Peter Bradshaw: Sandra Bullock is teamed with Ryan Reynolds, and the pure awfulness of the script has paralysed their facial muscles. After a string of box-office disappointments, Sandra Bullock has rediscovered her mojo with romcom The Proposal, which opened at No 1 in the US a month ago and is looking to repeat that performance in the UK this week. Try our quiz and see if you've been paying attention. Hats — and everything else — off to the publicity department. Marc Kalinsky: Her last number one launch was in , but Disney's rom-com revives the likeable Bullock's strengths as a light entertainment star.

For most of her career the actress has kept her clothes on for movie roles that have seen her play a string of prim - if a little geeky - characters such as Miss Congeniality. Baring all: Sandra Bullock in romantic comedy The Proposal which sees the actress take part in her first nude scenes aged Bullock joked that that she'll be stripping for more roles following the romantic comedy's runaway succes. Speaking to GMTV's Ben Shepherd yesterday, Sandra said appearing in the buff helped the film do well in America and pledged to bare all well into old age. Surprise promise: Sandra told GMTV's Ben Shepherd that she intends to strip off in every film from now on after the success of her latest movie. Zac Efron!

I wrote a brief craft essay on this subject that will be included in Demystifying the Manuscript , slated for publication by Two Sylvias Press. I try to be generous but persistent in asking what it will take to create a successful manuscript, versus the optimizing of individual drafts. I love shuffling and re-shuffling pages to create the right pattern, and approaching ordering as both art and science. I don't claim to have definitive answers, but I can tell you about my own experience and instincts.

Xan Brooks: The best picture shortlist may be expanded to strong this year, but it's really a race between Avatar and The Hurt Locker — and of those, my money's on Kathryn Bigelow. Danny Leigh: She is now Hollywood's most bankable female star and a producer of some clout. Let's hope she uses her position to spark a golden age for women-oriented mainstream movies. Jeremy Kay: The Blind Side rose to No 1 in its third weekend on release, giving Sandra Bullock her second box-office chart-topper this year. Hats — and everything else — off to the publicity department.