Madonna's daughter Lourdes is reportedly pursuing a career in acting. The 12-year-old has enrolled at a drama school which produced child prodigy Macaulay Culkin, as well as Scarlett Johansson and Sarah Jessica Parker.

For better and for worse, "RocknRolla" is a pretty typical Guy Ritchie movie: intentionally convoluted plotting, eccentric underworld characters, hyperstylized editing and, of course, a killer soundtrack.

Director Guy Ritchie has defended his box-office flop Swept Away, insisting it would have been hailed if he had made it before becoming famous.

Thandie Newton has defended Madonna's ill-received movie career - insisting the pop superstar is a talented actress. The Crash star says many critics underestimate Madonna's acting skills-- and that she will be remembered as a talented thespian.

TORONTO (AP) - Crime just never stops paying for Guy Ritchie. With "RocknRolla," writer-director Ritchie returns to the sort of gangster tale that shot him to fame

Pop superstar Madonna wants to re-launch her acting career with a remake of 1942 classic Casablanca. The Evita star is reportedly keen to modernize the Oscar-winning romantic drama, which originally starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, and possibly set the film in Iraq.

First-time filmmaker Madonna turned to her director husband Guy Ritchie for advice before she started shooting her new movie Filth And Wisdom. The pop superstar, whose film about a Ukrainian immigrant in London premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday, asked her Swept Away director spouse to sum up moviemaking in one sentence.

Over the years many classic movies have been remade. Don't get me wrong, some of those remakes have been really good. But the majority of the movies have been really bad.

Director Guy Ritchie has defended his 2002 movie Swept Away - insisting he doesn't understand why it was mauled by the critics.

''The Golden Compass'' - Nicole Kidman's presence in this elaborate fantasy flick is emblematic of the movie itself: aesthetically lush but ultimately cold to the touch.