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Pinewood counts cost of US film disputes

25.08.09
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

Karaoke Jack Black cuts loose at Jalouse

17.08.09
Hollywood funnyman Jack Black is at his best when he’s on stage with a microphone... more

Biblical bunkum in Year One

26.06.09
Year One, Jack Black's comedy road trip set in Old Testament times, fails to deliver the laughs.... 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

Sparks flies with Jack Black and Kyle

15.12.08
Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who make up the musical comedy duo Tenacious D, fire sparks from their specially adapted Y-fronts.... more

Ben's boys storm Tropic Thunder

18.09.08
Actor-director Ben Stiller has assembled an all-star cast for his war movie satire Tropic Thunder — but parodying Hollywood is too easy.... more

Jack brings Thunder but can't hold the lightning

17.09.08
Jack Black and Ben Stiller hit Bungalow 8 last night after the Leicester Square premiere of their new movie Tropic Thunder. ... more

To dye for: Ben Stiller shows his dark roots at Tropic Thunder premiere

16.09.08
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

Sleek Katie Holmes outguns unco-ordinated Tom Cruise in the fashion stakes

12.08.08
Tom Cruise was left red-faced last night when he was outdone by wife Katie Holmes at his own film première.... more

Tickle Me Becks: David teams up with Elmo for an appearance on Sesame Street

31.07.08
David Beckham has acquired a few new friends during his year in LA including Tom Cruise and Will Smith, and now he's got another high profile pal to add to the list.... more

DVDs of the week

23.07.08
The Orphanage may be the scariest movie since The Shining, Baumbach returns with Margot at the Wedding, while lead actress Heard proves a screamer in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.... 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

01.07.08
Be Kind Rewind has a lot of heart, Mad Men is a pitch that's hard to refuse and The Other Boleyn Girl is not what you'd expect.... more

Playful Dustin Hoffman nabs tie off reporter's neck to wear at Kung Fu Panda premiere

27.06.08
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. ... 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

Dustin Hoffman names the day after Angelina Jolie confirms 'I AM expecting twins'

15.05.08
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 ... 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 bald supervillain with a taste for swede

01.04.08
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

Nicole's unhappy families

28.02.08
Nicole Kidman proves a dab hand at dysfunction and is a pleasure to watch in Margot at the Wedding.... more

A second take too far

21.02.08
You can either surrender to the fun of Be Kind Rewind, or resist the whole thing as a mess, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Jack should get back to Rock School

19.12.06
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 puts a warm glow in its winter festivity

11.12.06
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

Where did all the love go?

07.12.06
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

DVDs of the week

05.12.06
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's back to mock and roll

23.11.06
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. ... more

Rock duo's date with destiny

13.11.06
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

Spoof rockers put on a royal show

02.11.06
Film funnyman Jack Black put on a royal performance at the London premiere of his new film Tenacious D: In The Pick of Destiny.... more

Jack's black and blue all over

11.08.06
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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