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Meet the actress who will fire up Shrek dragon

13.04.11
Actress told how she helped to create the character of a 25ft-tall 'dragon with attitude' for Shrek The Musical, opening in the West End next month ... more

Letting baby into bed is my guilty secret

10.02.11
Last night, I woke up with a start. Something was twitching and truffling on the pillow next to me. A mouse? No, it was the baby. The baby who, until recently, had been a model of sleeping decorum... more

Who are you calling a big head in Megamind?

03.12.10
If ever a movie indicated that serious-minded superhero stories may have had their day, it is Megamind... more

Despicable Me reaches for the moon ... and falls short

15.10.10
Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud’s animated tale Despicable Me is some way behind the work of either Pixar or DreamWorks... more

Steven Spielberg's studio joins fight to save Film Council from cutting room floor

12.08.10
Hollywood film studio headed by Steven Spielberg today backed the campaign to save the UK Film Council... more

Even green ogres get the blues in Shrek

02.07.10
What’s not to love in a family drama that revolves around the midlife crisis of everyone’s favourite animated character?... more

Will it be a blockbuster summer?

18.06.10
Short of superheroes, Hollywood is relying on quirkier films for the holiday season. Charlotte O’Sullivan weighs up the contenders. ... more

How To Train Your Dragon is funny and imaginative

01.04.10
This charming piece of 3D animation from Dreamworks is set in the world of burly Vikings, who live on an island where they constantly have to fight off fire-eating dragons..... more

Will 3D epic Avatar save film as we know it?

13.11.09
Of all the blockbusters due in December, James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic Avatar will be subject to the beadiest scrutiny... more

JP Morgan predicts problems ahead for UK commercial property sector

01.09.09
The future remains grim for the UK commercial property sector despite the strong rally in shares of leading developers since hitting a low point back in March ... more

Brothers who are kicking up a stink in row over gas

21.07.09
Hillary Clinton descended on the city for the weekend and brought gridlock in her wake. For some reason, the authorities thought shutting down key traffic lights a vital anti-terrorist measure - perhaps to entrap Al Qaeda operatives in a honking morass of black and yellow cabs... more

What to see over Easter

09.04.09
We pick the top five exhibitions, films, shows and egg hunts in London for the Easter weekend.... more

Monsters Vs Aliens is spaced out

02.04.09
A giant woman fights off aliens in the unusually imaginative romp that is Monsters Vs Aliens.... more

Larry King loses $1m in Madoff swindle

23.01.09
US talk show host Larry King has emerged as the latest victim of Bernie Madoff, the Wall Street financier alleged to have carried out a multi-billion-dollar fraud... more

No lifeguards at this pool ... Madoff loses $10,000 statue

31.12.08
Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff has suffered a fresh setback - a $10,000 statue has been stolen from his Florida home... 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

Paramount blocks two releases as crunch bites

20.10.08
Entertainment: Paramount Pictures has delayed two major movies as fears grow that even Hollywood may not be immune to the crisis gripping financial markets... more

Spielberg's DreamWorks set to split from Viacom

08.08.08
Indian billionaire Anil Ambani is going to put forward the funds for DreamWorks studio to split from Viacom... more

Summer blockbusters for the film-loving family

09.07.08
Janie Lawrence previews what's coming to a screen near you.... more

Kung Fu Panda defies expectations

03.07.08
Kids will enjoy the Kung Fu Panda trip and parents will note with relief that it is only about 90 minutes long.... 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

A bit of a buzz from Seinfeld

13.12.07
Jerry Seinfeld takes the lead in Bee Movie, a film that has intermittent wit and never enough memorable moments.... 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

Weisz to star in Lovely Bones film adaption

14.06.07
Rachel Weisz is to star in the film adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones.... 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

Dreamgirls say sorry to Motown

23.02.07
The maker of Dreamgirls, the Oscar-nominated musical, have said sorry for offending the Motown record label.... more

Studio ends Wallace and Gromit partnership

31.01.07
DreamWorks Animation is ending its partnership with Aardman Animations after the company's latest film, Flushed Away, took just 50 million dollars at the box office.... more

Oh rats, there's no Plasticine

30.11.06
Aardman's latest comedy Flushed Away blends its trademark style with DreamWorks' computer animation for the first time.... more

Paint drips snapped up for £73 million

03.11.06
It may look like the work of a demented five-year-old let loose in a paint factory - but this is the most expensive painting in the world.... more


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