1. An Education: Nick Hornby's sensitive adaptation of journlaist Lynn Barber's excellent memoir of her first boyfriend.
2. Tales From The Golden Age: Portmanteau film with five stories about the horrific final 15 years of the Ceausescu regime in Romania.
3. Fantastic Mr Fox: Wes Anderson’s take on Roald Dahl is full of quirky magic — with a sly George Clooney voicing Mr Fox.
4. Bright Star: Jane Campion's imaginative portrayal of the Keats/Brawne love affair.
5. Disney's A Christmas Carol: Starring Jim Carrey as Scrooge.

Critics' Choice

Fay Maschler

quote With a single dessert and just two glasses of wine our bill was kept in check - but the effort of doing so was not much fun quote

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Andrew O'Hagan

quote This is a film with beautiful performances and a visual style that urges you towards reflection quote

Bright Star Theatre

Henry Hitchings

quote Although the first half of Kwei-Armah’s production is pacy, funny and intelligent, the energy level then drops off quote

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Squiz, Islington

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An Education Theatre

Joe, London

quote I saw this last night and can't remember the last time I was so moved in the theatre. quote

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Hiroshi Sugiyama

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31.10.06

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Licence to thrill: David Walliams as James Bond

Here's Little Britain star David Walliams as ultimate ladies' man James Bond.

He emulates Sean Connery's classic 007 pose in these pictures for the Radio Times and gets to grips with the jet pack Bond used in the film Thunderball.

The TV star and 007 fan is to host ITV1 documentary My Life With James Bond next month.

'I would still love to be in a Bond film. But I think I've blown that by going on TV wearing a dress,' Walliams said.

The documentary is timed to celebrate the release of new Bond film Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig.

Walliams said of Craig: 'He's probably one of the most gifted actors to play the part.'

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I agree that Dan is one of the most intense and gifted actors to come out of the UK for a long time and he shows great courage and versatility in taking up this "poisoned chalice" of a role. Broccoli et al made an inspiring choice in Dan knowing full well that only he could take the role where they wanted it to go and look great doing it! If anyone is in any doubt of this man's talent, check out some of his past performances, most notably, "Love is the Devil", "Enduring Love", "The Mother", "Layer Cake" and his role as Perry Smith in "Infamous" which highly deserves a Bafta/Oscar nod.

Rock on Dan, you gorgeous man!

- Anon, USA

I'm looking forward to this

I'm glad Daniel Craig has the support of Sir Sean Connery and others. It has been an uphill struggle to acceptance... but Dr Blockbuster knows the film will be a BLOCKBUSTER.

- Dr Blockbuster Aka Vince, Dunbar, Scotland