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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - review
Jonathan Safran Foer's 2005 novel about a son's grief at the loss of his dad was an unseemly response to 9/11, and now Stephen Daldry's big-screen version adds extra treacle to the mix Comments (2)
I Am Legend prequel awaits Will Smith to confirm
Warner Bros has assigned Arash Amel to work on another instalment of Will Smith's I Am Legend. But the star won't commit to making an appearance in the film until the script is ready. Comments (2)
Loss-making film studio faces closure
London looks set to lose Twickenham Studios after administrators were called in Comments
The Woman in the Fifth - review
This sounds like Midnight in Paris: Part Deux. But don't be fooled. The end result is murky rather than magical Comments (1)
Position Among The Stars - review
This is the last part of Dutch-born director Leonard Retel Helmrich's documentary trilogy - a glorious, whizzily poetic portrait of a dysfunctional Indonesian clan, mostly set on the chaotic streets of Jakarta Comments
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Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls - review
Not a Hammer Horror-style sex romp but a documentary about Lynda and Jools Topp, Kiwi twin sisters who since the Eighties have been singing and telling jokes about their love of other women (and loathing for racism and nuclear war) Comments
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in 3D - review
In this handsome, globe-trotting sequel to the 2007 Marvel superhero adventure, Nicolas Cage reprises his role as Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stunt man who (thanks to a dodgy deal with the Devil) turns into a flaming, monosyllabic skeleton when vexed Comments
Hadewijch - review
Bruno Dumont's art-house drama boasts a magnetically natural performance from newcomer Julie Sokolowski as a virginal, privileged theology student from Paris whose medieval-style fervour is sent in a whole new direction when she meets radical Muslim Nassir Comments
ID:A - review
A plot that touches on amnesia, homophobia, transvestism and opera certainly allows for plenty of swerves in mood Comments
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
A frustrating documentary about a frustrating man. In a career spanning almost 60 years, Roger Corman has enjoyed spotting talent in others, earning a fast buck and - occasionally - making bona-fide cult classics Comments
Hugh Grant demands Bridget Jones reinvention
Hugh Grant wants the 'Bridget Jones' Diary' franchise to be "significantly reinvented" before he signs on for another movie but insists he will be happy to play Daniel Cleaver again Comments
Superstar rising: Riz Ahmed
Coming soon from 29-year-old Londoner Riz Ahmed are four major movie roles - from a sultan's son to an urban gangster, a reluctant fundamentalist and a Thomas Hardy hero. Variety, he tells Nick Roddick, is the name of his game Comments
The Flowers of War - review
Berlin Film Festival: Christian Bale took a risk accepting the starring role in this, the latest historical epic from Chinese director Zhang Yimou Comments
Jayne Mansfield's Car - review
Berlin International Film Festival: Billy Bob Thornton is not an actor who goes the usual Hollywood way. He is certainly an anti-Hollywood filmmaker. And his new film is about the most eccentric he has made Comments
A Hackney hero scoops his first Bafta
Adam Deacon, the east London star of gritty low-budget dramas spoke of his thrill at officially hitting the big time Comments (3)
The Artist dominates the Baftas as Meryl Streep wins best actress
Silent film The Artist made a big noise at the Bafta film awards winning seven, including Best Film, Leading Actor and Best Director Comments (1)
Iron Lady Meryl's gift to feminism
Margaret Thatcher inadvertently helped fund a new National Women's History Museum in Washington DC CommentsShadow Dancer - review
Berlin Film Festival: Films about the Irish troubles may have limited appeal at the box-office but James Marsh's Shadow Dancer deserves to break through prejudices more than most Comments
A Dangerous Method - review
Film of the week: Keira Knightley dazzles as the young patient who sparked Freud and Jung's intense rivalry in David Cronenberg's pyscho drama Comments (3)
The Woman In Black - review
James Watkins's film, which looks good, is a ghost story as much as a horror movie and yields up its secrets at an even pace. It all works reasonably well but it lacks real punch Comments (2)
The Muppets - review
Though rather too long and more than a bit uneven, this film reminds us that this insane group of toys are capable of wit and sophistication as well as farcical comedy Comments
I'm afraid of falling flat on my face, says Oscar hope Jessica Chastain
US star has capped a hugely successful 12 months by earning a nomination for best supporting actress at the Oscars Comments
In the Land of Blood and Honey, Berlin Film Festival - review
No one could complain of a lack of audacity in Angelina Jolie's first film as director. It's a very brave and far from obviously commercial effort, from a film-maker who clearly knows what she's doing behind the camera Comments (1)
John Hurt: The movie master
This week the Standard gave remarkable Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy star John Hurt the Alexander Walker Special Award for his contribution to film. The best is yet to come, he tells Nick Curtis Comments
We Need to Talk About Kevin takes best film at Evening Standard Film Awards
Co-writing couple take our best film gong - and tell of creative tension Comments (2)Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D - review
The first of the series to be released in 3D has what one critic aptly called "vast stretches of intergalactic tedium" Comments
The Vow - review
Michael Sucsy's fictionalised account of a true story is not helped by an unnervingly dumb screenplay and an overwhelmingly wooden performance from Channing Tatum Comments
Casablanca - review
Considering the director almost gave up on it several times, this 1942 romantic melodrama came out rather well CommentsBig Miracle - review
Ken Kwapis's fictionalised recreation of the story with Drew Barrymore as the volunteer is ponderously sincere but it does tell a good story Comments
Olivia Colman on winning Best Actress at the Evening Standard Film Awards
Fresh from winning Best Actress for her gritty performance in Tyrannosaur, Olivia Colman talks to Nick Curtis about her career gear change and making the move from comedy to tragedy Comments
Britain's big talent: Evening Standard Film Awards winners
From first-class film-makers to polished performers, the best of this country's cinematic talent was recognised at last night's Evening Standard British Film Awards. Our judges report on what made the winners triumphant Comments (1)
