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Keeping up with The Smiths

7:00am Saturday 31st July 2010

The Smiths - that's Will, Jada Pinkett and son Jaden - are fast becoming Hollywood's hottest family. They've teamed up with action legend Jackie Chan for a remake of Karate Kid (released on Wednesday July 28), with Jaden as the star. Will and Jada reveal how they'll make sure he doesn't go off the rails and how they all coped filming in China for four months.

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Emma Bunton spices up Five

7:00am Saturday 24th July 2010

Baby Spice Emma Bunton is fronting brand new TV talent show, Don't Stop Believing, starting on Five on Sunday July 18. Emma reveals why she can't wait to start the search for a Glee-style all-singing, all-dancing group.

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Lautner fights for his place in the Twilight

7:00am Saturday 10th July 2010

Taylor Lautner has reached global heart-throb status through his role as werewolf Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga franchise. As the third installment, Eclipse, is released on Friday July 9, Taylor reveals how extreme some of his fans are and what it was like kissing his co-star Kristen Stewart.

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Banderas finds his fairytale ending

7:00am Saturday 3rd July 2010

Antonio Banderas reprises his vocal talents for Puss in Boots for Shrek Forever After, the fourth instalment in the Shrek films, released on Friday July 2. The Spanish actor talks about Puss's own spin-off movie, turning 50 and reflects on his career.

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Grint on target for life after Potter

7:00am Saturday 19th June 2010

Rupert Grint proves there is life after Harry Potter when he makes his big screen outing alongside Bill Nighy and Martin Freeman in Wild Target. The red-headed actor - who became a star playing Ron Weasley in the wizardry films - talks about swapping wands for guns and why he's worried about his post-Potter future.

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Chris rocks on screen

7:00am Saturday 12th June 2010

Chris Rock stars in a remake of slapstick comedy Death At A Funeral, released in cinemas on Wednesday June 2. The stand-up comic, who also produced the film, reveals why he thought the British movie was ripe for an American makeover.

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Here come the girls....again

7:00am Saturday 5th June 2010

The Sex And The City girls are back on Friday May 28. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon reprise their famous roles in the eagerly anticipated sequel - Sex And The City 2 - which takes them from New York to Abu Dhabi. The cast, including Chris Noth (Big) and director Michael Patrick King, reveal how their characters have grown up and what lies ahead.

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Jake plays it for laughs

7:00am Saturday 29th May 2010

Brokeback Mountain star Jake Gyllenhaal shrugs his serious image aside to play an all-round action hero in the new Disney blockbuster Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which opens in cinemas on May 21. The Hollywood heartthrob talks about taking himself less seriously, finding 'The One' and the benefits of being paid to get in shape.

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Bruce Willis's soft side

7:00am Saturday 22nd May 2010

Bruce Willis isn't deviating too far from his tough guy roles in his next film Cop Out, where he plays cranky veteran policeman Jimmy Monroe. As he prepares for the film's release on Friday May 21, the Golden Globe award-winner reveals how great it felt to star in a comedy again and why he's really a softie at heart.

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A charming villain

7:00am Saturday 15th May 2010

Sir Ian McKellen has described Mark Strong as the "greatest living actor in England right now" and Hollywood has finally noticed. Strong talks about being the villain-du-jour in films such as Kick-Ass and Sherlock Holmes, working with Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott in Robin Hood, which opens in cinemas on May 12 and the potential of playing a Bond villain opposite best mate, Daniel Craig.

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