London smackdown: Diamond Jubilee vs. Summer OlympicsNo contest: the royal festivities win in round one, TKO.
Vanishing acts: Hudson Bay and Tom ThomsonCrimes of nature ’People of a Feather’ and ’West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson’
What makes Nicholas Sparks flyThe king of hardcover, and Hollywood, romance reveals the secret to his massive box-office success
From the madhouse to the art houseJumpin’ genres: ’The Three Stooges,’ ’Cabin in the Woods,’ ’The Hunter,’ Deep Blue Sea,’ ’Keyhole’, ’Hard Core Logo 2’
School daze: American Reunion, The Moth Diaries, BullyIn the Judd Apatow age, Reunion’s nostalgia orgy is quaintly sexist, and as wholesome as . . . apple pie
’The Hunger Games’: your kids are angrier than you thinkA frightening story about kids killing other kids for the amusement of adults has become a blockbuster. Here’s why.
Monstrous mash-ups: ’Mirror Mirror’ and ’Wrath of the Titans’Hollywood mutilates Snow White and makes Greek gods fodder for fireball porn
’The Hunger Games’ hits the markJennifer Lawrence is superb, with an unflinching gaze that’s like a powerful alloy of fear and defiance
Hunger Games fans are starved for a glimpse of their favourites on filmThere’s nothing supernatural about The Hunger Games’ dystopian world