Entertainment Live: Halle Berry on 'heartbreaking' Oscars

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News updates for Wednesday 3 February 2016
Halle Berry on "heartbreaking" Oscars diversity debate
Dara O Briain "thrilled" to be part of new Robot Wars
Love Story stars O'Neal and McGraw reunite on stage

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Time to go home, Jamespublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016
published at 16:35 3 February 2016
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That's all we have time for, but we'll be back tomorrow with another live page full of arts and entertainment bulletins.
In the meantime, we'll leave you with another of the popular Carpool Karaoke sessions from James Corden's US chat show.
This edition sees him giving a lift to Coldplay's Chris Martin who, in addition to showing off a fine set of pipes, also reveals himself to be a fairly decent impressionist.
As for the traffic lights... well, they were all yellow.
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Your reactions to new Robot Wars presenterspublished at 16:25
published at 16:25 3 February 2016
Earlier we announced the new presenting line-up for the reboot of Robot Wars. Since then you've been getting in touch to share your thoughts.
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Alice tops list of 20 most lied-about bookspublished at 16:13
published at 16:12 3 February 2016
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BBC Store has compiled a list of the 20 books or book series that people have most lied about reading.
How many of them have you actually read? Be honest...
1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (pictured) - Lewis Carroll
2. 1984 - George Orwell
3. The Lord of the Rings trilogy - JRR Tolkien
4. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
5. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
6. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
7. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
8. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
9. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
10. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
11. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
12. Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
13. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
14. The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne Frank
15. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
16. Fifty Shades trilogy - EL James
17. And Then There were None - Agatha Christie
18. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
19. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
20. The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
National Theatre axes Sunday showspublished at 16:00
published at 15:59 3 February 2016
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Ralph Fiennes in Antony and Cleopatra (as Antony), Andrew Garfield in Angels in America and Tamsin Greig as a female version of Twelfth Night's Malvolio are just a few of the star turns that will be seen at the National Theatre between now and 2018.
But don't try to catch any of them on Sunday, as the venue plans to phase out performances on that day from April.
NT boss Rufus Norris told journalists earlier that Sunday shows - which began at the theatre in 2008 - were "always the last to sell".
"Given the tight financial situation that we are in, we decided that was one of the things we had to give up," said executive director Lisa Burger.
New stagings of Amadeus, Hedda Gabler and The Threepenny Opera were also announced as Norris unveiled the National’s plans for 2016 and beyond.
It's also been announced that Sir Lenny Henry, who trod the boards at the National in 2011 in The Comedy of Errors, has been appointed to the NT board.
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UK and Ireland box officepublished at 15:45
published at 15:44 3 February 2016
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1. The Revenant (pictured) - £2.28m
2. Dirty Grandpa - £2.05m
3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - £1.34m
4. Ride Along 2 - £1.31m
5. Spotlight - £1.06m
Figures from Friday to Sunday. Source: Rentrak.
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X-Files cameos through the yearspublished at 15:30
published at 15:29 3 February 2016
Digital Spy
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With the new series of The X-Files about to hit small screens in the UK soon, the Digital Spy site has compiled a list, external of small roles that were played in the original series by some stars who are now very big.
Among them is a certain Ryan Reynolds (pictured), shortly to be seen as Marvel superhero Deadpool.
Can you remember any of the episodes? Did you have a favourite cameo? Let us know.
The X-Files begins on Channel 5 on 8 February.
Breaking Bad star salutes 'exciting' Trumppublished at 15:09
published at 15:08 3 February 2016
BBC Radio 5 Live
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Bryan Cranston has been talking to Radio 5 live's Colin Paterson about Trumbo, the biopic of blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo that has seen the Breaking Bad star nominated for this year's best actor Oscar.
During the interview, Cranston offered some thoughts on Donald Trump, the US real estate mogul turned Republican presidential candidate who, in his own way, is no less divisive a figure as Trumbo was 60 years ago.
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Donald Trump is an exciting personality. He is literally a game show host, a reality TV star who is now the front-runner in one of our major parties for President of the United States. It is like a story out of a reality show in of itself.
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There is something very refreshing about Donald Trump. He is not measured; he speaks his mind... Here’s a man who is getting traction, he has supporters. But I think [that] common sense and level-headed, intelligent-minded people will eventually reject his points-of-view."
Trumbo is out in the UK on Friday.
Elizabeth Banks to play Power Rangers baddiepublished at 14:45
published at 14:44 3 February 2016
Elizabeth Banks is set to play the villain in the new Power Rangers movie.
The actress and director has signed on to star as Rita Repulsa, an alien witch who has designs on Earth.
Here's how she announced the news on Twitter.
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Her casting has met with mixed reactions, mostly due to her race. In the original Japanese series, Rita was played by actress Machiko Soga.
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Dean Israelite will direct the new film, with newcomers RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Naomi Scott and Dacre Montgomery playing the teen warriors.
Miles Ahead trailer releasedpublished at 14:22
published at 14:21 3 February 2016
The first full trailer for Don Cheadle's Miles Davis character study Miles Ahead has been released.
It sees Cheadle, who also directed the crowd-sourced film, in fine form as the hard-drinking, womanising musical genuis.
The trailer also sees Ewan McGregor get thumped in the face in his role as journalist Dave Braden.
Miles Ahead is released in the UK in April.
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Bowie mural divides opinion in Sheffieldpublished at 14:01
published at 14:00 3 February 2016
A new mural paying tribute to the late David Bowie has got the good people of Sheffield talking.
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Apparently, not everyone thinks it is a great likeness of the music icon.
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Chris Hemsworth in Ghostbusters revealedpublished at 13:39
published at 13:38 3 February 2016
The first image of Chris Hemsworth in character in the new Ghostbusters reboot has been released.
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He'll be seen as the new team's receptionist, Kevin, when the film is released in July.
Annie Potts played Janine, the old line-up's receptionist, in the original 1984 film and its 1989 sequel.
Hanged Italian actor 'deteriorating' in hospitalpublished at 13:18
published at 13:17 3 February 2016
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The condition of an Italian actor left in a coma after a hanging scene went wrong during a live theatrical production is deteriorating, it has been reported.
Raphael Schumacher was appearing in a production of Mirages at the Teatro Lux in Pisa.
An audience member rushed to his aid after realising the stunt had gone wrong.
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Is analogue art fighting back against digital?published at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016
published at 12:57 3 February 2016
BBC Arts
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We live in a digital world - but for some artists, analogue is making a comeback.
From the resurgence in vinyl to a new craze for print, Simon Richardson has been speaking to writers Douglas Coupland, of Generation X fame, and Garth Risk Hallberg.
Read the feature.
Joseph Fiennes has audience with the Popepublished at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016
published at 12:34 3 February 2016
Here's a picture of Joseph Fiennes - whose casting as Michael Jackson in a new Sky Arts programme has raised copious eyebrows - meeting Pope Francis during the latter's weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square.
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The British actor, who was joined in Rome by his wife Maria Dolores Dieguez and their two daughters, may have been able to pass on some tips to His Holiness, who is set to make an appearance, as himself, in an Italian film called Beyond the Sun.
The secret of Rams' sheepish successpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016
published at 12:15 3 February 2016
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Rams, a tale of two estranged brothers whose prize-winning sheep are threatened by an outbreak of scrapie, has become a surprise critical hit that has been released in more than 40 countries.
Entertainment reporter Emma Jones spoke to Icelandic film-maker Grimur Hakonarson to find out what the flock is going on.
Read the feature.
Guardians of the Galaxy team back on setpublished at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016
published at 11:57 3 February 2016
Director James Gunn and the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy, including Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista, are back filming the sequel to their 2014 box office hit.
Gunn marked the occasion by posting this image of him and his stars taking acting lessons from Bautista, who recently appeared in the James Bond film Spectre.
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Pratt posted a picture of his character Peter Quill's beloved retro walkman.
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Saldana, meanwhile, showed off the green skin she must acquire to play her character Gamora.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is due out in 2017.
Lantern Festival launches in Londonpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016
published at 11:39 3 February 2016
Zebras, elephants and a 216 foot (66 metre) dragon are just some of the exhibits on show at the Magical Lantern Festival, external, a visually striking installation of sculpted lanterns that opens in the gardens of Chiswick House this week.
The festival, timed to coincide with Chinese New Year, runs until 6 March at the historic west London park.
Check out some of the exhibits below.
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Dara O Briain 'thrilled' to host Robot Warspublished at 11:22
published at 11:21 3 February 2016
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Dara O Briain has said he is "thrilled" to be the new host of Robot Wars when the series returns to BBC Two this year.
The comedian will be joined by Irish broadcaster Angela Scanlon (below), with sports reporter Jonathan Pearce returning as commentator.
The new series will come from a new, purpose-built fighting arena in Glasgow.
The original series, which aired from 1998 to 2002, saw teams of amateur engineers and their robot creations go head to head with a competitor in a battle to the death (well, dismantling).
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The new six-part series promises a "raft of technological advances". Here's what O Briain had to say about it.
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For too long, the schedules have cried out for a show in which dedicated amateurs, toiling day and night, handcraft sophisticated automatons built on the delicate interplay of hand-wired servo motors with custom-built circuit boards and fingertip motion control, just to see them get smashed to pieces by a dustbin carrying a massive hammer. It's war, and how I love it so.
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Love Story co-stars return to Bostonpublished at 11:03
published at 11:08 3 February 2016
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Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw paid a nostalgic visit this week to Harvard University, 45 years on from their characters' fateful meeting there in 1970 weepie Love Story.
The actors - now 74 and 76 respectively - arrived on campus on Monday in an antique MG convertible, similar to the car their characters drove in the film, for which both are most fondly remembered.
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O'Neal and McGraw are currently hoping to coin fresh memories in Love Letters, a touring production, external of AR Gurney's play that can be seen at Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center this week.
The play - a popular one for actors of a certain vintage - tells of a man and a woman who maintain contact over 50 years through notes, cards and letters.
McCartney portraits go on show in Hastingspublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016
published at 10:40 3 February 2016
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Two portraits of Sir Paul McCartney go on display for the first time together this week as part of a major exhibition of work by John Bratby at the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings.
The paintings are part of a series of three portraits that the British artist made of the former Beatle in the 1960s. The whereabouts of the third is unknown.
Bob Hoskins, Sir Tom Stoppard and the original cast of Coronation Street were among the other subjects Bratby tackled.
But the artist fell out of fashion when the realist, 'Kitchen Sink' style he represented became superseded by abstract and pop art.
John Bratby: Everything but the Kitchen Sink, including the Kitchen Sink runs at the Jerwood, external until 17 April.

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