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Historic Phoenix cinema rises with lottery cash

2009-07-09T07:03:02Z

Britain's oldest continuously-working cinema is to be restored to its art deco glory thanks to a lottery grant

Ooh La La, Looking for Eric Cantona

2009-06-11T23:00:00Z

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona plays a blinder in Ken Loach's entertaining fantasy about a confused football fan.

Row breaking out between Ken Loach and Edinburgh Film Festival organisers

2009-05-20T08:51:32Z

A row has threatened to engulf the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Ken Loach and Eric Cantona hailed Cannes heroes

2009-05-18T13:32:47Z

Ken Loach and Eric Cantona, the new odd couple of British film, were hailed the heroes of Cannes.

Cantona plays himself well in Looking For Eric

2009-05-17T23:00:00Z

Cantona, playing himself for the first time, never overcooks his part in Looking for Eric.

Teenage star misses Cannes premiere after giving birth

2009-05-14T12:15:36Z

The teenage star of a British film in Cannes will miss her premiere because she has just had a baby.

Cannes Film Festival: Britain goes for gold with Ken Loach film starring Eric Cantona

2009-05-13T08:20:10Z

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

Movies to watch out for at the Cannes Film Festival

2009-05-13T14:47:29Z

A total of 1,000-plus films are on offer at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Nick Roddick rounds up a few that might be worth a look

Loach and Cantona look for prizes at Cannes

2009-04-23T12:56:46Z

Ken Loach, Eric Cantona and Andrea Arnold will fly the flag for Britain at this year�s Cannes Film Festival

Top 10 Brit flicks that could be next Slumdog

2009-04-23T12:13:09Z

The pressure is on to emulate the surprise global success of Danny Boyle's film. Here are this year's top 10 homegrown movies that could hit the jackpot.

Important lesson in The Class

2009-02-26T00:00:00Z

One teacher's attempt to instil discipline in his unruly class has a lesson for us all in one of the best European films of the year - The Class.

Ovation for Blethyn in London River

2009-02-11T00:00:00Z

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

Hampstead celebrity residents fight plan for road across heath

2009-01-30T09:18:08Z

Thousands of residents - including actor Michael Palin and film director Ken Loach - have joined forces to fight plans to build a road across Hampstead Heath

The best art house films for 2009

2008-12-29T11:39:41Z

Critically and commercially, 2008 has been good for foreign movies and next year looks even better. From a Korean spaghetti western to a Danish war film, expect the unexpected.

Teenage dreams in Summer

2008-12-04T00:00:00Z

A coming-of-age drama with a difference, Summer is the story of a man who takes so long to �find himself�.

Film

2008-10-02T09:51:28Z

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

Runaway with a rose-tinted life

2008-08-20T23:00:00Z

Shane Meadows's latest film, Somers Town, reunites him with young star Thomas Turgoose for a pleasant if undemanding London fable

Couscous serves up taste of reality

2008-07-14T23:00:00Z

Couscous revels in the sensuality of food but we never forget about the lives of the people slaving away in kitchens to prepare it.

Migrant worker's saga in Fast Labour

2008-06-05T23:00:00Z

Fast Labour captures the subtle power play between an EU citizen Lithuanian and his less fortunate former Soviet brothers.

Lights, camera, traction

2008-04-02T23:00:00Z

When two little boys decide to shoot their own version of Rambo: First Blood it�s not long before the mock heroic stunts go wrong.

Actors join battle to save cobbled lane from lorries

2008-02-18T10:17:24Z

Protesters led by actor Tom Conti lay down in the road as they tried to save a historic London street from becoming a rat run for lorries from a nearby building site

Lee, Pitt and Blanchett win awards in Venice

2007-09-10T09:37:35Z

Ang Lee's steamy espionage thriller Lust, Caution won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival while Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett took the acting honours.

Bending the rules in a cruel world

2007-09-02T23:00:00Z

The Ken Loach film It's a Free World, places the leading character as exploiter rather than exploited.

Kicking the bad old habits

2007-07-25T23:00:00Z

While not quite a cult classic in its own right, Sherrybaby comes pretty close, thanks to Maggie Gyllenhaal's blistering performance.

Abortion pic tops Cannes prizes

2007-05-29T14:36:27Z

Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palme d'Or at Cannes - but Brit flick Control, about Joy Division's Ian Curtis, got a special mention.

Loach in the hot seat at May Day screening

2007-04-24T14:32:51Z

The Princes Charles cinema is marking May Day with a special screening of Ken Loach's film Kes, followed by a Q&A with the director himself.

One thing leads to another

2007-01-18T00:00:00Z

A shot fired in Morocco has tragic consequences that travel round the world in this powerful Golden-Globe winner. Derek Malcolm enjoys Babel.

Hollywood's new royalty

2007-01-16T11:56:12Z

After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.

Bond girl Eva up for Bafta

2007-01-08T16:27:31Z

Casino Royale Bond girl Eva Green is one of five young film stars who have been nominated for Bafta's Orange Rising Star Award.

Dame Helen crowned queen of film awards

2006-11-30T10:00:25Z

Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned queen of the British Independent Film awards after receiving a special award for film achievement.