The computer animation in Kung Fu Panda II is bright and inventive throughout: 3D aerial views of the battle of Gongmen City vie with sets, costumes and misty landscapes so carefully constructed they look real... more
Cinema ticket sales have soared this year on the back of hit films in digital 3D, with a blockbuster autumn of home-grown entertainment set to boost audiences further... more
The Pinewood, Shepperton and Teddington studios group has reported a 55% slump in half-year profits following the recent screenwriters' and actors' disputes in America.... more
The cast list reads like a who's who of Hollywood comedy - with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black and Steve Coogan all vying for airtime in Tropic Thunder.... more
One would think as a Hollywood star that he would be able to afford his own tie for a premiere. But Dustin Hoffman turned up tie-less to the red carpet event in London's Leicester Square.
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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
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt hit the carpet in Cannes tonight on the same day the pregnant star confirmed they were expecting twins. The glamorous mum wore an flowing emerald dress for the premiere of her new animated film, Kung Fu Panda, in which she provides the voice of Master Tigress
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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
You're doing what to Superman?" I asked. "We're sweding it," replied Adeline. "In Hackney. Why don't you come along?" Sweding, I was grateful to learn, involves neither root vegetables nor Scandinavians. The term was popularised by the recent comedy Be Kind Rewind, in which Jack Black and Mos Def play video store workers who are forced to remake such classics as Ghostbusters and Driving Miss Daisy after a freak magnetic accident wipes all the tapes in the store. They call their own amateur versions "swedes". For some reason... more
Tenacious D's Apollo gig was bursting with energy and the crowd cheered their antics with enthusiasm. But ultimately, the performance was fundamentally flawed. ... more
Xfm's annual Winter Wonderland bonanza sold out in six minutes. And with a line-up that included The Feeling, The Kooks and Kasabian the crowd was certainly given value for money.... more
Even Kate Winslet and Jude Law can't save date movie The Holiday, which is a comedy-cum-love story that seldom reaches beneath the surface, says Derek Malcolm. ... more
Uma Thurman's comic turn in My Super Ex-Girlfriend beats the worthy soul-searching of Superman Returns, while Nacho Libre doesn't have enough laughs.... more
Jack Black is always fun, thinks Derek Malcolm, and the rock antics in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny will certainly please his legions of fans.
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Jack Black and Kyle Gass, otherwise known as 'The D', talk to Arwa Haider about their new film, The Pick Of Destiny, and their upcoming UK tour.... more
Jack Black stars as a monk-turned-wrestler in Nacho Libre, a Mexican-based, English-speaking comedy. If you liked his work in High Fidelity and School of Rock, you should enjoy this well enough.... more
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