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Cinemas beat expectations as Britons flock to see blockbusters
Sunday 04 August 2013
Movie blockbusters, including Man of Steel, Les Miserables and Iron Man 3, helped box office takings at British cinemas to smash expectations and rise 8.5 per cent to £578.7m in the first half of this year.
Bridget's back: First look at cover of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Bridget Jones is set to make a return. And judging by the new title of Helen Fielding's book our thirtysomething singleton still loves the boys. But not enough to put one on the cover.
The Good Life's Penelope Keith makes TV return in Pride and Prejudice sequel Death Comes to Pemberley
Tuesday 18 June 2013
The Good Life star Penelope Keith is returning to television in an adaptation of PD James's follow-up to Pride And Prejudice.
Mad About The Boy: Title of new Bridget Jones novel by Helen Fielding revealed
Tuesday 28 May 2013
When asked which boy Bridget was mad about, Fielding merely raised one eyebrow enigmatically
Hollywood practices random acts of red-carpet kindness
Thursday 23 May 2013
The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis’s date for his movie premieres isn’t arm candy – it’s his 87-year-old friend who he saved from homelessness. Bravo, says Simon Usborne
Screen Talk: Jessica Chastain cast in The Zookeeper's Wife
Friday 10 May 2013
Our contact at The Hollywood Reporter gives us the insider gossip from Tinseltown
Hugh Grant reveals birth of son on Twitter
Sunday 17 February 2013
Actor Hugh Grant has become a father for the second time and announced the news on his Twitter account - but warned the press to leave his family “in peace”.
Bankrupt Martine McCutcheon 'touched' by support from fans
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Martine McCutcheon has thanked fans for their support after she was declared bankrupt.
Will Dan move from Downton to Pemberley?
Sunday 10 February 2013
Fitzwilliam Darcy, one of the most famous romantic heroes in English literature, is making a comeback. The BBC will air an adaptation of the PD James novel Death Comes To Pemberley (a "sequel" to Pride And Prejudice), which sees Darcy and Elizabeth six years after their marriage and with two children.
The Saturday Quiz
Saturday 26 January 2013
1. Which chain of stores, founded by Sam Walton, began life in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962?
The Calvin Report: No bitterness from Redknapp on first meeting with ex since being dumped
Sunday 13 January 2013
Ultimately, players are more important than a manager's media profile or his comfort with the metrics of the modern game. Harry Redknapp's current set at Queens Park Rangers are inherently inferior to the familiar figures whose allegiance is to Andre Villas-Boas and Tottenham Hotspur.
Jon Stewart bans 'pain in the ass' Hugh Grant from the Daily Show
Friday 14 December 2012
The American comedian won't be letting the Love Actually star back on his show following a reportedly troublesome appearance in 2009
Season’s repeatings: Classic Christmas films on TV this December
Wednesday 12 December 2012
It’s time to kick back, eat a lot of chocolate and watch your favourite repeats of Christmas films
Young talent – and Olympic show –sets the Standard
Monday 26 November 2012
At just 28, Nick Payne has become the youngest person to win the Best Play category at the 58th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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