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BFI London Film Festival: Picks of the weekend - Shame, Weekend and Les Enfants du Paradis

14.10.11
No two ways about it: get yourself down to the Vue as early as you can on the offchance of finding a ticket for Steve McQueen's Shame... more

Michael Fassbender praises 'beautiful, wonderful' actresses

08.09.11
He is Hollywood's hottest leading man, with two movies wowing audiences at the Venice Film Festival, and a third opening in Britain tomorrow... more

Shame / Contagion, Venice Film Festival - review

05.09.11
One of the best reasons for seeing Hunger, Steve McQueen's debut feature film, was the performance of Michael Fassbender. He is also a good reason to watch Shame... more

The Queen through the ages is star of Channel4 autumn

26.08.09
Drama series about the life of the Queen is the highlight of Channel 4's autumn schedules... more

The plotter too extreme for the extremists

08.06.09
Michael McKevitt is a founding member of the Real IRA and was once involved in a plot to assassinate Tony Blair... more

British film reveals 'illicit' side of Venice

04.06.09
The Venice Biennale is one of the biggest and most glamorous occasions in the art world, where cutting-edge exhibits compete for attention among the international glitterati gathered in the Giardini gardens... more

Slumdog Millionaire ready for a bite of Oscars

09.02.09
Slumdog Millionaire looks set for an inexorable sweep to Oscars glory after storming the Orange British Academy Awards... more

Who won what at Standard Film Awards

03.02.09
Irish martyrdom, Indian poverty, American politics - the judges of the Evening Standard British Film Awards faced difficult choices.... more

Tilda's the leading lady at Standard film awards

02.02.09
Tilda Swinton, the striking, idiosyncratic face of British cinema, led the cavalcade of winners at the Evening Standard British Film Awards... more

Boy from Harrow takes on Hollywood in Baftas battle

15.01.09
A teenager from Harrow is to take on Brad Pitt in the Baftas... more

Now Golden Globe winners battle for Standard's British film prizes

13.01.09
Kate Winslet, Sally Hawkins and Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle are among the stars battling for honours at this year's Evening Standard British Film Awards... more

Bafta picks out the rising stars

08.01.09
Noel Clarke, the chronicler of west London street life, and up-and-coming actress Rebecca Hall have been named faces to watch in film... more

Fine dining that forgets to feed us

16.12.08
Flash is a pop-up restaurant that has blinked itself into existence for 80 days only... more

From Harrow to Bollywood, slumdog boy takes top prize

01.12.08
Ralph Fiennes, Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley were among the stellar nominees at one of British film's most glittering celebrations. ... more

Charles is enough to madden any monarchist

14.11.08
I am a monarchist for a very simple reason. There has to be a head of state and I don't want that person also to be the leader of the government.... more

Horror and bravery in Hunger

30.10.08
Steve McQueen’s courageous debut is an unflinching account of the IRA hunger strikers and the limits of human endurance.... more

Must see movies at London Film Festival

10.10.08
The 52nd BFI London Film Festival opens next week and could turn out to be the best in years. Derek Malcolm makes picks his highlights. ... more

Art & design

08.10.08
London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more

Worse for wear Naomi Campbell parties at close of Cannes...and reveals her bald patch

26.05.08
Model Naomi Campbell threw caution - and her weave - to the wind at a Cannes party - and exposed what looked like a bald patch.... more

Indy’s going to Cannes – but where are all the Brits?

24.04.08
Among the 19 names revealed for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival only two directors are flying Union Jacks.... more

Maggie is sent to her room

05.10.07
Little Madam is an at-times exhausting but thoroughly well acted play about the life of Britain's first female Prime Minister.... more

Turner Prize winner to make Bobby Sands film

16.05.07
Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen has confirmed his first feature film - about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.... more


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