- Brit ratings 'biggest since 2005'
- The average audience to have watched the Brits ceremony on ITV1 and catch-up channel ITV1+1 comes in at 6.2 million - the event's highest audience since 2005.
- Leguizamo to play Del Boy in US
- Actor John Leguizamo, known for films such as Moulin Rouge and Carlito's Way, is to play Del Boy in the US remake of Only Fools And Horses.
- Bonham Carter honoured at Palace
- British actress Helena Bonham Carter is made a CBE by the Queen, two years on from playing her mother in Oscar-winning film The King's Speech.
- Steinman to receive Fame honour
- Record producer Jim Steinman, who has written songs for Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler, is to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- Oscar statuettes up for auction
- Fifteen Academy Awards are to go under the hammer at an auction in Los Angeles, two days after this year's Oscars ceremony.
- Radcliffe continues chart reign
- Daniel Radcliffe's latest film The Woman In Black remains top of the UK and Ireland box office.
- Digital art named for The Space
- Shakespeare's Globe and the John Peel Centre will be involved in a new London 2012 digital art project called The Space.
- Ronson to score Royal Ballet work
- Music producer Mark Ronson is to work with choreographer Wayne McGregor on a new Royal Ballet dance piece that will have its world premiere in April.
- Mona Lisa copy on show in Prado
- A copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, believed to have been painted at the same time as the original, goes on display at Madrid's Prado museum.
- BBC defends Houston TV coverage
- The BBC defends its coverage of Whitney Houston's funeral on its news channel following complaints from viewers over the duration.
- Munch's The Scream to go on sale
- Edvard Munch's famous masterpiece The Scream is to be sold at auction in New York, Sotheby's announces.
- Blur to headline Olympics concert
- Britpop band Blur are to headline a show in London's Hyde Park to celebrate the end of the Olympic Games later this year.
- Rare US comic books fetch $3.5m
- A collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York.
- Will.i.am reveals album cast list
- Rapper Will.i.am says Cheryl Cole and Justin Bieber will appear on his new album, while Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah make new album announcements at the Brits.
- Opera star Connell dies aged 65
- Opera star Elizabeth Connell, who performed with such leading opera houses as the Royal Opera House and La Scala, dies at 65.
- Robbery at Ancient Olympia museum
- Armed robbers steal dozens of priceless artefacts from a Greek museum in Olympia dedicated to the history of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Matilda musical tops stage awards
- Roald Dahl adaptation Matilda the Musical wins four prizes at the Whatsonstage.com awards, including a best newcomer honour for composer Tim Minchin.
- The Help dominates NAACP awards
- Oscar-nominated film The Help picks up three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards, including best motion picture and best actress.
- Allen wins Writers Guild honour
- Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Alexander Payne's The Descendants win best screenplay prizes at the Writers Guild Awards.
- Twickenham film studios to close
- The historic Twickenham Film Studios in south-west London, recently used for The Iron Lady and My Week with Marilyn, goes into administration.
- Houston relatives attend burial
- The family of Whitney Houston attend a private burial in New Jersey, a day after stars sang at a memorial service.
- MC5 rock bassist Davis dies at 68
- Michael Davis, bass player with influential US rock band MC5, dies of liver failure aged 68, his wife announces.
- Adele plays down 'hiatus' remark
- Chart-topping singer Adele acts to quieten speculation she is to take a five-year break from the music business.
- The Simpsons' 500th episode airs
- Animated comedy The Simpsons passes a major TV milestone with its 500th episode, guest starring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
- Walliams book to be made for TV
- Little Britain star David Walliams is to have his best-selling children's novel Mr Stink adapted into a BBC One comedy drama, it is announced.
- Taymor agrees Spider-Man pay deal
- Producers of Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark agree to pay sacked director Julie Taymor hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties.
- VIDEO: Cher turns comic book heroine
- The singer Cher's latest reincarnation as a comic book heroine - and other stories from the world of arts this week
- VIDEO: Iran novel mixes art and activism
- Zahra's Paradise is a novel published on the Internet which combines art with political activism.
- VIDEO: Obama sings with blues legend
- Blues giants including Mick Jagger, and B.B. King, played the blues at special concert held in the White House.
- VIDEO: Kate and Pippa lookalikes at LFW
- Artist Alison Jackson creates a fake-royal scene for an off-schedule show at London Fashion Week.
- VIDEO: Pianist's hands in Hollywood 3D
- Researchers at the University of Southampton are using 3D motion-capture technology to understand the mechanics of piano playing.
- VIDEO: Daniel's box office hit and more news
- Daniel Radcliffe stays top of the UK box office in Woman In Black and Brits host James Corden on the moment he cut off Adele's speech plus the rest of the day's Entertainment headlines.
- VIDEO: Highlights from 2012 Brit Awards
- Many of the British music industry's biggest names were in London for the 2012 Brit Awards.
- VIDEO: Will mobile movies make it big?
- David Reid looks at the increasing trend towards using mobile devices and whether a mobile film festival can catch on around the world.
- Oscars 2012: Foreign film nominees
- This year's nominees for the best foreign film Oscar
- Brits 2012: Artists in awe of Adele
- Music stars assess where it all went so right for Adele
- What films does Oscar like best?
- What film genres does the Academy like best?
- Oscars 2012: Nominees' diary
- British animators head for Hollywood
- How to make a Snow Child
- Alaska's Eowyn Ivey on debut novel The Snow Child
- Hawke: 'Hollywood films don't last'
- Why Hawke flew to Paris to star with Scott Thomas
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