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Hollywood, here I come! My Oscars party week

04.03.11
Olivia Cole heads to LA for the Oscars week party marathon... more

I've had no Spiderman advice from Tobey Maguire, says Andrew Garfield

14.10.10
Never Let Me Go actor - set to replace Tobey Maguire in the upcoming Spiderman reboot - says he's had no contact from former Peter Parker... more

Islington's pub theatre to have opera on tap

24.09.10
London pub that made history 40 years ago by launching its own theatre is breaking new ground again, this time by staging opera... more

Rosamund Pike tells of the night Courtney Love dressed as a duck and won a rave review

31.08.10
As Courtney Love cavorted on stage during a fundraising gala for the Old Vic, veteran actor Peter O’Toole was watching in the wings... more

'Amazed' Whoopi Goldberg wins standing ovation for her West End debut

11.08.10
Whoopi Goldberg said her West End debut in Sister Act was “truly special” after she received a first night standing ovation... more

Terrorists, taxi drivers or geeks...Dev Patel on how Hollywood sees Asians

09.08.10
Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel has complained of being typecast as a terrorist or cab driver because of prejudiced Hollywood casting directors. ... more

Video: All eyes on Gemma Arterton for Prince of Persia premiere

10.05.10
Gemma Arterton stole the spotlight from Hollywood stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Sir Ben Kingsley at the world premiere of Prince of Persia.... more

David Cameron's vote delayed by roof stunt

06.05.10
David Cameron cast his vote in the General Election which he hopes will see him move into 10 Downing Street... more

Boy, 12, beats hundreds of hopefuls to land lead in Martin Scorsese film

29.03.10
London boy aged 12 beats hundreds of children in auditions to land the lead role in the latest Martin Scorsese film... more

Scorsese at the B-Movies for Shutter Island

12.03.10
Shutter Island is too long and its increasingly surreal tone provides an ending that’s a bit of a cheat.... more

Shutter Island puts Martin Scorsese in limbo

15.02.10
Berlin Film Festival: Shutter Island is overlong, garishly melodramatic and frequently risible in its effects to make us shiver.... more

Matt Lucas urges future stars to join youth theatre that inspired him

23.12.09
Aspiring stars are invited to follow in the footsteps of Daniel Craig, Derek Jacobi and Matt Lucas and audition for the National Youth Theatre.... more

Explosive portrait of a traitor’s Troubles

09.04.09
The story of real-life IRA informant Martin McGartland makes a hard-hitting thriller about the effects of war... more

Explosive portrait of a traitor’s Troubles

09.04.09
The story of real-life IRA informant Martin McGartland makes a hard-hitting thriller about the effects of war... more

Fifty Dead Men Walking is an explosive portrait of a traitor’s Troubles

09.04.09
The story of an IRA informant makes a hard-hitting thriller about the effects of war... more

Kate and the Brits toast their victory with fizz and a fry-up

23.02.09
Our homegrown stars partied into the early hours today but, at Hollywood’s biggest celebration, nothing was more intoxicating than success. Nick Curtis and John Arlidge report... more

Bafta picks out the rising stars

08.01.09
Noel Clarke, the chronicler of west London street life, and up-and-coming actress Rebecca Hall have been named faces to watch in film... more

From Harrow to Bollywood, slumdog boy takes top prize

01.12.08
Ralph Fiennes, Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley were among the stellar nominees at one of British film's most glittering celebrations. ... more

Richard Attenborough: The film bosses wanted Gandhi to be sexy - and be played by Richard Burton

03.09.08
In the final part of his captivating memoirs, film legend Richard Attenborough recalls an epic struggle... more

Ben Kingsley is back with a bang

02.09.08
With The Wackness and Elegy in cinemas, isn’t it time to re-assess the late-flowering career of Sir Ben Kingsley?.... more

Stalker is Cate's movie choice while life's a Cabaret for Dyke

02.09.08
Cate Blanchett favours a little-known Seventies thriller, while Little Britain star Matt Lucas prefers Billy Elliot... more

Likeable losers in The Wackness

28.08.08
Ben Kingsley and Josh Peck make a convincing duo as a frustrated slacker and his shrink in Nineties New York.... more

Musclebound Jake Gyllenhaal shows his princely pecs filming action role

13.08.08
Jake Gyllenhaal is drastically broadening his horizons with his latest movie - as well as his chest. The long-haired 27-year-old has clearly spent a lot of time in the gym in preparation for his role.... more

Nothing like an old fool in Elegy

07.08.08
It's easy to see why Ben Kingsley would fall in love with Penelope Cruz but so hard to like him, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Joke is on Mike Myers in The Love Guru

31.07.08
The Love Guru seems to have virtually no script at all, but a number of set pieces which vie with each other for lack of wit.... more

Shabby and chic: Sleek Reese Witherspoon outsmarts Jake Gyllenhaal's 'homeless style'

08.07.08
It was a case of shabby AND chic as sleek Reese Witherspoon stepped out with boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal in London last night.... more

Julia lacking in quality

11.02.08
At the Berlin Film Festival, Julia is an overblown, melodramatic film and too long at well over two hours.... more

Hitman with no bottle

06.12.07
Ben Kingsley stars as an alcoholic hitman in You Kill Me, a comedy that is admirably determined never to become a parody.... more

Backs to Hadrian's Wall

18.10.07
TV director Doug Lefler has bitten off more than he can chew with The Last Legion - an action movie set during the last years of the Roman Empire.... more

Pinter is back with a vengeance

23.02.07
The explosion of interest in Harold Pinter plays has reached a new level with the Donmar Warehouse announcing a revival of adultery drama Betrayal.... more


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