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The World’s End, tells the story of five friends reuniting to complete the Golden Mile pubcrawl. But little do they know that when they return to the town of New Haven they will not be the only people to have changed.

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The World’s End opens in cinemas on the 19th July.

Simon RichÌýwasÌýoffered his first publishers contract as aÌýHarvardÌýundergraduate, and isÌýnow the author of five books. He's one of the youngest Saturday Night Live contributors and a blogger at the New Yorker. he isÌýcurrently working on his own television sketch show and writing for Pixar Animations.

The Last Girlfriend on Earth and Other Love Stories is published by Serpents Tail and out now.

1. Pacific Ring

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Charlie Day

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neuaral bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenceless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes-a washed up former pilot (CHARLIE HUNNAM) and an untested trainee (RINKO KIKUCHI) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Pacific Ring is in cinemas now.

2. Monsters University

Director: Dan Scanlon
Cast: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi

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Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski was a little monster, he’s dreamed of becoming a Scarer - and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike's plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, "Sulley", a natural-born Scarer. The pair's out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University's elite Scare Programme. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.

Monsters University is in cinemas now.Ìý

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3. Cleopatra – digitally restored for its 50th anniversary.

Director: Joseph L.Mankiewicz
Cast: Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Martin Landau, George Cole, Hume Cronyn

Elizabeth Taylor stars as Cleopatra, the glamorous and cunning queen of Egypt. To secure her hold on power, she seduces the rulers of Rome, only to meet her match in Mark Antony, played by Richard Burton. Their passionate romance could decide the fate of the world's greatest empires.Ìý

The 243-minute original theatrical version of Cleopatra has been digitially restored to commemorate its Golden anniversary; it’s in selected cinemas around the country now.

4. Cloud Atlas (DVD / Blu ray)Ìý

Director: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Cast: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Ben Whishaw

An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Cloud Atlas is out on DVD and Blu ray now.

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For centuries the character of the British Monarchy has been shaped and represented by its music, from choirs at the Battle of Agincourt to a commission for the Royal Fireworks. Historian and broadcaster David Starkey looks at how our musical heritage can help our understanding of Royal history in his new book Music and Monarchy.

David’s new book Music and Monarchy will be available from the 4th July, published by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Books and the Television series ofÌýthe same name will be on ´óÏó´«Ã½ 2 from 20th July 2013.

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The eighties saw perhaps some of the biggest social, economic and cultural changes here in the UK and around the world, for many the newly emerging music scene and closely connected fashion world allowed self-expression like never before.
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London clubs such as Taboo, Billy's and Blitz were amongst a handful of venues that pioneered these new sounds that demanded an equally ground breaking and stylish crowd.
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What emerged was a fashion scene that took the rest of the world by storm - clothes by new designers like Katharine Hamnett, John Galliano and Bodymap - became internationally recognised and highly sought after as a result.
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Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s at the V&A looks back at the trends and designs created in London at the time and the synergy between the music being played byÌý Leigh Bowery and others, and the clothes party-goers proudly stepped out in.

Thomas Magill went for a walk around the exhibition with its curator Claire Wilcox and took a stroll down memory lane with DJ Jeffery Hinton and fashion goddess Betty Jackson...Ìý
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is at the V&A until February 2014.

1.The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal
A family memoir by the British ceramicist.Ìý HisÌýfamily the Ephrussi, were once a very wealthy European Jewish banking dynasty centered in Odessa, Vienna and Paris, peers of the Rothschild family. They lost almost everything in 1938Ìýand after the war the family failed to recover most of their propertyÌýand artwork, but a collection of 264 Japanese netsuke miniature sculptures was miraculously saved, by Anna a loyal maid whoÌýtucked them inside her mattress, during the war years. The collection was passed down as inheritance through five generations providing a common thread to tell the story of the Ephrussi fortunes from 1871 to 2009.

The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal, published by Vintage and isÌýavailable now

2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khalid Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our lives, the ways in which we help our loved ones in need, how the choices we make resonate through history and how we are often surprised by the people closest to us.

And the Mountains Echoed by Khalid Hosseini is published by Bloomsbury, available now

3. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Christmas won't be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father is away fighting in the Civil War, and the family has fallen on hard times.Though they may be poor, life for the four March sisters is rich with colour, as they play games, put on wild theatricals, make new friends, argue, grapple with their vices, learn from their mistakes, nurse each other through sickness and disappointments, and get into all sorts of trouble.Ìý

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott isÌýavailable everywhere

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THEATRE: has taken its summer production outdoors to King StreetÌýwith "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" whichÌýruns untilÌýschools go back in September, theÌýfirst 50 tickets for every show are being sold for a tenner.

OPERA:Ìý near Penzance has Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro which starts on Monday for a limited run of only 5 days.

EXHIBITION:ÌýKen Currie is one of the country's most renowned and popular figurative artists; you can see some of his best works for free from next weekend until the 22nd September at the

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EXHIBITION:ÌýJames Wilkinson, artist in residence at last year's V Festival in Chelmsford,Ìýspent the weekend painting Liam Gallagher, Tom Jones and The Happy Mondays as they entertained the crowd.ÌýHis works will be shown for the very first time at The Bar in the City on Thursday - before transferring to the Witham Art & Framing Gallery the following week.

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FESTIVALS:ÌýDereham Blues Festival in Norfolk kicked off today - with eight venues over three days of the very best of blues -all organised by Norfolk Blues Society.Ìý

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Oxfordshire also started today and is 3 days of family fun featuring 13 of the top Tribute Bands on the planet - Abba, Madness, Rod Stewart and Bon Jovi - all in one weekend.

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27 is back - it's Europe's biggest VW show - often dubbed "Glastonbury on Wheels".Ìý It attracts around 33,00 people and starts next Friday in Podington in Northamptonshire