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Vanilla Ice completes 100 hours of community service after being caught stealing furniture from $1m Florida mansion

Vanilla Ice completes 100 hours of community service for stealing

The rapper, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, agreed last April to perform the community service at a Habitat for Humanity project in Palm Beach County.

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A whale of a tale: It may be a minnow compared with Star Wars but this Moby Dick epic is well worth catching

In The Heart Of The Sea hasn't quite sunk without a trace since it opened in the US, but there is now the wake of a cinematic leviathan to contend with; the new Star Wars film, writes BRIAN VINER.

Why Will Ferrell really is the daddy of comedy: Thoroughly daft Daddy's Home is engaging fun

For what is basically a film predicated on a single joke, Daddy's Home - also opening on Boxing Day - contains enough laughs to merit a family outing to the cinema this Christmas.

America's queens of comedy throw a party to remember: Sisters is bawdy but hilarious

An irrepressibly bawdy, sometimes hilarious comedy in the same vein as Paul Feig's 2011 smash hit Bridesmaids, Sisters stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as siblings Kate and Maura.

Yes, By The Sea really is the Pitts! They're Hollywood's golden couple - but there's a precious little glitz in Angelina and Brad's dreary new film

Angelina Jolie Pitt (pictured in By The Sea), as apparently we must learn to call her, could hardly have invested more of herself in this film, writes BRIAN VINER.

Brooklyn: A romance that'll warm your heart then tear it in two

Once in a while, watching a film feels like reading a really good novel, so immersive is the experience, so captivating the story and characters. Brooklyn is such a film, writes BRIAN VINER.

Carol: Cate Blanchett's bewitching in forbidden 50s affair alongside Rooney Mara

While there are other actresses who might have flourished in the part of Carol, it is hard to think of anyone who could have done so quite as bewitchingly, writes BRIAN VINER.

FIRST LOOK: Ben Affleck's Batcave gets a high-tech modern makeover in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Entertainment Weekly offered fans a glimpse of the sleek set in two Twitter pictures ahead of the 2016 release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

The Oscar for most pompous luvvie goes to... As Sherlock star Martin Freeman says actors are too self-important, our critic dishes out gongs for the worst offenders

In celebration of luvvie lunacy, which keeps us cheerful in the darkest times, QUENTIN LETTS presents our awards for actorly pomposity - the Pomp-Oscars.

007's secret cameo as a stormtrooper... but can you spy which one's Daniel Craig?

An executive working on the Star Wars picture told a group of film-makers that Daniel Craig shot the star cameo moment during filming at Pinewood Studios, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.

Daisy Ridley's a Force for the future -polite, genuinely curious, with a ready laugh

Once upon a time, Daisy Ridley spent a Christmas working at a shopping mall, playing an elf. When she was upgraded - to a Princess! - she was over the moon.

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JAMES MORRISON

Higher Than Here (Island)

Morrison became pops prince of pain after he was rejected by reality TV show Fame Academy, and he remains a tormented soul here. Building on the Motown sheen he added on 2011s The Awakening, he addresses his mothers depression on Too Late For Lullabies and sings Heaven To A Fool about his late father. Big ballads dominate, given authority by Morrisons commanding voice, but there are detours into funky, Eighties soul and pulsing house, too.

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We Love Disney (Verve)

Some classic Disney songs are interpreted by a diverse cast of singers on an album made for the label that was once home to Ella Fitzgerald. R&B; crooner Ne-Yo adopts a suitably jazzy tone on Friend Like Me (from Aladdin) and Ariana Grande shows her Broadway chops on Zero To Hero (Hercules). Country singer Kacey Musgraves turns Spoonful Of Sugar (Mary Poppins) into a Nashville romp, but Jessie J overstates her case on the Little Mermaid song Part Of Your World.

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SKINDRED

Volume (Napalm)

Welsh rockers Skindred skip between genres without losing their edge. Volume is the Newport bands sixth effort, and it uses pile-driving guitars and powerful yet intricate drums to navigate a path through heavy metal, reggae and dance. Titles such as Hit The Ground and Sound The Siren tell their own bruising story, but there is plenty of finesse amid the fury. Bristling with energy and intent, these rousing choruses sound tailor-made for next summers festivals.

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SHAWN MENDES

Handwritten (Island)

Aged just 16, this week Mendes became the youngest singer since Justin Bieber to top the U.S. album chart, and comparisons between the two Canadians are inevitable. This debut relies heavily on romantic teen ballads, while recent single Life Of The Party embraces the thwack and boom of modern pop. There is more to Mendes, though, with the pounding acoustics of Something Big and Strings closer to Ed Sheeran.

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MARTIN GORE

MG (Mute)

As the main songwriter in Depeche Mode, Martin Gore can write catchy pop songs in his sleep. But this solo album offers an intriguing detour, comprising 16 electronic instrumentals recorded in his LA home. With its gently pulsing rhythms and subtle hooks, MG sounds like the soundtrack to a sci-fi film, while there are nods to Kraftwerk and David Bowies 1977 album Low. It may not be essential, but MG is an enterprising reminder of Gores talent.

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IMAGINE DRAGONS

Smoke + Mirrors (Interscope)

Finding their niche between the meaty pop of OneRepublic and Coldplays shiny rock, Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons had a major hit with Radioactive, a single that sold nine million. This second album charts a similarly glossy path. New single I Bet My Life chimes perfectly with a machine-tooled pop landscape where sparkling hooks are everything, but there is greater individuality in the jittery electronics of Gold and the beats that power Hopeless Opus.

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KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN

Tomorrow Will Follow Today (Iscream)

Crowned best duo at last years BBC Folk Awards, guitarist Lakeman and singer Roberts mix traditional fare with ear-catching originals. The Devon husband-and-wife team deliver a blood-soaked preface on murder ballad Child Owlet. Another ancient tune, The Robber Bridegroom, is similarly sinister. Self-penned numbers bring light relief: Song To Live By offers advice to the couples twin daughters; The Banishing Book is a racy gem.

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