Evening Standard - Film

Superstar rising: Riz Ahmed

Nick Roddick — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:01:22 GMT

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

The Flowers of War - review

Derek Malcolm — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:45:23 GMT

Berlin Film Festival: Christian Bale took a risk accepting the starring role in this, the latest historical epic from Chinese director Zhang Yimou

Jayne Mansfield's Car - review

Derek Malcolm — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:11:39 GMT

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

A Hackney hero scoops his first Bafta

Louise Jury and Alistair Foster — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:57:24 GMT

Adam Deacon, the east London star of gritty low-budget dramas spoke of his thrill at officially hitting the big time

The Artist dominates the Baftas as Meryl Streep wins best actress

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:55:52 GMT

Silent film The Artist made a big noise at the Bafta film awards winning seven, including Best Film, Leading Actor and Best Director

Iron Lady Meryl's gift to feminism

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:01:04 GMT

Margaret Thatcher inadvertently helped fund a new National Women's History Museum in Washington DC

Shadow Dancer - review

Derek Malcolm — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:22:26 GMT

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

A Dangerous Method - review

David Sexton — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:03:12 GMT

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

The Woman In Black - review

Derek Malcolm — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:12:00 GMT

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

The Muppets - review

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:23:32 GMT

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

I'm afraid of falling flat on my face, says Oscar hope Jessica Chastain

Alistair Foster, Showbusiness Correspondent — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:07:11 GMT

US star has capped a hugely successful 12 months by earning a nomination for best supporting actress at the Oscars

In the Land of Blood and Honey, Berlin Film Festival - review

Derek Malcolm — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:58:18 GMT

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

John Hurt: The movie master

Nick Curtis — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:41:53 GMT

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

We Need to Talk About Kevin takes best film at Evening Standard Film Awards

Louise Jury and Alastair Foster — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:50:07 GMT

Co-writing couple take our best film gong - and tell of creative tension

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D - review

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:36 GMT

The first of the series to be released in 3D has what one critic aptly called "vast stretches of intergalactic tedium"

The Vow - review

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:37:48 GMT

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

Casablanca - review

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:34:54 GMT

Considering the director almost gave up on it several times, this 1942 romantic melodrama came out rather well

Big Miracle - review

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:32:56 GMT

Ken Kwapis's fictionalised recreation of the story with Drew Barrymore as the volunteer is ponderously sincere but it does tell a good story

Olivia Colman on winning Best Actress at the Evening Standard Film Awards

Nick Curtis — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:25:39 GMT

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

Britain's big talent: Evening Standard Film Awards winners

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:40:37 GMT

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

Tyrannosaur star named best actress

Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:50:10 GMT

Television comedy star Olivia Colman beat the best in Hollywood as she was named best actress in a shortlist that included Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Weisz, Carey Mulligan and Tilda Swinton

Noel Coward inspired my 50-year career, says John Hurt

Alastair Foster — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:53:30 GMT

Veteran actor John Hurt modestly attributed his glittering 50-year career to simply "pressing on" as he was honoured for his contribution to British cinema

Oscar recognition is a fairytale, says Gary Oldman

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:20:43 GMT

Londoner is in the running for best actor for his role as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Chronicle - review

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:21:21 GMT

A fun but cautionary tale that just might inspire a new anti-superhero franchise without quite deserving to

Martha Marcy May Marlene - review

David Sexton — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:01:19 GMT

Film of the week: In her big screen debut as a woman scarred by the life she leaves behind on a strange commune, Elizabeth Olsen is not just good - but great