1. Green Zone: Paul 'Bourne Identity' Greengrass teams up with Matt Damon again to make a truly great Iraq war movie
2. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: Stieg Larsson’s excellent thriller is faithfully brought to the screen — the final act is gobsmackingly gripping
3. Shutter Island: Martin Scorsese’s tribute to Fifties noir contains just enough signature style
4. A Prophet: A stone-cold masterpiece from French director Jacques Audiard about an Arab convict in with the Corsican mafia
5. Precious: Lee Daniels’s astonishing film, beautifully acted by Gabourney Sidibe and Mariah Carey.

Critics' Choice

Theatre

Fiona Mountford

quote It’s Day’s night, and no one is going to spoil her story quote

A Sentimental Journey Film

Andrew O'Hagan

quote This is a shocking, replenishing film, not to be missed quote

Green Zone Restaurants

Fay Maschler

quote It is great that Bruno Loubet is back — and at prices that are eminently fair quote

Bistro Bruno Loubet

Reader reviews

Film

Antoine, London

quote The action and direction are superb and the acting good, but the plot is so pathetic it defies belief quote

Green Zone Theatre

Marge

quote Wonderful - beautifully acted and gloriously funny, particularly Simon Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw quote

London Assurance Art

Paul

quote Probably the most important photography exhibition london has ever seen quote

A Positive View: A Landmark Photographic Exhibition

White carpet treatment for star penguins

Evening Standard 13.11.06

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The penguins work the white carpet at the premiere

These penguins kept their cool at a Hollywood film premiere, despite being stars of the show.

Nicole Kidman, one of the human stars of Happy Feet - an animated tale about an emperor penguin - may enjoy the red carpet but it was a white one for these birds at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

Kidman and other Hollywood stars, including Robin Williams and Elijah Wood, provide the voices for the film which was directed by George Miller.