1. In around 100 AD how did Juvenal characterise Roman politicians' inducements to voters?

Millions of converts claim the 'Easy Way' is the most effective method of stopping smoking. So why does the NHS not get behind it? Former smoker Laurence Phelan reports

If you come to Justin Lin's Fast & Furious 5 in search of some substance, then more fool you. But if you come for a dumb and enjoyable action flick, you won't be disappointed.

Ha-Joon Chang, the new kid on the economics block, is out to bust open a few myths

She may be Hollywood's most bankable star, but it is her humour and honesty that win her fans as well as her performances on screen.

The big-screen remake of The A-Team is the latest Hollywood film set to suffer the curse of disastrous casting

He was a 19th-century pioneer in the emerging art of photography whose images have since inspired a host of artists, including classical composers, film directors and the rock band U2.

It has already smashed box office records, now Avatar is expecting to break sales records and provide a boost to the makers of Blu-ray machines who hope the film could give their format a "Matrix moment".

It's the battle of the Baftas as the film director's Iraq drama is up against her ex-husband's 3D epic

Once upon a time, they were monsters to be feared. But nowadays, they are cool, sexy creatures with great hair and killer cheekbones – and what’s more, they’re everywhere...Kevin Jackson gets his teeth into the A-Z of vampires

Robin Wright Penn ought to have been some great director's muse, like Catherine Deneuve or Liv Ullmann.

His next role sees him playing the toy-boy next door. But is Keanu Reeves really the guitar-strumming, eternal teenager of popular repute? Kaleem Aftab finds out

Paul Duddridge is a former comedy agent who believes he can transform the lowliest nobody into a massive celebrity – in just 40 days. Guy Adams gets his tips for stardom

The $69m box office success of Catherine Hardwicke's sexy teenage vampire film bodes well for the stream of blood-soaked movies that are set to follow in its wake, writes James Mottram