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James Bond star Daniel Craig blasts rise of social networking

PLAYING the world’s most famous spy, Daniel Craig relies heavily on gadgets to get James Bond out life and death situations.Read

Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows rehearsals were done in Brummie accents

IT was the moment the Weasley twins started speaking in a secret language incomprehensible to the Harry Potter film crew.Read

Nottingham actress Samantha Morton on why she is playing an army wife

IN her latest film, Midland movie star Samantha Morton plays an Army wife whose husband is killed in action.Read

Exclusive interview with Disney's High School Musical hearthrob Zac Effron

ZAC Efron should have the world at his feet.Read

Simon O'Brien on property presenting and Brookside

IT might be more than 20 years since he met a tragic end on Brookside, but Simon O’Brien is still recognised and loved for his soap role.Read

A-Team legend Dirk Benedict says 'They will screw up remake just like they did Battlestar Galactica'

EIGHTIES TV star Dirk Benedict has blasted the new A Team movie – even though he appears in it. Read

Dara O'Briain defends the controversial humour of Frankie Boyle

DARA O’Briain has stepped in to defend controversial comic Frankie Boyle.Read

Actor Matthew Goode tells of love for Birmingham

PLUMMY-voiced actor Matthew Goode, who stars in designer Tom Ford’s movie A Single Man, has revealed his love for ‘bostin’ Birmingham.Read

Avatar director James Cameron pays tribute to Staffordshire diver

AVATAR director James Cameron has paid tribute to the Midlands diver who accompanied him on underwater explorations of the Titanic, but died in an accident at the wreck of its sister ship this yearRead

Avatar director James Cameron pays tribute to Staffordshire diver

AVATAR director James Cameron has paid tribute to the Midlands diver who accompanied him on underwater explorations of the Titanic, but died in an accident at the wreck of its sister ship this yearRead

Twilight couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart speak to the Sunday Mercury

Move over Brangelina, there’s a new movie power couple in town. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart set teen hearts racing in Twilight, the blockbusting film made from the first of the best selling books about a high-school going vampire and his mortal girlfriend.Read

Supernatural star Jared Padalecki is just a big softie

AT SIX foot four inches tall and weighing in at 220lbs, most of it muscle, Supernatural star Jared Padalecki is a formidable presence both on and off screen.Read

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Alison Jones is a writer and acting features editor for The Birmingham Post.