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Taking Woodstock is not Ang Lee's finest

2009-11-13T09:32:12Z

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

Vanity and voice-overs in Timing

2009-10-07T23:00:00Z

Alistair McGowan's new play, Timing, which features two plays within the play, taking place either side of a piece of sound-proof glass.

Big interview: Alistair McGowan gets serious

2009-09-30T11:53:46Z

Alistair McGowan made his reputation as a comedian � but as his debut play is unveiled, he can�t stop talking about heavy subjects.

Taking Woodstock changes the pace

2009-05-17T23:00:00Z

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.

Rare chance to see classic Tolpuddle film

2009-04-20T08:10:02Z

The 175th anniversary of the Tolpuddle martyrs' struggle for union rights is to be marked this week with a rare showing of a classic film on the story

The Cannes crew

2009-04-20T08:12:43Z

We won�t know who�s made it until Thursday but for now here�s our own dream line-up

Mathew Horne collapses on stage during West End show

2009-04-03T09:22:40Z

A West End show came to an abrupt halt after both its lead actors fell ill before the end of a matinee

Rowan Atkinson is latest star to join West End sick list

2009-04-03T14:32:28Z

Rowan Atkinson has been forced to pull out of the musical Oliver! for three weeks to have immediate surgery

Julie calls for more women�s roles on TV

2009-02-27T16:21:10Z

Top performers led by Julie Walters, Simon Callow, Charles Dance and David Soul are calling for more roles for women on television

Don�t blame middle class for Britain�s learning gap

2009-02-05T11:38:22Z

Who won what at Standard Film Awards

2009-02-03T09:36:30Z

Irish martyrdom, Indian poverty, American politics - the judges of the Evening Standard British Film Awards faced difficult choices.

Entertaining Mr Sloane is still seductive

2009-02-02T00:00:00Z

Forty-five years after its London premiere, Joe Orton�s Entertaining Mr Sloane comes up almost as fresh as a four‑leaf clover.

Is this the year Brits sweep the Oscars?

2009-01-06T09:06:53Z

All hopes are on Kate Winslet, Danny Boyle and Sally Hawkins doing at the Academy Awards what Team GB did at the Olympics, says Mike Goodridge.

Drivers try to derail premiere

2008-04-22T08:22:10Z

Film stars dodged angry Tube drivers at the premiere of a film about suicides on the Underground

Three and Out's biggest crime? It�s dreadful

2008-04-21T23:00:00Z

Causing a whirl of controversy, Three and Out has been branded offensive and insensitive. In short, it is a very bad British film, says Liz Hoggard.

DVDs of the week

2008-04-15T12:40:37Z

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.

We�re off to see Oz again

2008-04-10T09:33:38Z

Festival Hall is to premiere the stage version of The Wizard of Oz this summer, following the success of spin-off musical Wicked.

TfL bosses attacked for giving go-ahead to Tube suicide film

2008-03-27T09:25:19Z

Tube bosses were accused of insensitivity after taking money for a new film in which a driver searches for a suicide victim to jump under his train

Rising starlet is top of the class at St Trinian's

2007-12-21T11:52:16Z

Six months after drama school, St Trinian's star Gemma Arterton is set to be a Bond girl and is being compared to Keira Knightley.

DVDs of the week

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

Escapism of the highest order in the fifth Harry Potter film, Jimmy Carr chruns out some more gags and fun with Little Britain Abroad.

Harry gets his girl

2007-07-11T23:00:00Z

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the darkest of the series yet but should still satisfy its hardened fanbase

DVDs of the week

2007-07-09T23:00:00Z

Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima, Sandra Bullock has a Premonition and Eddie Murphy dons the prosthetics again in the week's top DVDs

Warm and pleasant Potter never quite blazes

2007-07-03T23:00:00Z

The fifth instalment of Harry Potter doesn't live up to the standards set by the last two films, but there's still plenty of warmth, humour and stunning settings to enjoy, says Nick Curtis.

Harry casts his spell again

2007-06-29T08:47:59Z

Critics have given the new Harry Potter film the thumbs-up, proving the latest instalment in the fantasy series has lost none of its magic.

Welcome back to Harry's world

2007-05-31T12:28:08Z

An industry employing hundreds has grown up around the Harry Potter films. Mike Goodridge went to watch the crew at work - and talk to the fifth film's star.

Da kids write their way into the history books

2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

Freedom Writers is based on the true story of a group of high-school students in Nineties, gang-torn LA, who produced a collection of diaries about their experiences in the ghetto.

And next year's winners will be ...

2007-02-15T16:15:39Z

The Brits threaten to clean up at the Oscars - but can our film industry sustain the good form? Charlotte O'Sullivan looks ahead to the movies that could take next year's prizes.

An aimless gloomy Gypsy

2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

Thank heaven for Eileen Atkins, says Nicholas de Jongh. She's the only one who breathes life and black comedy into There Came A Gypsy Riding.

Will the Brits get the gongs?

2006-12-21T11:06:23Z

British actors have put in some prizewinnning performances this year. They'll get Oscar nominations, just don't expect them all to win.

Helena lands Potter role

2006-08-01T23:00:00Z

Film news: Helena Bonham Carter has won the role of evil Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange in the next Harry Potter film. The 40-year-old star will play one of Lord Voldemort's followers in the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.