Terrence Howard's cop is tasked with talking down a potential jumper, Gavin (Charlie Hunnam), from a tall building in Baton Rouge.

Contagion has all the clichés of a typical disaster movie, but none of the excitement.

Can you all please stop going back to the future?

Wife does not believe professor husband was murdered as his best friend is released by police

It is, of course, possible, that the so-called "silly season", which ends officially this weekend, is in fact rather serious. All but a few politicians – those exhibitionists for whom August represents a career opportunity – have given us a rest from their yakking. There is little on TV. Most people have gone on holiday, reacquainting themselves with their families, seeing new places, reading books.

The American film director Steven Soderbergh's career has had more twists and drama than the kind of Rat Pack remake that made his name.

The Zack Snyder-directed Man of Steel is putting the finishing touches to an impressive cast ahead of the start-of-shoot in the autumn this year.

Steven Soderbergh, one of Hollywood's best-known directors, as deft at making blockbusters as he is small arthouse films, is to quit filmmaking.

Justin Kerrigan dedicates this tale of delusion and misadventure to his late father, who may have been the model for his protagonist.