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Legally Blonde star Sheridan Smith admits: I think I�m blagging

14.01.10

Stars of stage and screen braved the treacherous weather conditions to attend the gala opening of Legally Blonde The Musical... more

Dead Man Running is entertaining enough

30.10.09

If you think Rio Ferdinand�s form on the football field has suffered lately, it could be that he has been fretting about his cockney crime caper Dead Man Running... more

Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole attend premiere of film they produced

23.10.09

England footballers Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole left the pitch to attend the premiere of a Brit gangster film the pair produced.... more

50 Cent feels frisky as his bar tab tops �75k

23.10.09

Hip hop star 50 Cent took bar tabs to a whole new level after dropping �75,000 over the bar at the afterparty of Dead Man Running at Alto club in Soho... more

London Film Festival to play host to big-name stars

09.09.09

Hollywood stars George Clooney, Bill Murray and Meryl Streep will be among the big names to attend the London Film Festival... more

7/7 film is surprise hit at Berlin Film Festival

12.02.09

A low-budget British film about the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings is the surprise hit of the Berlin Film Festival... more

Ovation for Blethyn in London River

11.02.09

Bouchareb's portrait of London after the terrorist attacks is startlingly accurate. It is a film no Londoner should miss.... more

Who won what at Standard Film Awards

03.02.09

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

Is this the year Brits sweep the Oscars?

06.01.09

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.... more

DVDs of the week

15.04.08

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.... more

Short order stand-up

20.09.07

By far the greatest pleasure in Cherie Nowlan's film, Clubland, is Brenda Blethyn's barnstorming performance.... more

Will the Brits get the gongs?

21.12.06

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

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