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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs owes something to Shrek

18.09.09

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs inevitably owes something to modern kids’ classics such as Monsters Inc, The Incredibles and Shrek... more

A case of ale and farewell for Al Murray?

11.05.09

By the end of his UK tour Al Murray will have entertained a quarter of a million laugh-thirsty punters but this may be his peak. ... more

Susan Boyle's set for YouTube record with 100m hits

21.04.09

Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle is on course to be the most popular video clip ever on YouTube. ... more

Cold winds of recession blow along Broadway

06.02.09

New York's theatre district is struggling as the city is hit by turmoil on Wall Street, with the curtain coming down on 14 shows since Christmas, including the Monty Python show Spamalot... more

Mamma Mia! goes straight to No 1 in the records books

02.01.09

Mamma Mia! The Movie is the biggest-selling DVD of all time... more

Race is on to sign up Madoff movie

22.12.08

And they’re off! Media moguls hungry to profit from the misery of the Madoff scandal’s victims have started the race to tell his story... more

Shrek is set to be a monster hit in the West End

15.12.08

Shrek The Musical celebrated a grand opening on Broadway last night and the titular green ogre is set to stampede in to the West End... more

Shrek hits Broadway... next stop, the West End

15.12.08

Cameron Diaz enjoyed a reunion with Shrek as the green ogre returned in a Broadway musical.... more

Off the record: Leonard Cohen gets the X factor

28.11.08

Cohen's Hallelujah is set to be the Christmas number one thanks to Simon Cowell. How did it become a universal anthem for our age?.... more

Dog who outshone the stars

02.10.08

Shrek stars Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers are back working with animals - this time a real one.... more

Flipping Shrek! Robbie Coltrane has no trouble morphing into another enormous role

13.08.08

He is most famous for playing the giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. But Robbie Coltrane has slipped into the role of another generously proportioned screen character.... more

Will Smith tops Hollywood earners list with £40m salary... while Keira is the highest paid Brit with £16m

23.07.08

In his latest film, Will Smith plays a superhero fallen on hard times. In real life, he has never had it so good. ... more

Summer blockbusters for the film-loving family

09.07.08

Janie Lawrence previews what's coming to a screen near you.... more

My world fell apart after I learned my porn-obsessed husband was having an affair, sobs Brinkley

04.07.08

Christie Brinkley broke down yesterday as she told a court how her pornography obsessed husband cheated on her with a 18-year-old employee.... more

Summer Blockbusters for the thinking fan

20.06.08

Prince Caspian gets the blockbuster season rolling - there are lots more big movies to look forward to. This year the emphasis is on brains as well as brawn.... more

All American WAG: Eva Longoria cheers on her basketballer husband

30.05.08

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has taken on a new role as the ultimate star-spangled WAG. ... more

DVDs of the week

20.05.08

Tim Burton has a good stab at musicals in Sweeney Todd, Seinfield fans will get a buzz out of Bee Movie and My Kid Could Paint That may start an argument.... more

Broad range of bands for 02 Wireless Festival

11.04.08

This year's 02 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park will host some of the music industry's biggest acts. Here is the lowdown on who's playing.... more

Far from peerless

13.02.08

The words were unclear to the point of slopiness in Iolanthe and professionals must stop thinking amateur levels of performance will suffice.... more

A less than legendary script

21.12.07

The tension mounts superbly and there are jaw-dropping scenes in I Am Legend, which stars the eternally loveable Will Smith.... more

DVDs of the week

27.11.07

Marion Cotillard is the star turn in La Vie En Rose, dandyesque comic Russell Brand plays Hackney and a documentary on T.Rex's Marc Bolan.... more

Cinema visits reach a 40-year high

27.09.07

This summer saw the largest number of cinema visits in 40 years, according to figures from the Film Distributors' Association (FDA).... more

Off the record

14.09.07

On the verge of the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death, David Smyth pays a visit to the memorial site, one of London's less well-known rock shrines.... more

Squeezing the monster dry

28.06.07

The third Shrek film has its moments, but maker Dreamworks now seems more intent on getting every last dollar out of the franchise than telling a good story.... more

Away with the fairytales

19.06.07

Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods is set in a Shrek-type fantasy world and gets a fine outing in this magical production at the Royal Opera House.... more

It's over for the big green ogre

12.06.07

Lacking in imagination, Shrek the Third fails to match the high standards of verbal and visual wit set by the first two films. Nick Curtis is sure this will be the end of the franchise.... more

Myers dreams of Walter Mitty

23.05.07

Jim Carrey, Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy have all been linked with a Walter Mitty remake - but now Mike Myers seems set to get the fantasist's role.... more

Spider-Man swings into town for premiere

23.04.07

The UK premiere of Spider-Man 3 takes place in London tonight - marking the start of the cinema blockbuster season.... more

The blockbuster is back

17.04.07

If Spider-Man 3, which had its world premiere in Tokyo last night, is anything to go by, this summer's big films will be better than ever. We preview this year's blockbuster movies.... more