Blog Posts by Edward Bovingdon

To celebrate the release of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's highly anticipated new film 'Dark Shadows', in cinemas now,  we are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a two night trip for 2 to Paris for an exclusive tour of Tim Burton's new Exhibition!

For your chance of winning this prize, answer this (very) simple question:

'Dark Shadows' reunites director Tim Burton with a famous actor. They have worked together on films such as 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'Sleepy Hollow', 'Ed Wood' and 'Edward Scissorhands'. Who is this actor?

a)    Johnny Depp
b)    Jonny Lee Miller
c)    Johnny Cash

Send your answer, name, age and telephone number to uk-movies-competitions@yahoo-inc.com with the subject line 'Dark Shadows Paris comp'.

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Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series 'Dark Shadows' to the big screen in a gothic comedy featuring an all-star cast, led by Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter.

This weekend sees the release of Mel Gibson's new film 'How I Spent my Summer Vacation' (which he starred in and co-wrote) and guess what; it's actually pretty good.

Raucous, action-packed and refreshingly un-PC (no surprises there, perhaps), it's a timely reminder of why he became such a huge action star in the first place.

Gibson back to his best

The problem for Mel is, will anyone go and see it?

The film didn't even get a theatrical release in the USA (it was also called 'Get the Gringo' there, weirdly). It went straight to video-on-demand and we're doubtful it'll do brisk business here. Firstly, it's up against new Johnny Depp/Tim Burton comedy 'Dark Shadows' and the still-strong 'Avengers Assemble', and of course, it stars a man who these days is more famous for his drunken anti-Semitic rants than being a heartthrob.

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A quick recap of Mel's misdemeanors: the DUI remarks back in 2006, when he drunkenly told a cop "the Jews are responsible for

As you can see from our exclusive first full length trailer, classic 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon 'Top Cat' has got a big screen makeover.

Produced by a Mexican animation house Anima Studios, it sees T.C., Benny the Ball, Fancy Fancy, Choo Choo, Spook and Brains return for a feature length adventure, where one again the gang are still at war with Police Chief Strickland.

[Related video: Exclusive 'Dark Shadows' featurette]

The animation style is a slightly odd mix of 2D animation and CGI, but bizarrely it's already broken box-office records in Mexico. It became the highest grossing Mexican-produced film ever.

We'll find out how it does in the UK when it's released on 1 June .

Tell us what you make of the 'Top Cat: The Movie' trailer in the comments section below…

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Some bloke called Will Smith — along with his 'Men in Black III' co-star Josh Brolin - are coming to visit Yahoo! Movies UK this week, and you, yes you, can literally meet them too!

I think we need a bigger lift... Will Smith and Josh Brolin

We're sharing the love by holding a special fan's 'meet and greet' with the duo, and also a Q&A session while we're at it.

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10 lucky winners, along with a guest of their choice, will be chosen to attend this unique event.

Between them the pair have starred in the likes of (deep breath) the 'Men in Black' films, 'No Country for Old Men', 'True Grit', 'Independence Day', 'I am Legend' and, of course, 'The Goonies'.

So if you want to press palms with movie royalty, and possibly ask them a question or two, then simply enter our very simple competition.

Tell us, in one sentence or less, why you deserve an audience with the Men in Black.

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Scarlett Johansson unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, suspiciously close to the US release of her new blockbuster, 'Avengers Assemble' ('The Avengers' in the States).

Scarlett Johansson and her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The A-list beauty said she "feels like the luckiest person in the world" to receive the honour. She added: "Never ever in my 20 years in this industry would I ever, ever have thought my receiving this star would be even a remote possibility."

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Some may argue Johansson's raw talent for playing strong but slightly grumpy women is enough to earn her a coveted star. Others would question the coincidence that her induction - and all the lovely press coverage - comes just two days before 'Avengers' hits US theatres.

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in 'Avengers Assemble'

You'd assume that the Hollywood Walk of Fame was an exclusive ensemble of the world's most revered stars worthy of the dedicated pavement.

Not so much.

Meryl Streep swept the board during awards season, picking up an Oscar, Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady', but it wasn't just her acting abilities that stole the show.

In our world exclusive video, we go behind-the-scenes into the make-up department and take a look at how Streep was made to look almost identical the former Prime Minister.

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Mark Coulier, the prosthetic make-up designer on the film, explains that they used a surprisingly little amount of prosthetics whilst creating Margaret Thatcher.

Take a look at how they did it:

The movie follows an elderly Margaret Thatcher as she talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.

The Iron Lady is out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Pathé Productions Ltd.

Sitting down with five members of the 'American Pie' gang was never going to be an in-depth political dissection of the current economic climate, but our chat descended into farce just seconds after bums hit seats... and got pretty gross, pretty quickly.

Immediately goofing around, the surprisingly chatty Tara Reid got overshadowed by the oddball antics of the lead characters Jason Biggs (Jim), Eddie Kaye Thomas (Finch) and Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin).

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After a stuttered start the gross-out comedy stars described the most disgusting prank they played on-set, which featured a particularly delicate part of Jason Biggs' anatomy and Eddie Kaye Thomas' drink...

Following on from those shenanigans, Thomas Ian Nicholas then proceeded to explain that hitting each other in their private parts was a common pastime.

Good job we kept our legs crossed...

James Bond is back with a new behind-the-scenes video from the Shanghai set of 'Skyfall', starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes.

Take a look our world exclusive video:

This exclusive video blog comes from China, the second major location for the film's shoot after England, and shows off some of the wonderful sights found around the country before heading to its largest city Shanghai.

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2nd Unit Director Alexander Witt takes us through one of the sequences being filmed there as Bond and Sévérine (Bérénice Marlohe) touch down at the airport, before Bond follows her through the streets and to the high rises of the city where it appears a major action sequence takes place.

Also starring Judi Dench as M, Javier Bardem as the film's villain Silva, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw as Q, 'Skyfall' is set for release