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Daniel Mays gets into character

05.04.11
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

Killing Bono is a sleazy picture of the rock business

01.04.11
Though overlong and sometimes patchy, Killing Bono is a lively corrective to some of the more solemn portrayals of rock's nether regions... more

Pete Postlethwaite's final bow was an honour

29.03.11
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

It's Zara, not Kate, with the common touch

24.03.11
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

Man of the moment Colin Firth nominated for a Bafta

18.01.11
Colin Firth continues his success with a Bafta nomination for best actor for his role in The King's Speech... more

Screen star Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64

04.01.11
Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite has died aged 64 after a long fight with cancer... more

First review: Ben Affleck’s gritty neighbourhood in My Town

08.09.10
The Town is Boston. More specifically, Charlestown, a one-square mile neighbourhood where more armed robbers ply their trade than anywhere in America... more

Is Clash of the Titans this year’s Easter blockbuster?

01.04.10
Everyone joins in the punch-ups in a 3D classical romp in which the Greek heroes behave more like a gang of lager louts ... more

Only Fools and Horses tower block to be torn down

21.12.09
The sink estate made famous as the home of Del Boy, Rodney and Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses is being torn down... more

Mat Collishaw is art’s Mr Nasty

25.09.09
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

Rachel Hurd-Wood: a modern gothic starlet

21.08.09
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... ... more

Inconvenient truths in Age of Stupid

19.03.09
When all is said and done we get the feeling that we've seen The Age of Stupid all before.... more

Green carpet treatment for stars at solar cinema premiere

16.03.09
The world's first film premiere in a solar-powered cinema tent was held in Leicester Square last night... 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

Time isn't always a great healer

27.12.07
Closing the Ring is well-acted throughout and it has a romantic appeal that is not to be sneered at, even if some may find it bland.... more

Love interest wanes as Mischa mourns

20.12.07
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

DVDs of the week

31.07.07
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

Forgotten masterpiece from a neglected film maker

19.04.07
Distant Voices, Still Lives, the autobiographical story of Terence Davies, is quite possibly the neglected film maker's masterpiece, says Derek Malcolm.... more


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