http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1819-mike-leigh/topic-rss.do Mike Leigh RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23717304-historic-phoenix-cinema-rises-with-lottery-cash.do Britain's oldest continuously-working cinema is to be restored to its art deco glory thanks to a lottery grant 2009-07-09T07:03:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23700193-touch-of-class-war-in-amongst-friends.do April De Angelis's play, Amongst Friends, is intermittently funny, but strives too hard for topicality. 2009-05-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23633562-who-won-what-at-standard-film-awards.do Irish martyrdom, Indian poverty, American politics - the judges of the Evening Standard British Film Awards faced difficult choices. 2009-02-03T09:36:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23632872-tildas-the-leading-lady-at-standard-film-awards.do Tilda Swinton, the striking, idiosyncratic face of British cinema, led the cavalcade of winners at the Evening Standard British Film Awards 2009-02-02T09:50:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23632889-weve-had-a-golden-year-for-film-but-money-is-drying-up.do In an interview marking the Standard’s Film Awards, Channel 4 film and drama boss Tessa Ross talks about the challenges ahead and the likely merger of 4 and Five 2009-02-02T09:34:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23625919-slumdog-millionaire-in-british-charge-for-oscars.do Kate Winslet will lead the British charge at next month's Oscars 2009-01-22T14:59:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23625841-brits-battle-it-out-in-oscar-nominations.do Kate Winslet has been nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role in The Reader, while British Slumdog Millionaire is in the running for best movie. 2009-01-22T14:18:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23617983-danny-sally-and-the-unsung-secret-of-our-screen-success.do 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 2009-01-13T09:05:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23617233-mr-browns-new-message-on-jobs.do If summiteering were the key to reversing the downturn, Gordon Brown would have the recession well in hand 2009-01-12T09:18:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23604062-happy-go-lucky-sally-wins-string-of-awards-ahead-of-golden-globes.do The winners of the Golden Globes are yet to be named, and the Oscar nominations are still to come - but one British actress has already collected a string of awards this year. 2008-12-18T09:09:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23602415-branagh-and-leigh-lead-campaign-to-end-illegal-film-downloads.do More than 100 award-winning producers, directors and writers called for action to tackle illegal downloads of films and TV shows which they say are threatening jobs 2008-12-16T09:30:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23562904-film.do <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/js/image-resizer.js"></script> Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors 2008-10-02T09:51:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23527667-teachers-have-feelings-in-under-the-blue-sky.do David Eldridge, who spent many years hanging out with teacher friends, nails a certain social milieu with wit and generosity in Under the Blue Sky. 2008-08-05T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23500318-renaissance-at-hampstead-theatre-after-funding-boost.do The Hampstead Theatre unveils a raft of new work, thanks to an Arts Council funding boost 2008-06-26T07:53:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23492333-andrea-riseborough-is-the-new-iron-lady.do Bright young star Andrea Riseborough, who depicts a young Maggie on TV this week, has Thatcher to thank for her success in more ways than one. 2008-06-09T09:27:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23478855-whos-had-all-the-happy-pills.do You may want to throttle her but no one can deny that Sally Hawkins's performance as the irrepressible Poppy in Mike Leigh's upbeat Happy-Go-Lucky is a tour de force. 2008-04-16T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23478557-dvds-of-the-week.do The Mike Leigh feature Film Collection is a reminder of the writer/director's brilliance, Movin' On Up celebrates Curtis Mayfield and Enchanted brings us a modern fairytale. 2008-04-15T12:40:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23473306-this-film-is-my-love-letter-to-life.do Mike Leigh's latest, Happy-Go-Lucky, is a surprisingly sunny story of a chirpy London school teacher. It is, he says, his tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. 2008-04-03T13:50:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23456866-british-black-actors-star-in-photographic-exhibition.do Black British acting talent is to be celebrated in a photography exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery opening next month. 2008-03-17T12:14:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23437100-leighs-deft-touch-brings-laughter-to-london-life.do Mike Leigh's latest movie, Happy-Go-Lucky, is a comedy that once again contains performances as memorable as those of most of his films. 2008-02-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23435102-get-this-on-your-little-list.do Alistair McGowan's portrayal of Mikado was a cocktail of Fry, Paxman and Cleese, and well worth the wait. 2008-01-31T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23429027-the-gift-of-laughter---the-best-comedy-dvds.do After groaning at the cracker jokes, raise some real belly laughs with the best of this year's comedy DVDs. 2007-12-21T10:27:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23413883-heading-downhill-to-the-seventies.do It may sport black chandeliers, tulip chairs and offer pineapple ravioli, but all Vanilla's effort and money has been used to ill effect. 2007-09-25T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23408762-the-actress-taking-on-the-mother-of-all-roles.do Lesley Manville is taking on the lead role in a stage adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother - alongside transsexual prostitutes, lesbian divas and a pregnant nun. 2007-08-17T11:04:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23408652-making-fun-of-awkward-chavs.do Despite finding humour in the tongue-tied antics of a couple, there is a feeling that the director is patronising both of them in Eagle vs Shark. 2007-08-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23401547-starring-role-for-diana-rigg.do Dame Diana Rigg is to star in the stage version of the Pedro Almodovar film All About My Mother. The play has its premiere at the Old Vic later this year. 2007-06-22T08:37:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23395733-who-will-we-fall-in-love-with-this-year-at-cannes.do There may be no Brits in competition, but there's plenty else to watch out for in the most important festival of the film calendar 2007-05-10T15:08:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23393945-proms-takes-inspiration-from-hurricane-katrina.do The BBC Proms will tackle the subject of global warming with a musical drama inspired by the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. 2007-04-26T07:15:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23375745-dramatic-rise-of-a-theatrical-superstar.do Acclaimed as 'a genius' by her peers, director Marianne Elliott has been shortlisted for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Here she talks actors, Ibsen and inspiration. 2006-11-24T15:42:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23365630-dvd-reviews-silent-but-deadly.do A videogame adaptation of Silent Hill that's surprisingly good joins Luis Buñuel's 1961 Palme d'Or winner Viridiana and the story of Britain's last hangman in this week's DVD releases. 2006-09-04T23:00:00Z