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Julie Walters and the Mary Whitehouse experience

In the years before Big Brother there was a big sister trying to protect the country’s morals by monitoring its’s telly watching habits. Ellie Genower talks to Julie Walters about her role as Mary Whitehouse. Read

Julie's Mary Whitehouse experience

In the years before Big Brother there was a big sister trying to protect the country's morals by monitoring it's telly watching habits. Ellie Genower talks to Julie Walters about her role as Mary Whitehouse. Read

Peter Howitt takes control for big screen return

It's 20 years since Peter Howitt bid farewell to his recurring role as Joey, the eldest of the Boswell children in Carla Lane's fondly remembered sitcom, Bread. Read

Sex And The City girls are all grown up

Sarah Jessica Parker has dusted off her Manolo Blahniks to reprise the role of NYC It Girl Carrie Bradshaw. Read

Indiana Jones still lively but looking a bit old hat

Mike Davies reviews the latest cinema releases, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Timber Falls, Dangerous Parking and Cassandra's Dream. Read

Julie Walters to play Mary Whitehouse in BBC drama

Midlands clean-up campaigner Mary Whitehouse is to be played by Julie Walters in a new television drama. Read

Cultural oversight in city of cinemas

Terry Grimley reports on the latest attempt to put Birmingham back on the World Cinema map. Read

Why Dennis Quaid is quids in

Dennis Quaid developed middle-aged spread to play a jaded professor in his new film. Jane Miller, hears how he was happy to fat suit-up for the sake of his art. Read

School daze for Charlie Bartlett

Mike Davies reviews the latest cinema releases, including Charlie Bartlett, Caramel, Shutter, Outpost, Smart People, You The Living. Read

Action never stops in Speed Racer

Mike Davies reviews the latest cinema releases, including Speed Racer, What Happens In Vegas, Doomsday and Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden. Read

Spurlock on the trail of Bin Laden

Mike Davies goes looking for Osama with Morgan Spurlock. Read

Iron Man's shock and ore tactics

Mike Davies reviews the week's new cinema releases, including Iron Man, P2 and Nim's Island. Read

Jon Favreau proves his metal with Iron Man

Mike Davies rides the ferrous wheel with Iron Man's Jon Favreau. Read

Colin Farrell's killer instinct

Colin Farrell talks to Alison Jones about Bruges, booze and Brendan Read

Russell Brand shows potential in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Mike Davies reviews the week's cinema releases including Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Stop Loss, Persepolis, Three And Out, The Eye Read

Bringing a focus on a human rights issue

Mike Davies gets a rendition from writer-director Jim Threapleton. Read

Laurel and Hardy meet Fellini for In Bruges

Mike Davies review the latest cinema releases including In Bruges, Street Kings, Fool's Gold, Lars and the Real Girl, Protege, Botched, Flashbacks of a Fool and Happy-Go-Lucky Read

Scream queen Hazel Court dies

Hazel Court, the Sutton Coldfield-born beauty who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in horror movies of the 1950s and 60s, has died. Read

Daniel Craig moves from hero to zero

Daniel Craig decided the best way to celebrate becoming a movie star was to be a notorious one. Read

Kevin Spacey familiar with the risk business

Kevin Spacey talks to Mike Davies about his dual role as actor and producer in the latest casino movie 21. Read

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