Sisters doing it for themselves

REEL NEWS: Okay, now this is getting out of hand

REEL NEWS:Okay, now this is getting out of hand. In recent months various litigation enthusiasts have sued the makers of The Hangover Part 2, The Expendablesand Drive.

Now, we learn that the delightfully named Queen Mother Dr Delois Blakely, a nun and social campaigner, is taking action against the makers of Sister Actfor stealing her life story. Many years ago, she apparently hawked a treatment round Hollywood telling the story of a "young, black, singing nun serving the street people and youths of Harlem".

Hang on. It's 20 years since Sister Act– later a hit Broadway show – was first released. Where has she been all this time?

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist