Screwball escapades on the Lower East Side; bittersweet glory on Broadway; trauma in Tehran; and more…

His powerhouse performances make audiences laugh and cry in equal measure, but Sterling K Brown is on a mission to keep people guessing, finds Christobel Hastings

TWO VISIONARY ARTISTS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING THROUGH, TIM BURTON AND PAUL REUBENS FOUND SUCCESS WHEN THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. AS PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE HITS 40, WE CELEBRATE A MAGICAL TEAM-UP

From exploding lightbulbs to the Knights Templar – via Ron Howard and the Daleks

13 DECEMBER

ARMED AND DANGEROUS The Ghoul (Walton Goggins, left), ...