Meryl Streep and Tina Fey to star in Mommy & Me

Family affair … Tina Fey and Meryl Streep Meryl Streep and Tina Fey are to play mother and daughter in a comedy titled Mommy & Me, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Stanley Tucci, best known for starring in The Lovely Bones and Julie & Julia (in which he appeared opposite Streep),... 

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Shutter Island’s ending explained

The man behind the mystery? … James Gilligan outside the Medfield state hospital Warning: beyond this point, spoilers reign Shutter Island Production year: 2009 Country: USA Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 138 mins Directors: Martin Scorsese Cast: Ben Kingsley, Elias Koteas, Emily Mortimer, Jackie... 

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Summer festivals boost sales to reverse music industry decline

Dizzee plays the main stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival, which along with other summer music events has helped boost sales. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA After five years of falling sales the music industry may finally have something to sing about, according to the UK’s music royalties... 

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The Stool Pigeon’s King Canute-like stand against the digital tide

Flying high … the Stool Pigeon’s existence is a cause for celebration Does anybody out there like the idea of a music paper that is equally comfortable pontificating about Nas, Roky Erickson, Marc Almond and Holy Fuck, has the reassuringly newsprint-y feel of Melody Maker in the... 

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Paris Hilton in France Drug Bust

AP This June 4, 2007 file photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office shows Paris Hilton after the heiress turned herself in to begin her stay at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif.. Hilton pleaded no contest in 2007 to alcohol-related reckless driving and was sentenced... 

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