Edinburgh Comedy: After a couple of years of good gigs Adam Riches is back to his best pre-fracture form with an hour of wonderfully over-the-top character comedy... more
It was the year of the Coalition, resurgent banker bonuses and Lady Gaga’s meat dress, but how well do you remember 2010? Try our quiz — compiled exclusively from Evening Standard front-page stories — and find out... more
Nine captures the La Dolce Vita atmosphere with some élan, reminding us that the Italian version of showbiz is much the same as that of Hollywood but with a great deal more disorganised gusto... more
Video: Hollywood A-listers Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Penelope Cruz graced the red carpet at London's Leicester Square for the world premiere of Nine.... more
Goodbye Knole Park, hello the South of France. The Croisette is some distance from Sevenoaks, the Palais du Festival some way from the staff room and closing the Cannes film festival the kind of good fortune which screenwriters the world over dream about
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If ever proof were needed that the British sense of style is somewhat eccentric, a quick glance the latest best-dressed list should do the trick. Cult comedian Noel Fielding made an appearance on GQ magazine's annual list of the best-dressed men... more
It appears this year's Oscars had a modest audience to match its toned-down ceremony after having its lowest ever TV ratings. The three-hour broadcast of the star-studded ceremony on U.S. TV channel ABC attracted an average of 32million viewers - a 21 per cent drop from 2007's 41million
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Glitz, glamour and gowns dominated the Oscar's red carpet, but by night's end it was a very unlikely romance that was the talk of town. Model Petra Nemcova set tongues wagging after she was spotted cosying up to Sean Penn at Elton John's A-list party. The 28-year-old arrived arm-in-arm with the 47-year-old star, who recently split up with his wife, Robin Wright Penn, after 11 years of marriage... more
It was a spine tingling moment that capped an extraordinary evening for British Oscar winner Daniel-Day Lewis. Having just been announced as Best Actor in There Will Be Blood, the London-born actor was 'knighted' by last year's British success story, Dame Helen Mirren. Imitating the famous pose on stage at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre, Day-Lewis joked about her performance as the Queen, saying: 'This is the closest I'll ever come to getting a knighthood, so thank you'
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Arsenal and Chelsea back plan for overseas games, Daniel Day-Lewis is a lion and Gordon Brown a Lillywhite, while Barnet's star player has a brush with the law.... more
British actresses were sensationally snubbed at the Baftas in favour of an unknown French starlet. Julie Christie and Keira Knightley both lost out in the best actress category to Marion Cotillard, the 32-year-old star of La Vie En Rose about the life of the Parisian singer Edith Piaf... more
British stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie move closer to Oscars glory after confirming predictions they would make the nominations list.... 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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