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The actor who played Trainspotting’s lovable loser Spud answered questions on everything from working with Harmony Korine and Mike Leigh, to his favourite Pixar movie and why he still takes pleasure in other people’s leisure

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ed pp asks:

Did you ever find Maggie?

Yeah, I found her. Susan Vidler did the original stage production of Trainspotting with me and played Sick Boy's partner in the movie. Fantastic actress.

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This little vampire makes you believe she can bite, wrestle and choke a man twice her size to death. It’s like a trip back to...

For those veteran theatergoers who saw Paris but didn’t visit the Grand Guignol before it closed shop in 1962, the new stage adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel and screenplay “Let the Right One In” is a must-see. Stage director John Tiffany offers some superb reincarnations of the bloodsucking and bloodletting that distinguishes Tomas Alfredson’s 2008 vampire film, and he adds another grizzly touch, inspired by Brian De Palma, that will shock no...

20. The Godfather (1972)

Scene: The Horse Head

Video: http://youtu.be/VC1_tdnZq1A

It’s the sweeping epic that eventually spanned three films. But, without the sequels, the first still stands as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. The Godfather is a crime drama, a family drama, and a warped version of the American dream. The story focuses on the Corleone family, beginning at the marriage of his daughter, an expansive reception that serves as a wonderful introduction to the characters we would grow to love. Part of this intro is to demonstrate how ruthless the family could be if called to. Vito (Marlon Brando) will grant requests on this day, as it is his daughter’s wedding day. One of those requests comes from Johnny Fontane (Al Martino), Vito’s godson and a professional singer. He wants to land a contested part in a film, so...

Today’s film is the 1998 short Insomnia. The film is written and directed by Andrew Gunn, and stars Steven O’Donnell, Anne Orwin, Susan Vidler, and Andy Serkis. Serkis’ career, which has spanned 25 years, began in television before moving to feature films, where he garnered acclaim for his motion-capture work as Gollum in the Lord of the Rings series. His newest feature, titled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, where he reprises his motion capture role as Caesar, opens in wide release in American theatres this weekend.

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Let The Right One In will re-open the Apollo Theatre when it transfers to London's West End next month, where it will run from March 26 until September 27.

The Apollo was closed after parts of its ceiling collapsed on December 19 during a production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which is moving to the Gielgud Theatre on June 24.

The play had its world premiere at Dundee Rep in June last year, and later had a sold out run at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

Martin Quinn and Rebecca Benson reprise their roles as schoolboy Oskar and vampire Eli in the adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's 2004 novel.

Graeme Dalling, Angus Miller, Cristian Ortega and Susan Vidler are also among the cast for the play, the first West End run for a National Theatre of Scotland production.

Lindqvist adapted his own book for Tomas Alfredson's 2008 Swedish-language...

18 years later...Amelia's house and she reads a Dear Santa letter at Easter, which is the same scene from 5.1 The Eleventh Hour. She wants someone to fix the crack in the wall. She has a painting with stars and her aunt Sharon (Susan Vidler) and another woman say there are no stars in the sky and none can be seen. (No, cos Vincent Van Gogh painted them all, okay another bad joke!) Whilst she's listening on the stairs a man drops a leaflet through the door - left by the Doctor (Matt Smith) of course. Marking the Pandorica exhibition and the words, "Come along Pond." Pointing to the museum. Amelia (Caitlin Blackwood) stops at the Dalek exhibit before slurping her drink, so you notice her drink. A Post-It note on the Pandorica reads, "Stick around Pond." Since her aunt couldn't find Amelia why didn't the search for heh continue, or...