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Synecdoche, New York is a real mindbender

15.05.09
Stricter editing of that puzzling second half might have made Synecdoche, New York more like the masterpiece some think it.... more

What a carry on, Curtis

02.04.09
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

Radio rules waves in Boat that Rocked

23.03.09
Richard Curtis turns out a reliably funny, upbeat, and above all commercial comedy every few years. This time it is The Boat That Rocked.... more

Meryl gets in on sister act in Doubt

05.02.09
She may be up for an Oscar but Streep overplays a nun with a bee in her bonnet over a suspect priest in Doubt.... more

Slumdog Millionaire in British charge for Oscars

22.01.09
Kate Winslet will lead the British charge at next month's Oscars... more

Boy from Harrow takes on Hollywood in Baftas battle

15.01.09
A teenager from Harrow is to take on Brad Pitt in the Baftas... more

Danny, Sally and the unsung secret of our screen success

13.01.09
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

50 ways to have fun in 2009

02.01.09
Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months. ... more

Best DVDs of 2008

19.12.08
From The Dark Knight to Curb Your Enthusiasm, here are DVDs not to be without.... more

Brits storm the Golden Globes

11.12.08
The British have stormed the shortlists for the prestigious Golden Globe film awards... more

Shows shut early in the West End

20.10.08
A string of West End shows have issued early closure notices as the credit crunch hits box office sales... more

Riflemind gets on reunion bandwagon

19.09.08
Riflemind aspires to interest us in the question of whether a fictitious, once-famous band will reunite after 20 years untogether. ... more

Philip Seymour Hoffman and his band

18.09.08
Hollywood star and sometime director Philip Seymour Hoffman is in London to stage a play about men with guitars in mid-life crisis.... more

Cate Blanchett brings play to London in artistic swap

15.09.08
Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman are to bring new plays to London... more

James Bond the hero as Pinewood shrugs off slowdown

28.08.08
Filming of the new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig helps Pinewood Studios’ owner to deliver bumper profits... more

DVDs of the week

27.05.08
The Savages, a coming-of-middle-age comedy is exceptional in more ways than one but Before The Devil Knows You're Dead goes horribly wrong.... more

A shimmering Michelle Williams cuts a lone figure on the red carpet at Cannes

23.05.08
Beautiful Michelle Williams cut a lone but sparkling figure on the Cannes red carpet last night.... more

Cate Blanchett unveils stunning post-baby figure at Cannes FOUR WEEKS after giving birth

15.05.08
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 ... more

DVDs of the week

06.05.08
The Golden Compass offers a roller-coaster ride, the Charlie Wilson's War script is brimming with punchy one-liners and raw, visceral performances in Silent Light are a triumph.... more

Talents adorn a telling parable

31.03.08
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

What are we going to do about Dad?

24.01.08
The Savages is witty and knowing, with its star Laura Linney fully deserving of her Oscar nomination.... more

Will it be Daniel's day as Brits lead Oscars line-up

22.01.08
British stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie move closer to Oscars glory after confirming predictions they would make the nominations list.... more

A Savage sweetness

21.01.08
In-demand actress Laura Linney reveals why she turned down a blockbuster and talks about having a thing for Santa Claus.... more

Why the Brits are lining up to storm Oscar night

17.01.08
Hollywood's showcase may be threatened by the writers' strike but that won't stop British talents bound for glory.... more

Hanks the hellraiser

10.01.08
In Charlie Wilson's War, Hollywood's soft guy Tom Hanks toughens up to play the hard-drinking US congressman who armed the Afghans.... more

Steal from your own mother, would you?

10.01.08
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

Hanks reveals himself to be a Villan

10.01.08
Tom Hanks outed himself as an unlikely Aston Villa football fan at the London premiere of his new film Charlie Wilson's War.... more

Joan of Arc fights Billie

07.11.07
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

Capote returns to the screen a changed man

18.01.07
Douglas McGrath's Infamous is a warmer, more emotional film, quite different in style from last year's Capote. ... more

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