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Land of the Lost is easy to dislike and forget

31.07.09
Will Ferrell plays Dr Rick Marshall, a “quantum palaeontologist” whose theories lead him and scientist (Anna Friel) into a twilight zone where there are dinosaurs around every corner... more

Carlo Ancelotti shows he’s the man to lay Jose Mourinho’s ghost to rest

22.07.09
New Chelsea boss gets the better of the Special One as Italian shows he will do things his way at Stamford Bridge in the coming season... more

Didier Drogba: I want to stay at Chelsea for life

22.07.09
Didier Drogba has insisted he wants to stay at Chelsea for the rest of his career after scoring in the club's 2-0 win over Inter Milan... more

Check out the biggest movies this summer

05.06.09
Sacha Baron Cohen's new comic creation, the latest instalment from Harry Potter at Hogwarts and adventures in the land of lizard men - here is our guide to the biggest movies of the season... more

Funny men in Night at the Museum 2

22.05.09
Ben Stiller calls in the kings of comedy for a Night at the Museum sequel that outclasses the original and scales the heights of absurdity.... more

Friday white show for Jonathan Ross

06.02.09
In case you thought London didn't see enough snow this week, here's Anna Friel romping through more of the white stuff - indoors. ... more

Agencies battle to net Murray with £100m deal

29.12.08
A string of sports management companies are battling over tennis star Andy Murray by promising to make him £100million... more

Comic turn that's hard to beat in The Foot Fist Way

26.09.08
If there is a better comic performance around just now than Danny McBride's turn as a preening, vainglorious but underperforming Carolinan taekwondo instructor in The Foot Fist Way with a sticky love life, I'd be surprised.... more

Now mighty Murray wants to muscle his way into history

08.09.08
Andy Murray could power his way into the history books when he walks on to the Arthur Ashe court at Flushing Meadows tonight... more

Step Brothers is brilliant no-brainer, dude

28.08.08
Some American critics are offended by Judd Apatow’s crude comedy of losers but it really is, like, totally funny.... more

Kidman and Diaz 'top of the flops' for box office value... while Pitt and Aniston reign supreme

25.07.08
Nicole Kidman was today named as Hollywood's least value-for-money star, coming two places below Tom Cruise. The actress came bottom of Forbes magazine's annual Ultimate Star Payback League.... 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

Elementary, my dear Borat: Sacha Baron Cohen to star as Sherlock Holmes

02.07.08
Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen will trade in his fluro mankini to play the master detective Sherlock Holmes.... more

DVDs of the week

13.05.08
Rip-roaring silliness and an obvious plot come as standard in Walk Hard, Eyes Without A Face is not for the faint-hearted and Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a quirky fairytale.... more

'I'm a lot better looking than last year': Anna Friel's extreme makeover

04.04.08
Anna Friel thought her Hollywood career was on the skids. Now she's back on top as the star of a major U.S. comedy - thanks to an EXTREME makeover ... more

Semi-Pro is simple fun

28.02.08
Semi-Pro is a raucous but fundamentally limp comedy where you feel the laughs ought to come more freely.... more

From trailing the Taliban to the new Bond girl

27.12.07
Director of The Kite Runner Marc Forster has been accused of endangering his Afghan stars and cultural insensitivity. In a frank interview, he defends himself - and reveals his next challenge.... more

DVDs of the week

07.08.07
Will Ferrell and Jon Heder team up in the brilliant Blades of Glory, and Primal Scream's debut live DVD are among this week's offerings.... more

Skating on very thin ice

05.04.07
Will Ferrell, like Mr Bean, is not for everyone. But if you can stand him at all, Blades of Glory is a funnier effort than some.... more

DVDs of the week

16.01.07
Gritty sc-fi Children of Men, audience-dividing fantasy Lady In The Water and the definitive version of Rocky are among the week's best DVD releases.... more

As good as it gets

05.12.06
She's an international film star with two Oscars, but Emma Thompson tells Justine Picardie that a dull evening in with the family is as good as it gets for her.... more

Hero is written out of his own story

30.11.06
Will Ferrell is not usually of the "less is more" school of acting but he has discovered its advantages in Stranger Than Fiction.... more

An unreel line-up

18.10.06
The 50th London Film Festival kicks off with its usual flashbulb-popping flair, as British stars stud the red carpet for The Last King Of Scotland at Odeon Leicester Square.... more

Last in the laughter stakes

14.09.06
Sacha Baron Cohen supplies a few giggles but funyman Will Ferrell's comedy centred on the Nascar track fails to convice, says Charolotte O'Sullivan.... more

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