FINDING NEVERLAND (PG, 101mins) ***** Drama. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Freddie Highmore, Julie Christie, Radha Michell, Dustin Hoffman, Luke Spill, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Kelly Macdonald.

MARC Forster’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Monster’s Ball is a spellbinding account of creative genius and doomed love, adapted from Allan Knee’s stage play The Man Who Was Peter Pan.

When his new play, The Admirable Crichton, fails to woo audiences on its opening night in 1902, writer JM Barrie (Depp) surrenders to self-doubt.
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At once heartbreaking and heartening, “Finding Neverland” is a film every bit as magical as its subject matter. It’s a reminder that a sense of play is at the heart of every play — at the heart of every artistic endeavor, for that matter — and yet life is more than just a playground.

In one of the best performances of his career, Johnny Depp stars as playwright James Barrie, and the film follows the events that led him to write “Peter Pan.” It’s a part Depp could have made showy and mad; instead he brings just the right twinkle of irascibility balanced with maturity to the film. There’s an inner imp to this man, but there’s also a true, quiet strength.
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By Billy Sloan

Their new album Singles is about to soar up the charts.

But the only member of Travis who remains single is Fran Healy.

Guitarist Andy Dunlop, bass player Dougie Payne and drummer Neil Primrose are all happily married. But singer Fran insists he has no plans to tie the knot with German fiance Nora Kryst.

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