The latest stories from the Entertainment & Arts section of the BBC News web site.

• Gruffalo author pens protest poem

  Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.

• Vettriano's Butler in rare show

  One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the first time in two decades.

• Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies

  US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.

• King's Speech premieres on stage

  Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.

• Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar

  Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.