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To be Frank, he�s a heroin of our time

2009-11-23T07:58:42Z

Shooting new film: Eva Green and Ewan McGregor, on the set of The Last Word, on the River Clyde in Scotland

George Clooney: It's good fun to try and hypnotise a goat

2009-10-16T08:02:57Z

Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney joked about putting goats in a trance.

On sale: stars caught in the act

2009-09-14T09:33:17Z

Collection of A-list portraits including shots of Keira Knightley, Angelina Jolie and Ewan McGregor go on sale for the first time

Contenders for the top prize at Venice Film Festival

2009-09-10T23:00:00Z

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

Sadie Frost and Ewan McGregor turn out for Jude Law

2009-06-25T12:12:04Z

Sadie Frost and Ewan McGregor turned up to see Jude Law in Hamlet.

Not enough guilty pleasures in Angels & Demons

2009-05-14T23:00:00Z

Author Dan Brown and director Ron Howard have committed the sin of leaving out the guilty pleasures in Angels & Demons.

Spare us Madonna's adoption tourism

2009-04-02T08:00:39Z

In 2006, Madonna got David, her Malawian adoptee. Now she is back again, this time bidding for Mercy, a four-year-old orphan

Boyle takes his place among the cream of directors

2009-02-23T08:33:52Z

Winning an Oscar marks the high point in a directorial career that has seen Danny Boyle go from low-budget British movies to films of international acclaim

Lydd racing circuit owner crashes out

2009-02-20T13:44:47Z

Consumer: A karting and motorbiking centre has fallen victim to the credit crunch and collapsed into administration

Black cabs, red buses and minis: it must be ... Berlin

2009-02-12T08:23:09Z

Street scenes of London have been recreated in Berlin for the filming of Roman Polanski's new film because the director cannot enter Britain

Danny, Sally and the unsung secret of our screen success

2009-01-13T09:05:31Z

As the Evening Standard Film Awards shortlist is announced, one writer who has reviewed film and stage for 20 years says our theatre is the key to our Hollywood glory

Terrorist plot is beyond belief in Incendiary

2008-10-22T23:00:00Z

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.

Seven ways the credit crunch has changed our view of a Topsy Turvy world

2008-10-21T07:54:08Z

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.

DVDs of the week

2008-09-30T15:00:50Z

The over-hyped hit of the summer Sex and the City now makes an overpriced appearance on DVD.

Good time Charley

2008-09-08T07:35:29Z

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

Stars in their eyes: Host of celebrities auction specs for sight-saving charity

2008-08-14T16:39:56Z

They have perched on the noses of politicians and poets. They have graced the famous faces of pop singers and Hollywood superstars.

There's life in Woody yet

2008-05-21T23:00:00Z

Woody Allen has restless hands and, as Cassandra's Dream proves, they're still capable of weaving a little magic.

Actor Jim Carrey dons white jeans, fake tan, and a tight T-shirt for 'gay' film role

2008-04-29T08:29:03Z

These are the first pictures of a very camp-looking Carrey in character for his role in prison break comedy I Love You Phillip Morris. Dressed in a tight black t-shirt, white jeans, a huge gold lion's head buckle on his belt, and a liberal helping of fake tan, comedy star Carrey is almost unrecognisable. Carrey is seen here during filming getting to grips with actor Rodrigo Santoro, with his hand on his co-stars behind

Forgettable thrills

2008-04-23T23:00:00Z

Marcel Langenegger's Deception is utterly unmemorable, despite a strong cast and surprise twists as the story progresses.

The making of a great Othello

2007-12-07T12:51:49Z

Chiwetel Ejiofor�s Moor in the Donmar Warehouse�s production has been hailed as one of the best ever. Experiencing a �memorable jealousy� gave him the necessary inspiration.

Tickets to McGregor in Othello going for �1,200

2007-11-21T11:51:14Z

Tickets to see Ewan McGregor in the sold-out production of Othello are exchanging hands for more than £1,200 each.

Ewan's great but Woody fails to catch fire

2007-09-02T23:00:00Z

Woody Allen's third film shot in London, Cassandra's Dream, is mildly entertaining but never gripping.

Ewan McGregor to play Iago at the Donmar

2007-05-11T08:18:07Z

Ewan McGregor is to lead a production of Othello to mark the fifth anniversary of Michael Grandage as artistic director of the Donmar theatre.

Ewan immortalised on U.S. stamp

2007-04-30T07:53:35Z

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has been immortalised in his Star Wars role as the new face of the US Postal Service.

A star is reborn

2007-04-03T10:50:06Z

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.

Dangers of doing what you're told

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

This starry biopic about author Beatrix Potter is bland rather than smooth and neither Renee Zellweger nor Ewan McGregor can fill the void.

All-star cast is lost for words

2006-11-02T00:00:00Z

Director Ed Blum has collected a pretty good cast for Scenes Of A Sexual Nature. Unfortunately he has given them little or nothing to do.

Shooting stars with Woody

2006-08-29T14:32:37Z

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.

Tamzin lands Woody Allen role

2006-08-22T10:54:18Z

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.

Ewan's on a shoestring

2006-08-06T23:00:00Z

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.