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Morgan Freeman said Gene Hackman "won the hearts of film lovers around the world"

Gene Hackman remembered by Morgan Freeman at Oscars

Morgan Freeman paid tribute to his late friend and co-star Gene Hackman on stage at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

oscars • 03 Mar

Morgan Freeman says stage fright is 'terrifying'

Actor Morgan Freeman has revealed he suffers from stage fright, saying he once forgot his lines in a "terrifying" incident.

Movies • 25 Oct 24

What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Pop documentary Milli Vanilli lands on Paramount+, another documentary on TG4 explores Ireland's ongoing housing crisis, Sam Neill stars in The Twelve, and Celebrity Race Across the World concludes . . .

Television • 25 Oct 23

Cult-favourite Lucky Number Slevin makes digital return

Lucky Number Slevin, the 2006 cult-favourite thriller with the all-star cast, has just been digitally re-released. Director Paul McGuigan (Inside Man, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, Sherlock, Gangster No 1) shares his memories of the movie.

Movies • 18 Sep 23

Morgan Freeman: "This is history, let's not run away from it, let's embrace it and move on."

Freeman calls for people to 'embrace' black history

Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has said that black history needs to be embraced so that people can "move on".

Television • 18 Aug 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

Morgan Freeman narrates the spectacular Our Universe, there's a documentary about Dublin trad pub The Cobblestone, new drama Tokyo Vice, quirky game show You Won't Believe This, and the continuing World Cup . . .

Television • 22 Nov 22

Netflix announces new programmes

Netflix has confirmed a second series of David Attenborough's Our Planet amongst a slate of new natural history documentary programmes.

Television • 01 Nov 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

There's the grand final of Operation Transformation, another round of Generation Dating, a new run of comedy Frayed, amazing prison breaks in Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, and The Truth About BrewDog . . .

Television • 23 Feb 22

Hollywood A-listers Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and Anne Hathaway have signed up for a new Amazon series called Solos

Freeman, Mirren and Hathaway for new Amazon series

Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and Anne Hathaway are to star in a new Amazon series titled Solos.

Television • 02 Feb 21

Ant and Dec host the first BGT semi-final

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Saturday

Britain's Got Talent hits the semi-final stage, Battlestar Galactica makes a welcome return, Metallica make some noise, and Clint Eastwood takes on Nelson Mandela . . .

Television • 05 Sep 20

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, pictured backstage at this year's Oscars

Aniston and Pitt have screen reunion for fundraiser

Former couple Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt will have an online screen reunion this week as part of the A-list cast for a 'virtual table read' of the script for 1980s teen classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Movies • 19 Aug 20

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: snowy fantasy in a Russian-tinged, Tchaikovsky inspired landscape

Reviewed: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Loosely based on a short story by ETA Hoffman, with extracts from Tchaikovsky's music in the soundtrack and and a ballet sequence to boot, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a colourful and fast-moving snowy fantasy.

Movie Review • 09 Nov 18

Morgan Freeman - "I did not create unsafe work environments. I did not assault women. I did not offer employment or advancement in exchange for sex. Any suggestion that I did so is completely false"

Morgan Freeman to keep Life Achievement Award

Morgan Freeman will retain his Screen Actors' Guild Life Achievement Award after an independent investigation commissioned by the union into allegations of sexual harassment against the star.

Movies • 07 Sep 18

CNN fires back at Morgan Freeman over allegations

News network CNN has fired back at actor Morgan Freeman and stood by its report alleging that he was guilty of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour towards women in the workplace.

Movies • 30 May 18

Morgan Freeman 'devastated' over allegations

Actor Morgan Freeman has said he is "devastated" over allegations made against him of harassment and inappropriate behaviour, adding that he "did not create unsafe work environments" and "did not assault women".

Movies • 27 May 18

Morgan Freeman has been accused of behaving inappropriately on movie sets

Morgan Freeman apologises amid harassment reports

Eight women have accused Morgan Freeman of harassment and inappropriate behaviour in an extensive report by US broadcaster CNN.

Movies • 24 May 18

Frances McDormand wins top gong for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards triumphs at SAG Awards

Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri triumphed at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, picking up three of the top awards.

Sag Awards • 22 Jan 18

Keith Barry freaked Morgan Freeman out with brain hack

Magician and mentalist Keith Barry has recalled how he left Hollywood star Morgan Freeman reeling after "hacking" into the actor's brain and dredging up a long forgotten childhood memory.

Keith Barry • 03 Nov 17

Morgan Freeman in Belfast on Thursday Photo: Maldron Hotel

Freeman of Belfast. Shawshank star takes in the city

While Dublin played host to Ed Sheeran on Thursday, Belfast had another A-lister in its midst - Oscar winner Morgan Freeman.

morgan freeman • 14 Apr 17

Michael Caine - "It is getting better because we are doing these leads in movies"

Forever young! Caine thinks age really is just a number

Veteran actor Michael Caine thinks Hollywood is starting to grasp that age really is just a number as he is still landing lead roles in movies at 84.

Entertainment • 06 Apr 17

The limited mirth to be had from watching older gentlemen behave very badly gets very tiresome very quickly

Caine, Freeman and Arkin line out for OAP comedy

Three old friends decide to fight back after being cut adrift by their banks in this knockabout comedy with real star firepower

Entertainment • 08 Apr 17

Going in Style: Vintage wine mirth with a hint of sugar

Three old friends decide to fight back after being cut adrift by their banks in this knockabout comedy with real star firepower

Reviews • 06 Apr 17

Look, he's behind you: Messala (Toby Kebbell) in the climactic chariot race in Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur: Another Blood-lusty Spin of the Chariots

Lightly visceral, occasionally lurid and violent, the odd tender moment - the best that you can say about this Ben-Hur remake is that it's satisfactory and passes two hours pleasantly enough

Movie Reviews • 14 Sep 16

Freeman with E'Dena Hines in 2005 - "The world will never know her artistry in talent, and how much she had to offer"

Freeman pays tribute to slain granddaughter

Morgan Freeman has paid tribute to his step-granddaughter, 33-year-old actress E'Dena Hines, after she was killed in a knife attack outside her New York home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Entertainment • 17 Aug 15

Diane Keaton finds out what a 40-year marriage is like in 5 Flights Up

Watch! Keaton and Freeman in 5 Flights Up

5 Flights up starring Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman is described as a home-is-where the-heart-is story, set in the real estate business.

Entertainment • 29 May 15