Happy birthday, Mel Brooks: 100 gloriously tasteless years. Long may you remain above ground
Brooks continues to live one of the great American lives. Let’s break with tradition and celebrate him while he’s still alive
Gene Wilder
Actor
Dyson gets in the Zone with terrifying new sci-fi contraption
Planet Business: Fake Wonka bars, seized superyachts and an NFT-beating Picasso
Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, was one of cinema’s most beautiful giants
Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars
Mel Brooks: ‘I got friendship, love and free food. Free eats are very important’
The actor and his fellow giant of US comedy Carl Reiner on their 70-year friendship
Patrick Freyne: Home alone? Here’s a few scary movies for Christmas
These Christmas classics seem innocent, but they hide a darker, more disturbing message
Letters of Note: from bedroom operation to global sensation
Shaun Usher’s hugely popular blog cataloguing historical letters has grown into a series of books and he's now turning his attention to speeches
Some Brexit progress, but big questions remain in London
Amid much political huffing and puffing, the latest Brexit ‘plan’ leaves many unsure
What Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka can teach actors
My Culture highlights: actor Gráinne Good on her favourite actor, band, city and play
Fintan O’Toole on 2017: The year weird became the new normal
Nothing will be quite the same after Trump, Weinstein and Brexit
Criminal’s Hollywood memorabilia collection auctioned
International buyers fly in to bid on a trove that includes a car from ‘Back to the Future’
Go west, where the chocolate is real
Hazel Mountain opened as a chocolate factory in a nook in the Burren on Valentine’s Day 2014 – and a lot of love still goes into the authentic cacao products
Paris for kids: something for everyone in the city of love
The City of Light – and of love – isn’t just for couples – it’s for all the family
New Year celebrations begin around the world as some cities tighten security
US president-elect Donald Trump posts an unusual New Year’s message on his Twitter account
One image pays tribute to celebrity deaths of 2016
David Bowie, George Michael, Terry Wogan and Frank Kelly feature among those in the montage tribute
Trump, Bowie and the Euros top the list of Ireland’s most Googled
Search engine reveals most popular topics among its Irish users in 2016
Donald Clarke: Is it too early for a review of this terrible year?
Trump, Marine Le Pen, Syria: nothing makes sense as Utopian ambition crumbles into atavistic nationalism
Estate seeks to bring Roald Dahl’s work to new generations
Century on from author’s birth, group’s goal is to make every child in the world a fan
No golden ticket to movie success
Though well-liked, Steven Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ struggled at the box office – just the latest in the chequered history of Roald Dahl film adaptations
Roald Dahl tours – trips to the unexpected
Trace the Welsh roots of the beloved author and stay at his boyhood holiday home
Gene Wilder: A comic actor best known for quirky roles
Obituary: Wilder’s characters shone out in movies from ‘Willy Wonka’ to ‘The Producers’
Hollywood comic actor Gene Wilder dies aged 83
Solid political liberal who worked hard for charities dies after Alzheimer’s complication
2016: The 50 best films on Netflix
While some movies have vanished from the streaming service, many have arrived and there are plenty to fill the summer evenings, from comedy classics like ‘Airplane’ to thrillers such as ‘Winter’s Bone’
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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