PROF GERRY O'SULLIVAN: BLESSED WITH a rare blend of academic brilliance and a practical approach to medicine, Prof Gerry O’Sullivan, who has died aged 65, was an internationally renowned surgeon, a distinguished clinician and a world authority in the fie

Think of Panama and you might be reminded of a hat (actually from Ecuador), a Canal or a hapless fraudster who faked his own death (canoe-man John Darwin). But there's a lot more to this sliver of land between Costa Rica and Colombia. In an area smaller

James Bond seen through a gun barrel. Blood. Beaches. Icebergs. Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Bad guys. Badder guys. Airplanes. Trucks. A helicopter. An open road. Pilots. A strange man walking ominously in front of a dark building. G

As the “Ghost Rider” drives once again into theatres this week with “Spirit of Vengeance”, producer Ashok Amritraj takes on a volley of questions. He still keeps returning the ball. Ashok Amritraj might have come a long way from professional tennis but h

I had been eagerly anticipating escaping Hanover next term to study in Paris when a jubilant friend emailed me to gloat that she had signed up for Film 41: "Bond and Beyond," taught by film and media studies professor Amy Lawrence this spring. Why, cruel

Amanda Seyfried really wanted to land a role in the latest adaptation of Les Miserables - so much that she quit smoking and hired a vocal coach. The In Time star, who did her fair share of singing alongside Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Dominic Cooper

The big issue now when it comes to felines is population control of feral cats, and that's led to a movement by animal welfare groups to trap colonies of these

In a further validation, if it were needed, of the market for upbeat comedies with an international reach, SND, the sales-distribution arm of France's M6 Group, has sold out most of the world on "Love Punch," starring Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson. In

Actress talks about her fairy-tale character and 'Lost' fans Emilie de Ravin has starred opposite Robert Pattinson and Pierce Brosnan in "Remember Me," but TV fans will recognize her from "Lost" as single mother Claire Littleton. She will be returning to

Hold on, before everyone freaks out and says, 'Pierce Brosnan was James Bond in Goldeneye, not Dalton' click the jump for more information. Imagine it's late in the year of 1993 and Renny Harlin has come off back to back blockbusters hits with "Die Hard

As I mentioned in my Berlin preview, announcements are coming fast and furious at the EFM despite a lack of pre-market momentum. Below is a round-up of some of today’s highlights: France’s SND will finance, co-produce and handle worldwide distribution on

BERLIN -- Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson have joined the new rom-com Love Punch from British director/screenwriter Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey). France's SND has come on board the project as a co-producer and will be handling world sales, shopping

More than a year after acquiring feature film rights, Anonymous Content has tapped Susanne Bier ("In a Better World") to direct and Scott Teems ("That Evening Sun") to adapt Abraham Verghese's best-selling novel "Cutting for Stone." Rosalie Swedlin and S

BERLIN - TrustNordisk has closed deals for more than 35 territories for the romantic comedy All You Need is Love by Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier (In a Better World) and starring Pierce Brosnan and Better World actress Trine Dyrholm. Trust sold the

Daniel Craig is set to return to the big screen as James Bond in October. Before that, '007' will show the world his beer preference. The producers of James Bond and Heineken, the Dutch beer maker, have agreed to come together on a new advertising campai

Where interviews are concerned, Daniel Craig has a reputation for being rather serious, a little sullen even, but not today. Instead, the craggily handsome actor who brought new life to the James Bond franchise in 2006’s Casino Royale, is happily throwin

Matthew Broderick's reprisal of his role as Ferris Bueller in a Super Bowl commercial attracted a lot of attention this year. Movie stars and movie references are a staple of the Super Bowl commercials, but having a movie star reprise his/her role is a l

Not so long ago, Myles Murphy popped "E" caps like they were candy. The Canucks scored first but were down 2-1 for more than half the game after Jay McClement scored in the second. But late heroics from Kevin Bieksa tied up the game and sent it to OT and

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81.