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Homeland's Damian Lewis rooting for Wales in Six Nations
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Despite living in London, Damian Lewis backed Wales over England to win the Six Nations, he revealed.
Time's up for The Hour as BBC axes third series
Tuesday 12 February 2013
The end is nigh for the period drama set in a 1950s newsroom
Sophie Heawood: Jodie Foster's 'not-coming-out' speech can bring about positive change in Hollywood
Monday 14 January 2013
Every good awards ceremony now requires a big splashy transgressive moment, whether it’s Kanye West ranting, Jarvis Cocker getting his bum out, or Ricky Gervais insulting everyone.
Skyfall director Sam Mendes unites Dracula and Frankenstein in 'psycho-sexual' TV show
Monday 14 January 2013
Penny Dreadful will be screened by Showtime, the channel behind Homeland
Heads Up: Zero Dark Thirty
Sunday 23 December 2012
Revenge is a dish best served in a kick-ass action flick
The Hobbit: An Unexpected box office smash with $200 million global opening weekend
Monday 17 December 2012
Despite weak reviews and a problematical production process, Peter Jackson's first Hobbit instalment looks set to be more successful than the Rings films
Postcard from... Beirut
Friday 19 October 2012
The Lebanese have grown used to Beirut being used as a synonym for destruction and violence. But an episode of the hit US drama Homeland was apparently one negative portrayal too far, and now the government is threatening to sue the makers of the show.
Tina Fey replaces Ricky Gervais as Golden Globes host
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Comic actress Tina Fey, famous for impersonating Sarah Palin, will host next year's Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills.
Tim Walker: Why Mad Men fans are not daft
Saturday 07 April 2012
Viewing figures have fallen from 1.5m on BBC2 to 47,000 on Sky
Spotlight on: Harvey Weinstein, Co-chairman, the Weinstein Company
Tuesday 28 February 2012
And the winner is... Yes, after the Oscars, who can doubt that the brothers Weinstein, Harvey and his younger sibling Bob, are back on top in Hollywood? The Weinstein Company distributed The Artist in the US, and orchestrated its campaign to win Best Picture, and that wasn't the only one of the firm's movies taking plaudits.
The Artist picks up six Cesar awards
Saturday 25 February 2012
Silent film The Artist has won six awards including best picture, best actress and best director at France's answer to the Academy Awards.
Music awards: Roughing up The Brits
Thursday 23 February 2012
Tuesday's awards ceremony was anodyne and uncomfortable. Andy Gill offers his 20-point plan to inject a bit of danger back into the show
Tim Walker: Make us laugh, Sean, and we'll forgive you
Saturday 18 February 2012
Tales From The Water Cooler: Sean Penn has been wittering cluelessly about the Falklands like a latter-day Hanoi Jane
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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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