Jackboots on Whitehall is set in an alternate version of Kent, in a world where Goering, Goebbels and Himmler are able to arrive in London and occupy Buckingham Palace.... more
Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor is to swap starfighters for Spitfires as he flies in vintage planes for a new BBC film about the Battle of Britain.... more
Top marks for Jim Carrey as the conman who falls for his cellmate, played by Ewan McGregor. The plot unrolls in a funny, sweet, courageous, grown-up comedy.... more
A-list stars and A-grade films have distinguished this year’s Venice festival. Lee Marshall looks at who is in the running for the big prize tomorrow... more
Ewan McGregor stars in Incendiary - the fictional tale of a 7/7-style attack on the old Arsenal football stadium — but the story isn't convincing.... more
The financial crisis, economic meltdown, credit crunch plus, or whatever we call it has almost imperceptibly changed our view of some universal truths that once seemed rock solid. We've all already acknowledged that climate change and the terrorist threat seem a little less pressing. So, in the interests of updating our inner lexicon, I thought it might help to examine some other newly unfixed positions.... more
In his new TV series which launched last night, Charley Boorman is back playing the intrepid, blokey traveller. Here he talks to Lucy Cavendish about living in his father’s shadow, his years as a failed actor and how Ewan McGregor rescued him ... more
He made his reputation with Trainspotting then lost it on The Beach. Director Danny Boyle's new film, Sunshine, is a sci-fi epic - space, he says, is the only place to go.... more
Filming in Britain has mellowed Woody Allen - the secretive director is now allowing his methods to be observed on set. Mike Goodridge takes the opportunity to watch him at work.... more
Tamzin Outhwaite has landed a part in Woody Allen's latest film. The ex-EastEnder will appear opposite Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell in the movie.... more
Film news: For a first-time director working on a shoestring budget, the cast is impressive. But Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo and Dame Eileen Atkins have all accepted the minimum actors' wage to appear in an independent film set on Hampstead Heath.... more
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