Spanish stars Penelope and Monica Cruz are behind the beautiful new lingerie line from Agent Provocateur, says Rebecca Gonsalves

The movie star is dead: that's the recurring lament currently gaining credence once more this summer following a string of flops from supposed A-listers such as Will Smith, Johnny Depp and Channing Tatum. Flying in the face of such a prognosis, however, comes The Heat, a hit blockbuster in the US whose appeal derives from nothing so much as its lead duo's scorching screen presence.

The 'Drive' star and Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn reteam to empty effect

Fresh faces, sex, class and period costume ... it's the 'Abbey' habit

'I've been listening to a little bit of The xx lately and I like them a lot'

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She shone in ‘The Sting’ as a weather-beaten brothel-keeper and confidante to Paul Newman

James Cameron will make three follow-up films to his 2009 3D epic Avatar rather than the two movies he had originally planned.

Sketch realignment is a feature of this year's Fringe with various groups combining or downsizing, splintering off into solo ventures and so forth. The scene has never been so varied and there is something for even the most sceptical observer of the genre.

Given that David Baddiel's first stand up show for 16 years apparently arose out of an educational talk, the George Square Theatre (a lecture hall for the rest of the year), is a venue match made in heaven. It's also a far cry from the comedian's Wembley Arena days of rock n' roll comedy.

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(15) Paul Feig, 117mins, Starring: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy

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.

Late period Woody Allen movies have tended to arrive on the understanding that, though they may offer flashes of the wit, pathos and psychological acuity of his early work, they’ll never match up to Manhattan or Annie Hall. Blue Jasmine is proof that Allen’s powers are merely fluctuating, not in terminal decline: it’s his most assured, affecting work in years.