BEFORE Joe Kennedy went to Hollywood for his short-lived affair with the movies in 1926, he was well off.

The first management contract between The Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein is expected to fetch £250,000 (€318,771) at auction.

After 12 years of trying, British director Tony Scott is close to getting his wish to turn the Clifford Irving novel Tom Mix And Pancho Villa into an epic-sized film.