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The one main concern around book adaptations seems to be fitting a four hundred page book into a 120 mins time slot, without missing anything important out.At the same time the director/writer and cast doesn’t want to stray too far from to book so that they alienate fans.But they want to grasp a new following to add to the loyal fans they alr…

Ashton Kutcher has become one of Hollywood’s most popular actors with the likes of Dude, Where’s my Car, Just married and What Happens in Vegas under his belt in recent years.But he’s back on the big screen this week in his latest movie Spread, which sees him team up with Anne Heche.Kutcher was born in Cedar Rapid in Iowa where he attended Washingt…

365 days in music is never complete without  few artists who didn’t quite make it to the top to the music tree and ended up going back to their jobs in Tesco or whatever.

This year has been no different, so here we take a somewhat brief look at the rap ‘stars’ who are now gone, and somewhat forgotten.

Coolio

Coolio, or Art…

You wouldn’t think it, but Kelly Clarkson has had a pretty good run. It’s been nearly five years since Clarkson brought out her 2005 belter “Since U been gone”. The American Idol winner of 2002 stole the hearts of the nation with her cheeky wit and powerhouse vocals. By the time she arrived in little ol’ Engla…

A little more than one year after the release of the group’s debut album, Take Off Your Colours – a collection that propelled its creators into the UK Top 30 (number 25) and onto concert stages the world over – England’s You Me At Six return with Hold Me Down, their second full-length LP.

“We’re absolutely thril…

Michelle Ryan claims she never really fitted into the ‘EastEnders’ cast because she was so tall.The actress, who played Zoe Slater in the BBC soap from 2000 to 2005, said she headed to the US after exiting the soap as she thought her figure was better suited to American tv.She said: “Sometimes I think I never really fitted in at ‘EastEnders’, being…

Woody HarrelsonAge: 48Character: Anthony ‘Tony’ Stone in The MessengerFilm: With three months left in the service, Will (Ben Foster) has spent a good deal of time in army hospitals, healing scars from his time in Iraq.To make things worse, the girl he left behind (Jena Malone) has moved on with her life. Ironically, his chance at a fresh start lies…

Christopher PlummerAge: 80Character: Leo Tolstoy in The Last StationFilm: Set in the last tumultuous years of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s life, centres on the battle for his soul waged by his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his leading disciple Vladimir Cherkov. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his eno…

Stanley TucciAge: 49Character: George Harvey in The Lovely BonesFilm: Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson, Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens. The Lovely Bones centres on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family –…

Christoph WaltzAge: 53Character: Col. Hans Landa - Inglourious BasterdsFilm: Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new ident…