US prosecutors today dropped a burglary charge against actor Rip Torn, clearing the way for him to seek special probation that might settle charges that he broke into a bank while drunk and armed in January.

A success at last year’s Sundance Festival, it’s good to see this superior drama making it into our local cinemas.

Men in Black star Rip Torn was in court in New York yesterday to fight drink driving charges.

Doubtless we’ll have Dodgeball in the next Olympics … what sort of game it thinks it is. Well, OK, it’s one where you, er, dodge a ball.