George Clooney, working the red carpet at his UK premiere, acknowledges the similarities between politics and showbusiness but says he isn't tempted to go into the former... more
Boris Johnson will tonight party with A-lister George Clooney and tell him to spread the word in Hollywood that London is a perfect location to film a blockbuster... more
In terms of star wattage, today's pick is a bit of a no-brainer: for the 7pm red-carpet screening of The Ides of March at the Odeon Leicester Square... more
Mary and Max is funny but serious, taking in all sorts of strange medical and psychiatric conditions as the two oddities hope something real will result... more
Mary & Max is a charmer of a ‘claymation’ film about the friendship between an eight-year-old girl and a 300lb bruiser with Asperger’s syndrome. And it’s based on a true story, as director Adam Elliot tells Nick Roddick... more
He reinvented the feelgood British comedy — but Richard Curtis takes it too far in smutty tribute to Sixties pirate radio, The Boat That Rocked.... more
As the Evening Standard Film Awards shortlist is announced, one writer who has reviewed film and stage for 20 years says our theatre is the key to our Hollywood glory... more
She may have been feeling the pressure more than most new mothers to regain her figure after giving birth four weeks ago - but it was worth it as actress Cate Blanchett looked stunning as she graced the red carpet at the opening ceremony at Cannes Film Festival last night. Dressed in a pale peach coloured, ruffled Armani Prive gown, Cate - who celebrated her 39th birthday last night - cut a typically elegant figure at what was her first red carpet event since giving birth to son Ignatius Martin
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The cast, venue and subject matter of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot make it difficult to fault. You could even rub shoulders with an Oscar-winning actor at the show - literally. ... more
Director Sidney Lumet has a cast that ratchets up the tension in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, a thriller about a robbery that turns into a colossal mess.... more
Anne-Marie Duff is shortlisted in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her impassioned Joan of Arc against Billie Piper's stage debut in Treats.... more
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