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The latest stories from the Entertainment & Arts section of the BBC News web site.
VIDEO: Madge's cheerleaders and more news
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:26:49 GMT
Madonna unveils her new video starring M.I.A. and Nicky Minaj as cheerleaders and Daniel Radcliffe opens up about his drinking plus the rest of the day's top entertainment headlines.
Residents say no to film-makers
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:14:40 GMT
The residents fed-up with movie stars and camera crews
In Pictures: Paintings by animals
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:52:25 GMT
London exhibition of works of art by elephants and apes
VIDEO: The Queen's unofficial portraits
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:12 GMT
One of the first events to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee is taking place at the Cartoon Museum in London.
'Viewers want clearer TV credits'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:14:37 GMT
Actors should be given more prominence in TV credits that are shown at the end of programmes, according to a survey carried out by the acting union Equity.
Vettriano's Butler in rare show
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:16:20 GMT
One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the first time in two decades.
Gruffalo author pens protest poem
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:11:54 GMT
Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.
Crime dominates library lending
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:55:18 GMT
Novels by authors such as James Patterson and Lee Child are among the most borrowed books from British libraries.
Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:07:31 GMT
Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.
VIDEO: Art by animals goes on show
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:06:30 GMT
A work of abstract expressionism by a chimp and a still life of a flower by an elephant are part of a new exhibition in London of artworks created by animals.
Radio 1's Hackney 2012 revealed
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:05:30 GMT
BBC Radio 1 have announced more than 25 acts to take part in the Olympic Hackney weekend festival.
VIDEO: Dickens characters traced by historian
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:23 GMT
There's new evidence that Dickens lived much closer to some of the characters in his novels than previously thought.
£18m arts centre shows revealed
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:15:44 GMT
Belfast's new £18m Metropolitan Arts centre - MAC - is prepares to open its doors in the city's Cathedral Quarter.
Blue Peter seeks best child book
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:21:06 GMT
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Theodore Boone are among the books vying for the title of best children's novel in the last decade.
AUDIO: 'How I got to play Sigmund Freud'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:19:14 GMT
Actor Viggo Mortensen told Radio 5 live how he got the part of Sigmund Freud in new film A Dangerous Method.
King's Speech premieres on stage
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:05 GMT
Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.
AUDIO: Farce, theatre's new force
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:55:16 GMT
Arts editor Will Gompertz has been speaking to the writers and performers of farce to find out the genre's pitfalls and problems.
In pictures: Copycat exhibition
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:04:00 GMT
Original artworks hang alongside copies in new exhibition
Actor Imam is sentenced to jail
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:19 GMT
Egypt's leading comic actor Adel Imam receives a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays.
Evans radio audience holds steady
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:08:54 GMT
Chris Evans's breakfast show is still the nation's favourite morning listen, according to new figures from the radio audience survey organisation Rajar.
US artist Mike Kelley found dead
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:45:33 GMT
Artist Mike Kelley, whose unsettling installations helped define contemporary art in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 57.
Grant 'on board' for Jones film
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:26:26 GMT
Actor Hugh Grant will star in the third Bridget Jones movie, despite recent reports that he had pulled out of the sequel
Noises Off transfers to West End
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:01:42 GMT
Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off is to transfer to the West End after breaking box office records at the Old Vic.
'Cult' film explores sect secrets
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:46:44 GMT
Martha Macy May Marlene explores the attraction of cults
Gospel singer David Peaston dies
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:47:52 GMT
R&B and gospel singer David Peaston, best known for the tracks Two Wrongs (Don't Make it Right) and Can I?, dies aged 54.
David Jason moves behind the camera
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:26:19 GMT
Sir David Jason moves behind the camera
Artist set for Facebook windfall
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:13:34 GMT
A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.
The US cult of Downton Abbey
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:32:47 GMT
What's behind US cult appeal of Downton Abbey?
Old strips and online aid comics
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:18:21 GMT
Why nostalgia and the internet are increasingly important for comics
Asian TV characters 'stereotyped'
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:26:11 GMT
Australia is more forward-thinking than the UK when it comes to portraying ethnic minorities in soaps, says Neighbours actor Sachin Joab.
Hunt for lowest ever bass singer
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:58:45 GMT
A record company has begun a worldwide search for the singer who can sing a note so low that it is thought never to have been sung before.
Sharon to make EastEnders return
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:10:26 GMT
Actress Letitia Dean is to return to Albert Square after an absence of six years.
Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:27:26 GMT
US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.
VIDEO: Behind the scenes with The Queen
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:01:30 GMT
Andrew Marr is presenting a new documentary to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Calvin Harris named top hitmaker
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:20:58 GMT
Pop star Calvin Harris was the most successful songwriter in the UK singles chart in 2011, according to research from trade magazine Music Week.
ITV's Fred West drama wins award
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:58 GMT
Appropriate Adult, ITV1's dramatisation of the arrest of killer Fred West, picks up best single drama at the Broadcast awards in London.
VIDEO: Film 24 - the week's new films
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:21:07 GMT
Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases including Martha Marcy May Marlene, Man on A Ledge and Young Adult.
Critics' awards crown Gary Oldman
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:25:00 GMT
Gary Oldman wins his first acting award in more than two decades for his role as spymaster George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Tributes flood in for Cornelius
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:21:42 GMT
Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Snoop Dogg and Slash are among the dozens of artists paying tribute to the late Soul Train creator Don Cornelius.
Connolly ends shows after heckles
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:31:43 GMT
Comedian Billy Connolly is criticised for ending two of his stand-up shows early in the past week due to hecklers.
Bond team release Skyfall image
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:57:11 GMT
Actor Daniel Craig is shown wielding a gun and sporting stubble in the first official image from the new James Bond film Skyfall.