If Hollywood churns out identikit smiling stars, the UK has cornered the market in versatile actors - and Daniel Mays is leading the new generation... more
Pete Postlethwaite's involvement in the last film he made - new comedy Killing Bono - was an "amazing honour" for all those who took part, its director said... more
For every person swept up in the excitement of the royal wedding, there is another - make that three - for whom the bloody day can't be over fast enough... more
The Town is Boston. More specifically, Charlestown, a one-square mile neighbourhood where more armed robbers ply their trade than anywhere in America... more
He was raised in a strange Christian cult and dates a taxidermist. No wonder, then, that Mat Collishaw is fêted as the most macabre of the YBAs... more
To date, Rachel Hurd-Wood's bodice has been ripped by Ben Whishaw, Ben Barnes and James Purefoy, and she's still only 19. Hettie Harvey meets costume drama's newest discovery...
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Richard Attenborough's Second World War drama, Closing The Ring is a yawnsome tale with nothing much to stop it dissolving into sentimental dross.... more
The tale of an Indian family's move to the United States in The Namesake, dancing in Stomp The Yard and war drama The Fallen are among the DVDs released this week.... more
Distant Voices, Still Lives, the autobiographical story of Terence Davies, is quite possibly the neglected film maker's masterpiece, says Derek Malcolm.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows