her, “no one deserves to suffer like they did.”

The myths associated with ageing, often targetting women, are not only mean-spirited, they are also inaccurate. Margaret Jennings sets the record straight.

Check out our guide to tonight's best TV.

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Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon has revealed she had a relationship with David Bowie in the 1980s.

OK, so it’s not really a red carpet, but thanks to Kate Moss, festival fashion at Glastonbury has become a style moment.

The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared ****

Disney plans a sequel to their 2007 musical hit, 'Enchanted'.

1. Abigail Ahern Sharing trade secrets, decorating differently and yabbering are just some of the tabs worth a click on interior designer Abigail Ahern’s Wordpress site.

MAURA DERRANE is in good company. At 43, the RTÉ presenter is pregnant with her first child.

MUCH sport is to be had watching a celebrity unravel — until it is obvious they are headed for a sticky end. While Justin Bieber is no Amy Winehouse, he is a young man in trouble.

“It’s ridiculous that we continue to incarcerate anyone for using a substance that actually causes far less damage than alcohol.

In America, the government fought back in the war against drugs by tightening federal policy so that anyone found in possession of narcotics could be persuaded to testify against friends in order to reduce their sentence.

Based on the 2006 French farce Mon Frere Se Marie, ‘The Big Wedding’ chronicles the trials and tribulations of a fractured family on the biggest day in one young man’s life.

“Gather me into the artifice of eternity,” pleads the narrator of WB Yeats’ ‘Sailing to Byzantium’, but Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan) and Clara (Gemma Arterton) are struggling to cope with the reality of a rather prosaic immortality in Byzantium (15A).

On Helwig Street A memoir

The very first moment of ‘Robot & Frank’ is kind of a groaner: a title card flashes before the woodlands of upstate New York, informing the audience that the film is set in "the near future".

Heralded as Steven Soderbergh’s final movie, Side Effects (15A) opens up in sombre fashion, as psychiatrist Dr Jonathan Banks (Jude Law) attempts to treat a patient, Emily (Rooney Mara), with a combination of anti-depressants.

There’s always a faint whiff of hypocrisy when Hollywood’s millionaires gather to make a movie about the pernicious evil that is money, but Arbitrage (15A) works hard to earn itself the right to a fair hearing.

Big has always been beautiful to Lana and Andy Wachowski, writer-directors of the visually stunning 'Matrix' trilogy.

Adam Levine tops the 2013 People’s Choice Awards nominations.

Halle Berry shimmers in a low-cut, above the knee Dolce & Gabbana dress.

Golf superstar Rory McIlroy has joined Danish girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki in a high profile Women’s Tennis Association advertising campaign.

Celebrated author, playwright and commentator Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86, his nephew said today.

Susan Sarandon has joined the cast of 'Hell & Back'.

Jennifer Aniston is the perfect friend to share a long-distance road trip with, according to a survey of film fans.