Actress Mia Farrow has hit out at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) - accusing the board of ignoring China's support for Sudan. The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and human rights activist insists the Committee is brushing the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region to one side, stating they are "putting aside their humanitarian instincts".

Most people confuse horror and horrifying. Believe me, I’m a fan of the classics: Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and so on. I enjoy my share of zombies, gore, masked villains and horny teenagers who never seem to learn that getting some means certain death.

Kirsten Dunst has signed a deal to step behind the camera and direct her first movie. The star will make a short film based on a ghost story sent to a women's magazine by a reader.

Horror classic The Exorcist has been named the "Scariest Movie Ever Made" in a new magazine poll. The 1973 film beat Rosemary's Baby and The Shining in the Stuff survey, which appears in the men's magazine's November issue. The top 10 films on the list are:

It’s that time of year again … leaves start changing colors, homes fill with the scent of wood burning stoves, and movie buffs head to the theaters and video stores to watch gory, bloody and disgusting horror films. This October, scary movie fans can catch three spine-tingling classics-in-the-making: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Grudge 2 and Saw III. For a list of retro horror films and other scary movies, check out the "Starpulse Halloween Horror Movie Guide" ...

Roman Polanski will be presented with a lifetime achievement award from the European Film Academy later this year. The 73-year-old is responsible for screen classics including Rosemary's Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers and The Pianist.

Mia Farrow insists her return to acting will not interfere with her efforts as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The 51-year-old star, who suffered from polio as a child, now campaigns to fight the disease in developing countries such as Sudan.