US studios are owed millions in Chinese takings for ‘Man of Steel’

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Michael Jackson pictured in 1983 and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in 1988: Previously unreleased duets between the two music icons are set to surface

Set for release: The Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury duets from 30 years ago

Three previously unheard duets by music legends Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury recorded in 1983 are set for release in two months' time.

Eddie Murphy is set to return as Axel Foley in a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop

Eddie Murphy to return in Beverly Hills Cop 4

Eddie Murphy is reported to return to the big screen as Axel Foley in a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop.

The sharp End: Hugh Jackman bears his claws and loses the plot in The Wolverine

The Wolverine: Hugh Jackman claws his way to the top of the box office

The Wolverine slashed monsters and minions to smithereens to debut atop the American weekend box office.

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Amazing Grace

Pringle invited Central Saint Martins students to create knits fit for a princess, says Stephanie Hirschmiller

Casablancas in 1991 with some of his models; at Elite’s peak it had 2,000 on its books

John Casablancas obituary: Agent whose company, Elite, ushered in the era of the supermodel

He retired in 2000, saying, 'I'm leaving a business I detest' full of 'idiots and leeches'

Margot Robbie: A new Neighbour for Will Smith

Screen Talk: A new Neighbour for Mr Smith

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Alan Partridge, aka Steve Coogan, greets fans at the London premiere of Alpha Papa

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa reviews round-up

Resplendent in a short-sleeved baby blue suit and pink tie, Steve Coogan walked in to Norwich's Hollywood cinema last night as the character - Alan Partridge - that remains his best loved comic creation. But did Alpha Papa, the Radio DJ and presenter's film debut, live up to expectations?

Alan Partridge told fans:

Steve Coogan describes new film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as a 'love letter to Norwich'

Fictional DJ Alan Partridge told fans: "This film is my love letter to Norwich" as he premiered his new movie in his favourite city today.

Henry Winkler as Fonzie in 1970's sitcom 'Happy Days'

Happy Days: Henry Winkler to star in Parks and Recreation as Jean-Ralphio's father

Happy Days star Henry Winkler has been cast as Jean-Ralphio’s father in Parks and Recreation. 

Kerry Katona is to star in a new musical about Marilyn Monroe

Diamonds are the former Cash Lady's best friend? Kerry Katona cast as Marilyn Monroe in Norma Jeane The Musical

She may be better known for her appearances on Loose Women and I’m a Celebrity, but Kerry Katona is soon to hit the West End in the role of Marilyn Monroe.

Natalie Portman

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She of Black Swan fame?

Hollywood love affairs, abdications and modern monarchs: A crash course on European royals

Tomorrow is a red-letter day for continental royalty with the Belgian crown prince, Philippe, ascending to the throne vacated by his father, King Albert II, to become the seventh King of Belgium.

A shore thing: Holly Hunter in ‘Top of the Lake’

Grace Dent on TV: Top of the Lake, BBC2, and Ray Donovan, Sky Atlantic

Holly Hunter lets her hair down as Prime Suspect meets Twin Peaks in a cracking Kiwi crime mystery

Sophie Bortolussi (Wendy) in Punchdrunk's 'The Drowned Man'
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The great war photographer was not one person but two. Their pictures of Spain's civil war, lost for decades, tell a heroic tale
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The unmade speech: An alternative draft of history

Someone, somewhere has to write speeches for world leaders to deliver in the event of disaster. They offer a chilling hint at what could have been
Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Think comedy’s a man's world? You must be stuck in the 1980s, says Holly Williams
Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

The Dr Feelgood guitarist talks frankly about his terminal illness
Lure of the jingle: Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life

Lure of the jingle

Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life
Who stole the people's own culture?

DJ Taylor: Who stole the people's own culture?

True popular art drives up from the streets, but the commercial world wastes no time in cashing in
Guest List: The IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

Here are the potential stars of the World Championships which begin on Saturday
The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

Briefings are off the record leading to transfer speculation which is merely a means to an end