Something for the Weekend

Whether you're staying in or heading out we've got it covered. Leave the working week behind with our five top picks.

Celebrate Halloween a little early for Phantom 105.2's Halloween Ball

There's only one night of the year where you can see Spider-Man snogging the face off Wonder Woman and that's Halloween. Well actually, it's also Phantom's annual Halloween Fancy Dress Ball, so be sure to get dolled up for The Academy on Friday night.

Arrange an appointment with Professor Green

With British hip hop dominated by the likes of Tinie Tempah, Labrinth and Wretch 32, is there still a market for Professor Green pop rap stylings? We'll find out soon enough with the release of his second album but for now, you can catch up with what the prof has been up to at The Academy on Saturday night.

Watch some grown-up, chin-stroking entertainment in The Ides of March

Ryan Gosling appears in his seventh movie in the past three weeks (rough estimate) alongside George Clooney for the political drama The Ides of March. The Drive star plays an idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate that gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. If you're tired of Hollywood's dumbing down of modern cinema, there's no excuse no to catch this.

Enjoy Watch Tintin make his Hollywood debut under the watchful gaze of Spielberg

One of the biggest movies of the year enters cinemas this week in The Adventures of Tintin. With director Steven Spielberg, producer Peter Jackson and the works of Herge, we're talking about three of the greatest storytellers of all time, so adjust your expectations accordingly. We reviewed the film during the week and gave it a confident four stars of out five.

Enlist for one of the biggest shooters of the year, Battlefield 3

After dominating the industry for the past five years, Call of Duty may finally have a worthy challenger. With the marketing heft of EA, the development duties of DICE and the stunning Frostbite 2 engine, this is no also-ran. In fact, we'd go as far as to say that it may be the new king of multiplayer shooters.