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More Spideys Announced

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According to the BBC, Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire is close to agreeing a deal to return for two more films in the comic book franchise, according to reports. 

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Ghostbusters are back!

 
According to Variety.com, Columbia Pictures is getting serious about scaring up a new installment of its blockbuster "Ghostbusters" franchise. Opens in new windowGo to the Variety.com website to read more

The Wrestler takes golden lion

 
Starring Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler has won the coveted Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival.Opens in new windowGo to the BBC website to read more

Silent movie star Page dies

 
Veteran actress Anita Page, whose career dated back to the silent movie era, has died aged 98 in Los Angeles.
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Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.

Academy defends Fawcett snub
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.

Daly 'fighting' to save marriage
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly says her marriage to fellow presenter Vernon Kay is "worth fighting" for.

Tempah 'to stay' number one
The first official midweek singles chart shows that Tinie Tempah is due to hold on to the number one spot for a second week.

Street actress reveals depression
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for a "serious breakdown" and depression.

Florence gets first headline slot
Florence and the Machine is to headline her first festival, topping the bill at Latitude in Suffolk in July.

Church signs deal to fund album
Singer Charlotte Church agrees a £2m deal with a music investment company to finance the recording of her next reccord, it is confirmed.

Chubby Brown denies assault
Comedian Chubby Brown denies assaulting a 21-year-old woman during an argument in a Teesside car park.

Pink Floyd take EMI to court
Pink Floyd launch legal action in the High Court against EMI over payment of online royalties and marketing of their music.

Anna Nicole story made into opera
The Royal Opera House is to stage the world premiere of an opera about the life of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, who died in 2007.

Arts women to watch list revealed
A list of 50 women to watch in the arts over the coming years has been compiled by leading arts organisations.

Naked photo shoot for Salford gallery
Hundreds of people are being asked to shed their clothes to celebrate a Greater Manchester art gallery's 10th birthday.

Annie Leibovitz signs debt deal
Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.

Sir Terry beats successor Chris Evans to radio accolade
BBC Radio 2 presenter Sir Terry Wogan is named digital radio personality of the year at the annual Tric Awards ahead of successor Chris Evans.

Music stars 'still need labels'
Record labels say they want to counter the "myth" that artists can forge a successful career on their own in the digital age.

EMI names ex-ITV boss as chairman
Troubled record company EMI - whose artists include Coldplay - has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman.

Madness to play at T in the Park
T in the Park festival has also added Jamie T to its line-up and confirmed The Prodigy and Black Eyed Peas will headline the Radio 1/NME stage.

D'Angelo accused of soliciting
R&B singer D'Angelo is arrested in New York after allegedly trying to pay for sex with a police officer posing as a prostitute.

Wonderland film breaks 3D record
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie.

Oscars 'most watched since 2005'
This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.

Police Academy 'to be relaunched'
Comedy series Police Academy, which spawned a series of films and a TV show, is set to return to to the big screen, reports say.

Fox to receive Parkinson's honour
Actor Michael J Fox is to be honoured by Sweden's Karolinska Institute for his work to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's Disease.

Actor Sheen 'set for TV return'
Actor Charlie Sheen is expected to return to the set of Two and a Half Men after a spell in rehab, his publicist says.

Letterman blackmail is admitted
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.

Thompson urged to save 6 Music
Music Week magazine publishes an open letter to BBC boss Mark Thompson urging him to rethink his plans to axe 6 Music.

Doctor Who goes on UK tour
New Doctor Who actor Matt Smith will meet fans on a UK tour showcasing the first episode of the upcoming series of the show.

Legacy and Leonardo
Director Martin Scorsese on seeking posterity and reuniting with Leonardo DiCaprio on his latest movie

Phantom returns
The critics' verdicts on Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies

Finding Happiness
Goldfrapp return all happy and relaxed. What happened?

Big breakthrough
But why are there so few female film-makers?

Gomp/arts
Are you sitting uncomfortably in the West End?

Oscar fashion
The night's winners and losers in the style stakes

In pictures
Meaning behind Hitchcock blondes
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