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How to rap up the recession in Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee

09.10.09
British film-maker Shane Meadows returns with this low-budget improvised comedy, which follows a roadie called Le Donk and his rapper lodger Scor-Zay-Zee.... more

Shane Meadows is calling all guerrilla film-makers

25.09.09
With the first of his Five Day Features due for release, maverick director Shane Meadows is ready for a revolution.... more

British movie heaven - the Brit flicks heading our way

18.09.09
John Lennon, Charles Darwin, John Keats and Heath Ledger are all coming soon in a bumper crop of homegrown releases... more

Channel 4 to axe Big Brother after 11th series next year

26.08.09
Big Brother is to be axed after a final series next summer. The popularity of the reality show has plummeted, with viewing figures for the current series barely reaching two million... more

Watch our star interviews at the Empire Awards

30.03.09
Watch our exclusive red carpet interviews at the Empire Awards with the likes of Michael Sheen, Jason Isaacs, Jim Sturgess and Gemma Arterton.... more

King Lear as a quality soap opera

05.02.09
Rich, detailed and highly recommended, Rupert Goold claims back his status as the director that can do no wrong thanks to King Lear.... more

Bafta picks out the rising stars

08.01.09
Noel Clarke, the chronicler of west London street life, and up-and-coming actress Rebecca Hall have been named faces to watch in film... more

Happy-go-lucky Sally wins string of awards ahead of Golden Globes

18.12.08
The winners of the Golden Globes are yet to be named, and the Oscar nominations are still to come - but one British actress has already collected a string of awards this year.... more

Film

08.10.08
Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors ... more

Horror rises to surface in Eden Lake

11.09.08
There are several good reasons why Eden Lake is one of the better British films of the year, and one reason why it isn't one of the very best.... more

Hard but happy lives in Somers Town

27.08.08
Somers Town, the tale of friendship between a Nottingham runaway and a lonely expat Pole, comes in at a trim 72 minutes.... more

Runaway with a rose-tinted life

21.08.08
Shane Meadows's latest film, Somers Town, reunites him with young star Thomas Turgoose for a pleasant if undemanding London fable... more

St Pancras: it's the only place for a good sob story

21.08.08
Shane Meadows's new film Somers Town, funded by Eurostar, opens tomorrow. Set in the rundown neighbourhood between the euston, St Pancras and King's Cross stations, it tackles homelessness, urban friendship and the area's migrant population. And yet Meadows gives the city a raw beauty. At times London resembles the Left Bank of Paris... more

Film brings back actor's memories of Somers past

19.08.08
The new film from award-winning director Shane Meadows sees a return to home turf for London actor Perry Benson... more

Awards success for Atonement and Bourne

10.03.08
Atonement led the way at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, scooping three prizes while The Bourne Ultimatum was named Best Film.... more

Heartbreak for Keira Knightley and Julie Christie as the Brits are snubbed at the Baftas

11.02.08
British actresses were sensationally snubbed at the Baftas in favour of an unknown French starlet. Julie Christie and Keira Knightley both lost out in the best actress category to Marion Cotillard, the 32-year-old star of La Vie En Rose about the life of the Parisian singer Edith Piaf... more

DVDs of the week

04.09.07
The week's top DVDs are led by an example of British film at its best in This Is England.... more

Director who puts himself in the frame

27.04.07
Shane Meadows, director of new release This Is England, has made a name creating movies which reflect his working-class Midlands upbringing.... more

Brothers under the skin

26.04.07
Shane Meadows delves deeper into his own past in This Is England, his extraordinary new film about a lonely 12-year-old who finds comfort from a gang of skinheads.... more

And next year's winners will be ...

15.02.07
The Brits threaten to clean up at the Oscars - but can our film industry sustain the good form? Charlotte O'Sullivan looks ahead to the movies that could take next year's prizes.... more

Hollywood's new royalty

16.01.07
After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.... more

Dame Helen crowned queen of film awards

30.11.06
Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned queen of the British Independent Film awards after receiving a special award for film achievement.... more

A stunning portrait of racism

02.11.06
This is England sees British director Shane Meadows at his best with outstanding performances from 12-year-old Thomas Turgoose and Stephen Graham.... more

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