BBC News: Entertainment & Arts

14 August 2012 Last updated at 20:32 ET

Michael defends his ceremony song

Singer George Michael says he has no regrets about performing his new single as part of the London 2012 closing ceremony.

Members of the Russian punk movement Pussy Riot plan to continue anti-Putin protests despite the trial of three colleagues.

Broadway musical Once has recouped its initial $5.5 million (£3.5m) costs in less than six months, producers of the hit film adaptation say.

£4m appeal for French 'masterpiece'

Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum hopes to raise almost £4m to acquire a £14m painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin.
Edinburgh hosts cultural summit
Patterson is top-earning author

Bourne Legacy tops US box office

Action film The Bourne Legacy tops the North American box office, knocking The Dark Knight Rises off the number one spot.
Malcolm X star Freeman dies at 78
ET creator Rambaldi dies aged 86

Frank Ocean pulls V Festival set

US R&B singer Frank Ocean cancels several shows across Europe, including appearances at V Festival and support slots for Coldplay.
Beyonce sings at United Nations
Jackson site banned from trading

Dragons' Den star to help Nigeria

UK businessman and reality TV star Doug Richard launches an initiative in Nigeria to help more than 1,200 young entrepreneurs set up businesses - including snail farms.
Grant to appear in Christmas Who
Doctor Who drama to mark birthday

Hollywood heroines

Are female action heroes only a flash in the pan?
Broadcasting gold

How the UK media benefited from London 2012
Spare parts

Prosthetic limbs turned into art for new exhibition
Closing the games

The man who brought the curtain down on the Olympics
Google's doodles

Who's behind the search giant's artwork?
'Opening the door'

First Palestinian male ballet dancer battles cultural prejudices
Festival goes large

Three productions of "epic scale" for Edinburgh Festival

“It leaves it open for us to think about it going forward - we are very much into what it's going to look like the next time”

Universal Pictures head of distribution Nikki Rocco says the success of The Bourne Legacy means the franchise will live on without Matt Damon

Outlook: Beauty Queens

"You need to be at least 1.7 metres tall, really thin, stylish, have a good walk and education"
Fast Track Watch

Still singing in harmony – the 800-year-old choir once managed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Talking Movies Watch

Will Ferrell stars in a new political comedy The Campaign which is rife with negative campaigning

The Strand Listen
Ukrainian author and satirist Andrey Kurkov delivers his Manifesto for Culture from Kiev.