Middle-class problems: Mornington Crescent

Audiences love him, reviewers frequently loathe him. But Adam Sandler doesn't care too much either way. He's found the key to happiness in Hollywood – it's goofing around with his friends, he tells Emma Jones

Friday

Alan Partridge is a DJ on North Norfolk Digital. Graham Lewis is a DJ on North Norfolk Radio. Alan likes Abba. So does Graham. And car parking. But, he insists, it’s just a coincidence. Alice Jones is not so sure...

Appearing alongside Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge in new film, Alpha Papa, was a near religious experience for comedian and long-time fan Tim Key

Kristin Scott Thomas is playing a gangster godmother. The actress tells James Mottram why she enjoys being edgier

A while ago, I went to the cinema to see Side Effects, which several reviews had informed me was director Steven Soderbergh’s final film before retiring. “This clever pharma-thriller would be a fitting sign-off,” ran the subhead in The Observer’s review.

Warner Brothers has released an exclusive unseen clip from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Indie icon Greta Gerwig is fed up with conventional romance in films, she tells Kaleem Aftab, which is why she wanted to get behind the camera as well as in front of it for her new hipster comedy, Frances Ha

Middle-class problems: Apostrophes

The Salford-born actor, known for his Chinese roles on film, takes it a stage further. Susie Mesure meets Benedict Wong

Is a slice of authentic American cultural life about to disappear? Geoffrey Macnab parks his Chevy in front of the big screen

Tuesday

Chart-topper Katy Perry has quickly bounced back from her split from Russell Brand. Now she's a Smurf. Emma Jones meets her

What do Peter Fonda and Rihanna have in common? Both have had their pictures appear on T-shirts without permission – and they’ve lawyered up. By Simon Usborne