A busy week of pre-Oscar events has kicked off in style with the makers of the ten live action and animated short film nominees screening their work and answering questions at the Academy's headquarte...

Last year, Reese Witherspoon told me that she tore herself apart and read a script over and over again while deciding on taking part in a project.
“I read the lines out loud and try to i...

2011 has been a busy year for UKscreen, bringing you reviews of more than a hundred theatrical releases, interviews with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood and coverage of film festivals and award...

“We’re all very concerned about what’s happening in North Korea. I don’t know enough about the situation. I’d, of course, like to know more and I will continue to educate...

I was sipping my morning cup of coffee in New York’s Regency Hotel’s restaurant when I spotted Harvey Weinstein (the producer of Meryl Streep’s new movie, The Iron Lady) talking to a...

Other than being one of the most famous stars in the world, George Clooney is one of the busiest, turning out several movies every year. He is also one of the most successful ones, gaining an Oscar no...

In the mid-1990s, Elizabeth Harvey was struggling to bring up her three sons in a working-class suburb of northern Adelaide in southern Australia. All the men she'd had in her life, until now, had bee...

Andrea Arnold likes to forget about her old life, as a children's TV presenter. For her, life began at 40, or soon thereafter, when she jumped behind the camera and picked up an Oscar for writing ...

"It's a vicar's job to keep the myth of God alive - whether he exists or not isn't the point - it's the belief that's important."
This is a line writer/director Nick Murphy ended up having to cut o...

It has been a long journey to meet Steven Spielberg. I was first flown from Los Angeles to Paris. The following morning, I was put on a train to Brussels where I was introduced to the fictional hero o...

In 2003, the author Lionel Shriver published her study of a mother's inability to connect with her violent child in the novel We Need to Talk about Kevin. It went on to win the Orange Prize for women'...

Brad Pitt is arguably the most famous actor in Hollywood, but one could argue that the source of his fame was not his superb acting talent, but his handsome look and his headline-grabbing romantic ent...

Shakespeare is featuring big at this year's London Film Festival - with Vanessa Redgrave appearing in two films linked to the Bard. As well as starring as Queen Elizabeth in Anonymous, which questions...

It's 3 pm on a sunny September afternoon, and I am sitting in the University Ballroom in Toronto's Park Hyatt Hotel, eagerly waiting for the most famous woman on the face of the planet.
Husam Asi w...

The Toronto Film Festival has once again proved a sparkling showcase for British films, filmmakers and actors. The 11-day event, which features more than 600 movies ranging from a silent film to a 15-...

He has played some of the most memorable action heroes in cinema, yet Harrison Ford fiercely rejects being labelled an action hero.
Husam Asi with Harrison Ford
"I think you should go back and l...

One of the comedic icons of Hollywood, Owen Wilson began his film career collaborating with his college roommate Wes Anderson on a short-turned-feature Bottle Rocket in 1996. Although the film bombed ...

"The great thing about making movies and telling stories is that we just make this shit up," laughs Cameron Diaz.
Husam Asi with Cameron Diaz
One of the highest paid and most glamorous actresses...

"I'm cool right now because I'm a nerd," Justin Timberlake quips.
Frankly, I was expecting a wilder spirit from the man, who tore part of Janet Jackson's outfit exposing her bosoms before 140 milli...

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With his fifth film in a directing career that began thirty eight years ago, Terrence Malick has finally picked up one of the most prestigious awards in the world of cinema - the ...