Angelina Jolie was greeted in Whitehall by the Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday as she offered Hollywood backing to the Government's global campaign against sexual violence.

Booming digital sales and strong brands such as Peppa Pig and the Twilight film franchise helped to double annual profits at the film and television distributor Entertainment One.

Terrified of being dubbed 'worthy', young British directors described his work as grim

Austrian wins Palme d'Or for second time with tale of an elderly couple's devotion

I wanted to be a comedian or actor from as far back as i can remember When I was 21, I started putting my name down for open-mic nights and kept on bottling it. All I wanted to do was try it once because I didn't want to die without having done stand-up. Obviously, now I've died loads of times.

It's a cause for celebration that this year's big Oscar winner (five awards including Best Picture and Best Actor) was a French, black-and-white silent movie.

Emily Dugan discovers training was no piece of cake for the stars of a new British film

Twenty years after the actor's death, his last film is to be released

There are few big contenders for the Palme d'Or in this mediocre year

Given Todd Solondz's reputation for controversy, his sidestepping of provocative subject matter makes his new film, Dark Horse, seem almost quaint in comparison with his masterwork, Happiness.

Eddie Marsan is starring as a dwarf with fellow dwarfs Ray Winstone and Bob Hoskins in Snow White and the Huntsman.

Stuntman to leap from helicopter in wing suit that will slow his fall – to 65mph

The iconic film festival has a habit of unearthing exciting talent, as Nick Clark found out

McGowan's seven voices put new life into 'Kind Hearts'