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Sir Sean Connery playing James Bond. Picture: PA

Collectable Bond watch could sell at Christie’s for £60,000 after turning up at car boot sale

A James Bond gadget wristwatch bought for £25 from a car boot sale could sell for £60,000 when it auctions in London this June.

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Broadchurch is out on DVD on Monday.

DVD review: Broadchurch

Is there anyone left who doesn’t know who the killer in Broadchurch was? Well, it’s for you that the DVD box set of the critically acclaimed ITV drama has been created.

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Film review: The Great Gatsby

A riot of colour and sound, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby tries to put the great into every moment.

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Arnold Schwartzenegger: Still looking mean at 65. Picture: Lionsgate

DVD review: The Last Stand

Criminal outsmarts police. Criminal escapes in an unreasonably fast car. Arnie is left to pick up the pieces.

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Bryan Forbes was well decorated for his contribution to film. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

‘Titan of cinema’ Bryan Forbes dies at 86

The actor and director Bryan Forbes has died after a long illness.

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Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt. Picture: Charlotte Bruus Christensen

DVD review: The Hunt

Barry Forshaw reviews The Hunt, starring Mad Mikkelsen

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Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster (right) arriving for the premiere of Fast and Furious 6 at the Empire Leicester Square. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Fast And Furious 6 ‘will not be the last’, says Vin Diesel at Leicester Square premiere

A star from the new Fast And Furious film, which premiered in London last night, has promised the franchise will keep going.

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Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man in Iron Man 3. Picture: 2012 Marvel

Film review: Iron Man 3

From the moment it starts to its final credits, Iron Man 3 is full of action, twists and turns, and Robert Downey Jr’s trademark cockiness.

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Barry Forshaw’s Blu-ray choice: Tess, directed by Roman Polanski

It’s curious how the reputation of films can grow over the years, even after a lukewarm initial reception.

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Picture: Richard Young/Rex Features

Kutcher and Kunis in London: ‘How amazing is this girl?’

The capital played host to star couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher this week when they attended an exclusive London party.

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Borgen season two is out now on Blu-ray.

Blu-ray review: Borgen season two

Barry Forshaw reviews the second season of Borgen.

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Sam Mendes wants to focus on his theatre work. File picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Sam Mendes says no to directing the next James Bond film

Sam Mendes has rejected the chance to make the next James Bond film in favour of the theatre.

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Daniel Day-Lewis  is hot favourite to complete an historic hat-trick. File picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Daniel Day-Lewis and Adele tipped for Oscar success

London-born Daniel Day-Lewis is favourite to pick up his third Oscar for best actor at this weekend’s ceremony.

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Dracula

DVD review: Dracula

Barry Forshaw reviews Hammer’s Dracula.

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Rednek

Dubstep artist Rednek to feature in Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 and heading on world tour

Producer turned dubstep artist Rednek has released a new EP ahead of his tour in the USA, alongside the award-winning MC Skibadee.

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Havering Players are to stage there own version of The Mikado

The Mikado to be performed at Ilford’s Kenneth More Theatre

Escape to the magnificent Japanese court of Titipu in a hilarious tale of love and corruption, bringing to life some of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular characters.

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Ilford cinema to screen best of Bollywood

One cinema is bringing Bollywood classics back to the big screen and giving customers the chance to vote for which films they want to see again.

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Bruce Willis has no plans to retire. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Latest Die Hard film gets London premiere

Bruce Willis turned out in Leicester Square last night at the premiere of his latest Die Hard film and revealed that he has no plans to retire.

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Danny Dyer at the UK film premiere of Run For Your Wife at the Odeon Leicester Square. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Danny Dyer ‘mistaken for taxi driver’ while filming in London

Actor Danny Dyer claimed passer-by thought he was a taxi driver while he was making his new film Run For Your Wife in London.

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The New Honeycombs

Rock right back to the 1960s with The New Honeycombs in Ilford

Dance and sing your way back in time to 1960s America with the sounds that defined a generation, giving you a chance to don your favourite psychedelic prints and relive the famous era.

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Redbridge volunteer Krithika Subramanian helps with admin and other tasks at the centre

Redbridge’s Volunteer Centre hopes to encourage more people to help others with £75k grant

From youngsters fresh out of college to business men and women and retired folk, volunteering catches the mood of plenty in Redbridge.

But it is not a one-way street.

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Tom Hiddleston is to play Coriolanus. File picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Tom Hiddleston to take lead role in Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus

Avengers Assemble actor Thom Hiddleston and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss are to star in a West End production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus.

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