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DVDs of the week

16.09.08
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a sweet debut effort from Nicholas Stoller, XXY makes for relentless viewing and Street Kings is an almost damn fine cop movie. ... more

Make your day, punks

11.08.08
Writ large, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is an object lesson in why westerns, spaghetti or otherwise, hold a unique position in film history.... more

DVDs of the week

05.08.08
Vantage Point is a slight but slick action movie, Four Minutes has an unforgettable climax and You, The Living is one of the year's most bizarre films.... more

Actor Andy Garcia reveals his extremely scary, hairy back

21.05.08
Actor Andy Garcia is best known for his Hollywood film roles – but he has now revealed a new side of himself, and its rather hairy ... more

Losing the plot four times over

15.05.08
The Air I Breathe varies between hard-bitten realism and flashy melodrama. The whole is watchable but sometimes ridiculous. ... more

Leona Lewis to sing for Nelson Mandela at 90th birthday party in Hyde Park

06.05.08
Nelson Mandela is to make a rare public appearance in London next month when he attends a massive concert in Hyde Park to celebrate his 90th birthday. The former South African president, who turns 90 on July 18, will join a crowd of precisely 46,664 - his old prison number and now the name of his Aids charity - for the show next month ... more

Hyde Park birthday concert for Nelson Mandela

06.05.08
Nelson Mandela will hold his 90th birthday party at Hyde Park for 46,664 special guests; matching his prison number and the name of his Aids charity.... more

Mandela holds 90th birthday party for 46,664 special guests

06.05.08
Nelson Mandela will appear at a massive concert in Hyde Park to celebrate his 90th birthday. The former South African president will join a crowd of precisely 46,664 - his old prison number... more

Keanu takes out the trash

17.04.08
There is nothing in Street Kings that we haven’t seen somewhere before and hardly any of its cast gives more than perfunctory performances.... more

Top family films to see during Easter

13.03.08
There's a host of big screen action to keep the whole family entertained during the Easter period. Here's a rundown on the blockbusters you can catch.... more

From the Oscars to the court room: Madonna reports for jury service

26.02.08
What a difference a day makes... In the space of 12 hours, Madonna went from partying with fellow A-listers at her Oscars party to waiting around in boredom in a jurors' room ... more

Say it with a DVD this Christmas

20.12.07
Whether it's Bond, Borat or a seasonal classic, there's a wealth of choice for when the TV schedules let you down.... more

Free movies on Thursdays

08.11.07
To celebrate 25 years of Film4, there is a four-week free film season at the Prince Charles Cinema, with screenings including Last King of Scotland and The Motorcycle Diaries.... more

Dame Helen's fears before Oscar night

23.02.07
Bookmakers William Hill have already started paying out on Dame Helen Mirren winning best actress - but the star is getting more than a little nervous.... more

Dame Helen crowned Queen of the Baftas

12.02.07
Dame Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the Baftas, but it was mission unaccomplished for James Bond.... more

Worthy winners however you roll the dice

12.02.07
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Well, I'll be Damed

06.02.07
Oscar rivals Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirren feature in the latest issue of Vanity Fair along with a host of other Hollywood stars.... more

Screen Actors Guild winners

29.01.07
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Dame Helen's dress rehearsal

29.01.07
Dame Helen Mirren enjoyed a dress rehearsal for the Oscars after scooping yet another major best actress trophy.... more

The Queen leading British Oscar charge

23.01.07
Three British stars - Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet - will battle it out for best actress at this year's Oscars.... more

The Golden Globe winners in full

16.01.07
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Brits sweep the Globes

16.01.07
The Brits are celebrating their biggest ever haul of Golden Globes. Helen Mirren led the way at the Beverly Hills ceremony seen as a forerunner to the Oscars.... more

New Bond Craig gets Bafta nod

12.01.07
The Queen and Casino Royale lead the field for this year's Baftas. Daniel Craig has received a best actor nomination for his performance as 007.... more

The man who made Idi human

11.01.07
While filming The Last King of Scotland, director Kevin Macdonald sat in tyrant Idi Amin's chair, used his pool and even blew up his old limo.... more

Truly, madly, brutally

11.01.07
The Last King of Scotland, a riveting fiction about African dictator Idi Amin, boasts a terrifying performance from Forest Whitaker, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Mirren reigns supreme

08.01.07
The Queen's Helen Mirren has been crowned best actress by the New York Film Critics Circle, while Forest Whitaker was named best actor.... 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

Majestic Gillian launches film festival

19.10.06
A heavily pregnant Gillian Anderson helped launch the London Film Festival with the premiere of her The Last King Of Scotland.... more

An unreel line-up

18.10.06
The 50th London Film Festival kicks off with its usual flashbulb-popping flair, as British stars stud the red carpet for The Last King Of Scotland at Odeon Leicester Square.... more

London Film Festival highlights

14.09.06
Derek Malcolm chooses his highlights from the recently announced 50th London Film Festival line up.... more

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