The golden era of a film selling itself on its star is over – but ‘Skyscraper’ does just that

Each week allegations of sexual exploitation grow as the industry converts them to branding exercises

Planet Business: Tech giants choose France; ‘no Plan A’ for next crisis

Actor was paid $1.5m for reshoot of All The Money in the World, but co-star Michelle Williams was paid $80 a day

‘Slap her on the caboose’: the advice an 11-year-old boy is given on how to treat girls

Christopher Plummer to reshoot scenes after sexual harassment allegations

Issues include ‘Satanistic’ symbolism in superhero film and cannibalism ‘sub-context’

Donald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matter

The Alice Through the Looking Glass star tops Forbes list for second year, while Will Smith comes in at number two

16,000 sing 37-year-old’s name at 5am in Manchester as sport continues to blossom

Movie about oil rig disaster intended to honour those killed, says actor Mark Wahlberg

Sporting showcase brings thousands to city for high school and college football games

While some movies have vanished from the streaming service, many have arrived and there are plenty to fill the summer evenings, from comedy classics like ‘Airplane’ to thrillers such as ‘Winter’s Bone’

The brain-box Irish film-maker suddenly finds himself a hot Oscar prospect with his acclaimed fifth feature, which is tearing up the awards trail

A routine about Bill Cosby catapulted him up the comedy rankings, but with a host of impressive TV and film credits, and a wealth of experience earned the hard way on the comedy circuit, Hannibal Buress has a rightful claim to the US comedy throne

Top 13 toys for Christmas 2015 have been released. Kate Holmquist is not impressed

The actor plays one half of an ageing gay couple in his new film. It’s great if it contributes to the Irish referendum debate, he says – but unintended

Be lucky, listen to Wogan and don’t front television shows you wouldn’t watch yourself

Keating’s Aussie musical among the movies steamrolled by the Brendan O’Carroll juggernaut

It’s a long way from the hills of Wicklow to the heights of Hollywood, and Jack Reynor has made the trip in just two short years. Megastardom awaits, but the Transformers star is keeping his feet firmly on the ground

Confucian tradition means test to get into third-level is crucial and can be fraught with expectation

Rather than being bullied into adoration by tub-thumping promotion, filmgoers felt they had discovered Hoffman all on their own

Get past the dubious, gung-ho imperialism and this is a gripping, gruelling thriller

He is best known for the overblown ‘Battleship’, but Peter Berg’s latest movie , ‘Lone Survivor’, is a far rarer Hollywood beast – a politically nuanced war movie. And it also contains what may be the greatest gunfight ever filmed

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady cast eyes towards the coming year’s cinematic treats

What started as a sci-fi story in the mind of frontman Claudio Sanchez has evolved into a juggernaut of comic books, novels, punk-rock concept albums, and now talk of a movie collaboration with Mark Wahlberg. Meet the mythological Coheed and Cambria

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Hollywood star finished his diploma requirements after taking classes online

After a run of playing jilted boyfriends in tights – and X-Men – James Marsden is on a roll, with turns in 2 Men, Endangered and as John F Kennedy in the Oscar-tipped The Butler

The charismatic stars lift this breezy action thriller a good bit above the routine, writes Donald Clarke