Gene Kelly

Environmental activism and musicals are featured in the best productions of the week

Donen, hailed as ‘master of the musical’, also directed On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Charade

Review: The latest solo show from Pat Kinevane takes inspiration from both the bible and the musical. Which does it believe in more?

In the past 15 years, Caroline Flack has rarely been off our screens or out of the headlines. But she says it comes with the territory

Did Moonlight deserve its last gasp win? Was Emma Stone up to scratch? Here’s how we reviewed the winning films

Singin’ in the Rain regularly voted among the greatest of all American films

84-year-old actor said ‘I want to be with Carrie’ before suffering suspected stroke

When Debbie Reynolds burst out of a cake in Singin’ in the Rain she burst into screen stardom

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’

At 79, Steele has landed another dream role, as Glenn Miller. He looks back over his career and reveals his dark secret

The great MGM musical about the birth of Talkies is given a stylish, joyous stage interpretation

Whereas 50 Shades of Grey didn’t offer much you could properly call sex, arch provocateur Gaspar Noé’s latest is very much the real banana

The principal conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra fell in love with music in his high chair. He taught himself piano at a young age and formed a symphony orchestra at 16 before falling into the ‘terrifying business’ of conducting

Trading heavily on our memory of the greatest movie musical, can the stage version splash out on its own?

The star’s 1950s dress has an estimate of £30,000-£50,000

1940s singing sensation who got tired of playing the ‘girl next door’

Onscreen he’s a force of nature but on a couch the French actor is a good deal more cuddly