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Page 3 Profile: Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor

Ah, everyone's favourite Malibu-dwelling Welshman. What has he done now?

Brigitte Bardot threatens France exile over elephant slaughter

Sex symbol-turned-animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot is threatening to join actor Gerard Depardieu in Russian exile unless France halts the scheduled euthanasia of two sick circus elephants.

James McArdle as Harold Abrahams, with Nicholas Woodeson as his controversial coach, in <i>Chariots of Fire</i>

Chariots of Fire runs out of steam and closes West End run early

Olympians may have dominated 2012, but it seems theatre-goers have had their fill of Britain’s sporting triumphs as the West End adaption of Chariots of Fire ends a month earlier than planned.

On the hunt: Jessica Chastain stars as CIA agent Maya in action thriller, Zero Dark Thirty

Heads Up: Zero Dark Thirty

Revenge is a dish best served in a kick-ass action flick

Jessica Chastain in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Senators slam ‘gross inaccuracies’ in Katherine Bigelow film Zero Dark Thirty

Members of government involved in intelligence have baulked at suggestions in the film that torture was used to obtain information in the hunt for al-Qa'ida leader Osama bin Laden

Video: Man of Steel trailer released

Superman's latest incarnation Man of Steel starring Henry Cavill is slated for release in June 2013.

Bah, humbug! Snowman creator hates Christmas

For three decades it has been a heart-melting festive favourite. But now Raymond Briggs, creator of The Snowman, has revealed his frustration at how his story was hijacked by Christmas sentimentalists – saying it was meant to be about death.

Stellar Heather Headley with Lloyd Owen

First Night: The Bodyguard, Adelphi Theatre London

With Whitney's star role reborn, it seems we'll always love her

Branagh in new version of Macbeth

Sir Kenneth Branagh will direct and star in a new production of Macbeth as part of next year's Manchester International Festival.

Page 3 Profile: Lucy Prebble, Playwright

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DVD: Margin Call

Margin Call is set in the offices of a Wall Street investment firm on the eve, literally, of 2008's financial crash.

DVD & Blu-ray: Margin Call (15)

JC Chandor's snappy drama, which bites like Glengarry Glen Ross, centres on Zachary Quinto's entry-level analyst unearthing a potentially ruinous high-risk project for his wealthy Manhattan firm.

Oscars buzz for 'Skyfall': but will the Academy overlook franchise prejudice?

Genre films don't usually do well at the Oscars and 007 films certainly haven't. Can Sam Mendes' dark, melancholy Bond win voters over?

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Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

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The experts' guide to summer

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Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

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Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

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One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

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