His six wives and a reputation for roister-doistering - including sharing a cocaine addiction with his daughter Jamie Leigh Curtis - sometimes overshadowed Tony Curtis's very real achievements as an actor... more
The demise of the East End boy with a genius for cutting and an explosive, dark, creative energy has left a gaping black hole in the fashion universe... more
So what exactly do our students get up to outside the lecture hall? A new festival celebrates the vibrant contributions they make to the capital... more
Move over Mendes, watch out Nunn, Rupert Goold's production of Enron is the critical hit of the summer, and his Kubrick-inspired take on Shakespeare thrills modern audiences... more
She was cheated out of her part in movie history when Stanley Kubrick abandoned the film in which she was to star. But Johanna ter Steege, 47, will be written back into the Kubrick story tonight... more
Just as the derelict warehouses and factories of the 1970s were revitalised, the sites left by Woolworths and others could prove an unexpected bonus of recession... more
Loris Gréaud's futuristic installation, Cellar Door, offers a close approximation to what it would feel like to be inside a Stanley Kubrick film.... more
For a romantic comedy Becoming Jane has serious aspirations. The feminist heroine is both brittle and self-conscious, while the horror of poverty is also forcefully conveyed.... more
A 16-year-old Londoner is the star of Perfume, the film of the cult novel. But she's determined not to follow Peaches Geldof on the celebrity circuit.... more
Only film fans with staying power need apply for the whole 14th annual Raindance Film Festival: it promises 90 screenings of movies, shorts and documentaries in just 12 days.... more
It's a first-time-on-DVD release for peculiar thriller The Fantasist, there are four pearls in The Max Ophuls Collection and a young Charlotte Rampling gets her claw out in The Night Porter.... more
It has taken 20 years to bring the 'unfilmable' bestseller Perfume to the screen. The Standard has had an exclusive preview and here we tell the intriguing story of how it was made.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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