Matthew McConaughey has a well-deserved reputation for being a beefcake who likes to take his shirt off in front of a camera, but his role as Killer Joe (18s) suggests that he has much more to offer than pecs appeal.

Exactly which of the five stages of grief incorporates buying a zoo isn’t specified in We Bought a Zoo (PG), but the purchase of said zoo is Benjamin Mee’s (Matt Damon) solution to the grief he and his kids are enduring in the wake of his wife’s death.

‘We Bought a Zoo’ opens with the voice of Dylan Mee (Colin Ford), narrating glimpses of his journalist father Benjamin's (Matt Damon) worldly adventures.

You can’t win 'em all, even when you’re top box office draw Sandra Bullock.

The UK premiere of 'Spiderman III' takes place in London tonight - marking the start of the cinema blockbuster season.

Director Payne chalks up another success - and one with much associated talk of Oscars.

The Howard Hughes epic The Aviator led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations today, best picture among them, plus acting honours for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese.

So much for the maternity leave. Julia Roberts is getting the nannies organised to let her out of the house to make her first film since the birth of her twins in November, but she has some time yet to get her figure back.

Quirky movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind picked up five awards - including best film - from the Online Film Critics Society this week.

Sleeper movie hit Sideways has been given yet another Oscars boost after picking up four nominations at the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) Awards launch.

Clint Eastwood is celebrating after his film Million Dollar Baby and star Hilary Swank picked up two accolades at the National Society of Film Critics Awards on Saturday.

Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman were among Golden Globe nominees today as Hollywood entered the thick of its award season.