Cockney, one of the world’s most famous dialects, will disappear within 30 years, according to reports this week. Harry Mount discovers why — and what is replacing it on the streets of London.... more
Though by no means old-fashioned and in some ways thoroughly modern, Bright Star is a telling of a tragic story that doesn't play too many tricks with history... more
It's 1909 all over again. Boos rang out, shocked patrons walked out. Never mind Frieze, the most provocative art event this week is Sadler's Wells' In the Spirit of Diaghilev... more
The first wave of the BFI's ever-complicated booking system opens for next month's London Film Festival, which has one of its best-ever line-ups... more
Female film-makers are making a big impact at the movies. Does this mean, asks Courtney Hunt, director of Oscar-nominated Frozen River, that we are seeing a New Women's Cinema emerge?... more
There's a pleasing irony in Eminem emerging from his Detroit stockade with a No 1 album, Relapse, the same week that the US's biggest motor manufacturer collapses. What's bad for GM is good for rap... more
Rising star Ben Whishaw has described falling in love with the poetry of John Keats as he prepared for his new movie, a contender for the Palme d’Or prize at Cannes... more
British hopes at the Cannes Film Festival are resting on a Frenchman. Not just any Frenchman, but a footballing genius who happens to be not bad at acting either... more
It would make the perfect present for any man as stubbornly unromantic as Mr Big. The fictional book that featured in SATC has been published after popular demand.... 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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