The new wave of child stars

Twelve-year-old Chloe Moretz in the horror remake Let Me In In the last few weeks you can’t have failed to be aware of Will Smith’s pint-sized 12-year-old son Jaden; he’s been unleashed at film premieres from Beijing to Berlin. Sometimes he’s even worn a little Michael... 

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Shareholders fight back over executive pay and bonuses

Marc Bolland, new Chief Executive of Marks and Spencer, has a starting package that could generate £15m. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Shareholders large and small are expected to deliver a bloody nose this week to four FTSE 100 companies — Marks & Spencer, Burberry, British... 

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Venice: Coppola, Schnabel and Gallo confirmed but no Malick

Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere will premiere at this year’s Venice film festival. Photograph: John Schults/Reuters The full programme for this year’s Venice film festival has been announced and, as predicted, many film-makers whose films weren’t quite ready for Cannes will... 

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Kanye West: new album is ‘Avatar-level masterwork’

Kanye West … ‘I try to compete against the past’. Photograph: Charles Sykes/Rex Features Kanye West’s comeback media blitz continues apace, with the rapper announcing an album that aspires to the standard of James Cameron’s Avatar. West staged an impromptu video... 

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The Glades’ Matt Passmore on Anti-Heroes, Accents and Miami Vice

Jim Longworth, the Chicago detective whose relocation to Florida is at the center of the new A&E series The Glades, isn’t the most sympathetic character. In fact, he’s a bit of an abrasive know-it-all. But that’s just fine with the actor who plays him, Matt Passmore, who’s had... 

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