BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

The latest stories from the Entertainment & Arts section of the BBC News web site.

VIDEO: Cher Lloyd: 'I'm scared of cyberbullies'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:44:48 GMT

Pop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety.

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.

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.

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.

In pictures: Copycat exhibition

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:04:00 GMT

Original artworks hang alongside copies in new exhibition

The US cult of Downton Abbey

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:32:47 GMT

What's behind US cult appeal of Downton Abbey?

Radcliffe beaten at US box office

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:33:01 GMT

Chronicle, a film about teenagers with super powers, beats Daniel Radcliffe thriller The Woman in Black to top the North American film chart.

Amanda Holden to return to BGT

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:51:59 GMT

The presenter says she is to return to the TV talent show next Saturday after recovering from the traumatic birth of her second daughter.

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.

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.

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.

Residents say no to film-makers

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:14:40 GMT

The residents fed-up with movie stars and camera crews

David Jason moves behind the camera

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:26:19 GMT

Sir David Jason moves behind the camera

VIDEO: Churchill and protege reunited

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:38:20 GMT

Paintings by Winston Churchill have gone on display alongside works by the now-famous Moroccan artist, Hassan El Glaoui, who owes his career to Churchill.

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.

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.

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.

Film-maker Zalman King dies at 70

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:05:50 GMT

Film-maker Zalman King, best known for writing and producing the hit movie Nine and a Half Weeks, dies aged 70.

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.

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.

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: Lana tops album chart and more news

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:26:49 GMT

Lana Del Rey's debut album tops the charts and Scarlett Johansson's honoured at the Golden Camera Awards in Berlin plus the rest of the day's top entertainment headlines.

Phil Spector death case settled

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:53 GMT

The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.

'Cult' film explores sect secrets

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:46:44 GMT

Martha Macy May Marlene explores the attraction of cults

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.

Finborough scoops theatre awards

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:56:11 GMT

The Finborough Theatre is the big winner at this year's Off West End Theatre Awards.

Gibb says he feels 'fantastic'

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:59:19 GMT

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb says he is making a "spectacular" recovery from cancer and that he is feeling "fantastic".

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.

BBC accuses Iran of intimidation

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:47 GMT

The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

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.

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.

Hackney ticket registration opens

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:16:24 GMT

Ticket registration for BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend has opened, with 100,000 tickets to be allocated.

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.

Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:30:11 GMT

Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.

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.

Lana Del Rey conquers album chart

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:18:22 GMT

US singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey goes straight in at number one in the UK album chart with her debut release Born To Die.

Old strips and online aid comics

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:18:21 GMT

Why nostalgia and the internet are increasingly important for comics

Working with Lucian Freud

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:45 GMT

A unique insight by his assistant, model and friend, David Dawson

Dickens 'beyond' modern children

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:30:44 GMT

Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.

VIDEO: Simon Callow celebrating Dickens

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:04 GMT

Acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow has written a biography of Charles Dickens, exploring the importance of the theatre to the author.

VIDEO: Iran 'intimidating BBC Persian'

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:25:09 GMT

The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.