These days it's so boring to be good at only one thing. Just look at James Franco and Plan B, both multi-task masters. Richard Godwin puts down his guitar and picks up his pen to celebrate the age of the professional polymath
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Yes, Prime Minister is right up-to-date: there are quips about coalitions and the perils of a hung Parliament, and nearly all the characters peck away at BlackBerrys.... more
Ang Lee's attempt to put the Swinging Sixties on the screen with love, respect and a dash of humour in Taking Woodstock is a distinct disappointment... more
Not many comedies reach the competition at Cannes but Taiwanese film-maker Ang Lee is used to breaking the mould and has done so with Taking Woodstock.... more
Gordon Brown speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos today amid further signs of the economic and political damage wreaked by the recession... more
There are some simply great tunes and moving performances in this impeccable revival of musical favourite Fiddler on the Roof, says Fiona Mountford.... more
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