Cool Hand Luke contains some nice touches of humour but there's a lack of pace and menace and it lacks real bite that Marc Warren's star quality doesn't redeem... more
This was very much the established version of the Joan Collins story, from baby to Dynasty - cue deafening cheers and catfight clips - and beyond... more
London-born Liz Taylor, who died yesterday, lived a life that eclipsed her many roles as a film star. Despite the tantrums, it's her class and clout we will remember her for, says her biographer James Christopher ... more
There comes a time in every man's life when he just needs to get away from it all. Hettie Harvey suggests four trips to get you back on track. ... more
Chace Crawford may play a spoilt Manhattan philanderer in Gossip Girl, but in reality he is a chaste, church-going Texan who's on the hunt for true love. Hermione Eyre falls for his Southern charm... more
Mad mothers, blue eyes and bitchy wit are just some of the prerequisites for Hollywood stardom, according to this year’s best film biographies, says Charlotte O’Sullivan... more
Lord Carter's report maps out a future direction for the media industry - but he has left too many issues unresolved in the wilderness, says Roy Greenslade... more
Hedging is a mug's game, the cynics say. Trying to hedge your bets on the direction of fuel prices, interest rates or currency movements can sometimes make the best brains look like fools ... more
Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic is sly, old-fashioned melodrama. It works as entertainment but as history, W deserves an F, says Charlotte O'Sullivan.... more
The Oscar-winning star was pictured being pushed from a New York cancer hospital in a wheelchair looking thin and frail, amid reports he only has weeks to live due to cancer.... more
Gaunt and frail, this is Paul Newman days after it emerged he is suffering from cancer. But his blue eyes, hidden behind dark glasses, are as steely as ever.
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Paul Newman has cancer, his longtime neighbour and business partner confirmed last night. A.E. Hotchner, who co-founded Newman's Own salad dressing in the 1980s, said the actor has been fighting the disease for at least 18 months.
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Character comedian Steve Delaney captures the demented soul of Count Arthur Strong with seamless ease in a patchy but intermittently marvellous show.... more
It is more than 20 years since their partnership last lit up the screen so it was a magical moment as Paul Newman and Robert Redford were reunited for the Sundance Institute's 25th anniversary.... more
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