The Hollywood stars who cosied up to Vladimir Putin

Actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio were once happy to hang with the Russian leader

Patrick Freyne: Wild Mountain Thyme and my all-time favourite Oirish films

Here’s seven of the best Oirish films including a soulful hunky IRA man, and a corned beef and cabbage plot

Elizabeth McGovern: A lifetime of living and acting with alpha males

The Downton Abbey actor co-starred with Kevin Bacon, Mickey Rourke Brad Pitt and Sean Penn

Sarajevo Film Festival: A quarter century of big names, tears and awards

From war-zone beginnings, the event is now a cornerstone for the global film industry

The Troubles on film: ‘Hollywood has done everywhere and it’s always wrong’

Critic Mark Cousins takes a personal look at North’s relationship with cinema for Channel 4

Béatrice Dalle: ‘I’ve never thought I’m beautiful, but I have a power of attraction’

The ‘Betty Blue’ actor on her love affair with Rupert Everett and why Jesus is sexy

Knucklehead boxing: Danger, fake names and quick cash

‘Head Knucklehead’ Sean Gibbons has lined up Jerwin Ancajas to fight Jamie Conlan

Darren Aronofsky: ‘My ego finds its way into all the films’

`Everything I do is autobiographical,' says the film-maker, so what are we to make of 'mother!', the maddest movie of the year, which stars his psychologically tortured real-life girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence

America at Large: Lenny Dykstra’s tall tale fails to nail key issues

Former baseball star’s recounting of his colourful life leaves some gaping holes

Career advice for show-offs from Graham Norton and Dermot O’Leary

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

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Aidan Gillen's life in movies

"I wouldn’t consider myself a film buff, really,” says the Irish star of Game of Thrones as he talks about his hand-picked selection of classic 1970s flicks screening in Cork