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Hot New Hunk Plays It Cool Kevin Zegers Andy Dougan's Movie Interview

HOLLYWOOD'S newest hottest hunk says he became an actor because "he likes hanging around with cool people". The 22-year-old Canadian may have been joking when he said it, but it certainly seems to be working out that way.

The Smell of Death Perfume - the Story of a Murderer (15) 3/5 Perfume - the Story of a Murderer (15) 3/5 Search for the Ultimate Scent of a Woman Is a Camp Caper

IN the late 1950s and early 1960s, when cinema was taking a caning at the box office because of the influence of television, desperate producers came up with all sorts of gimmicks to attract the audience. One trick was Smell-O-Vision which, it was argued, would deepen the sensory experience by wafting scents into the cinema.

No Ordinary Fairy Story Classic Kids' Tale has Grimm Undertones

CHILD abuse, abduction, attempted murder and cannibalism. Yes, this kiddy story has it all. Hansel and Gretel was based on a German fairy tale and adapted by the Brothers Grimm. And weren't the brothers a couple of hard tickets.

Mayday! Mayday! Derrick Jets in for Pressure Party

PRESSURE is really hot right now. The club sold out its last three events and the crowd is going wilder each month. And with a bumper DJ line-up tomorrow night, the club aims to bow out of 2006 with a bang. Headlining is Derrick "Mayday" May, regarded as one of the kings of the Detroit sound.

Night Moves Saturday Night @ Karbon

KARBON only opened its doors in the summer but it has already established itself as one of the best Saturday nights out in Glasgow. When Nightmoves went along the place was packed with everyone in the festive spirit and ready to have a good time.

One for the Pot

THE Melting Pot posse have teamed up with the Admiral bar in Waterloo Street to lay on a late night Hogmanay bash running from 10pm until 4am (late license applied for). The venue's two floors, mean even more clubbers can join the fun. In the basement, it's Melting Pot and Emergency Room with DJs Simon Cordiner, Andrew Pirie, Andrew Back and James Pole, while upstairs is the Traxx Room with Laurence Hughes, Greg Mungin, and guests.

A Double Date for Fratellis It's a Tale of Two Cities As Rising Stars Ring in 2007

ONE Hogmanay hoolie just can't provide enough partying for some bands, and top Scots indie stars the Fratellis are doing the double this year, by blasting out a set on home turf in George Square, before hoofing it along the M8 to play at Edinburgh's New Year bash. After a barnstorming 12 months that has seen the boys achieve phenomenal success off the back of 150 gigs and their excellent debut album Costello Music, it is only fitting that the trio - singer Jon, drummer Mince and bass-boy Barr...

New Band Spotlight Audioalysis

DESCRIBE THE BAND: A fourpiece electronic rock/pop band, or "euphoric rock" as we have been described. WHERE ARE YOU BASED?

Relive 80s with Four Play

FRESH from a highly successful American tour, Four Good Men (formerly A Few Good Men) are celebrating the season of goodwill with a very special gig at the Arches tonight. The band - whose lineup includes Big Country guitarist Bruce Watson, Simple Minds' Derek Forbes, and H2O's Mick MacNeill and Ian Donaldson - spent a month in the States playing to crowds of up to 5000.

Stiller Calls in an Extra Favour. . . Andy Dougan's Movie Extra

THE last thing Ricky Gervais ever expected was to appear in a Hollywood blockbuster. Yet audiences can now see him in the new Ben Stiller family comedy Night at the Museum. Stiller and Gervais are friends following the American stars' cameo on Extras, so this time round he sent the British actor an email asking him to return the favour.

Bar Browser

Put yourself in the picture at Arta ARTA is gearing up for a Hogmanay extravaganza and the Merchant City bar, restaurant and club has a leviathan of a party planned.

Jools' Annual Hootenanny Bbc2, Hogmanay, 10.50pm

IF YOU'RE not a fan of Hogmanay revelry, there's only one alternative - stay in and watch Jools Holland. The diminutive ivory-tickler will be joined by a raft of special guests to welcome in 2007.

Bax On the Box Cold Feet and Friends Star Helen Baxendale Returns in a Smart Thriller

IT'S been three years since Helen Baxendale was last a regular face on our TV screens. While playing Rachel in Cold Feet made her a household name in the UK, it also gave her a short stint on the world's most successful sitcom, Friends. Helen famously hated the Friends experience and for a while it looked like she had been put off acting for good.

Casualty Bbc1, Hogmanay, 8pm

HOGMANAY is a notoriously busy night for accident and emergency departments, and it's no different for the staff of Casualty this year. When a brothel catches fire, paramedics Kip and Cyd find a hectic situation made even worse by the absence of Harry.