There is no one left at all at the end of Melancholia after a huge planet of that name, 10 times bigger than earth, hits us full on. But this is no Hollywood epic, full of special effects and clichés... more
Sir Peter Hall issued a rallying call for the arts in the face of government cuts as he was honoured at the 56th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more
Rebecca Hall highlighted the global standing of the London stage today as she prepared to take her place at the 56th Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more
Jean Michel Jarre has sold millions of records but is as well-known for his liaisons with the world’s sexiest women as for his music. He tells Olivia Cole about his life and many loves... more
Streetdance 3D is being hyped as the first British dance movie. In other words, it’s going where a gazillion American movies have gone before.
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Yves Saint Laurent’s former make-up director Terry de Gunzburg explains the science behind her miraculous cosmetics which use 24-carat pink gold to lift the skin... more
The film of the novel by a former art dealer and friend of Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Jay Jopling is about to be released — and it’s not all fiction.... more
Shows in concrete bunkers, unicorn shoes and Casiraghis dancing by candlelight; the world of haute couture is changing. Today the clients are younger and the designs sexier, but fantasy and decadence still reign... more
A mother who wrote a message to Gordon Brown on billboards across the capital to highlight the plight of autism sufferers is to meet the Prime Minister... more
Gordon Brown's had his feathers ruffled by adverts challenging him to do more for autistic children. Now he's agreed to meet the mother behind the campaign... more
Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes are convincing as ill-matched aristocrats in Saul Dibb's period drama, The Duchess, says Charlotte O'Sullivan.... more
Keira Knightley's new film The Duchess is already embroiled in controversy amid claims she's exploiting the late Princess Diana. So what does she have to say...... more
While British films are noticeable by their absence in the Cannes line-up, it looks like it will be a good year for our actors, directors and writers.... more
This week's top music releases include a DVD from Amy Winehouse, plenty of pop from Justin Timberlake and moving world music from one of Nigeria's most uncompromising artists.... more
It's a first-time-on-DVD release for peculiar thriller The Fantasist, there are four pearls in The Max Ophuls Collection and a young Charlotte Rampling gets her claw out in The Night Porter.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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