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
Film director Steven Soderbergh has agreed he is the father of an Australian baby girl and has consented to paying a 'reasonable' amount of child support, it was revealed... more
Marion Cotillard has an Oscar on her mantelpiece, a heart-throb lover and the fashion world at her feet. Where can she go from here, asks Pip Clements... more
John Hillcoat’s film of Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road is ostensibly about survival after an apocalypse, but its core theme, is really paternal love.... more
Steven Soderbergh's ironic, beautifully acted comedy, The Informant! is based on the story of one of the highest-ranking whistleblowers in American corporate history... 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
When Alecky Blythe went to spend 18 months in a brothel to research her new drama she was expecting a grim experience. Instead, she found the sex workers “amazingly upbeat and positive”, she says.... more
If you found part one of Steven Soderbergh's four-hour epic on Che Guevara a boring view of the Cuban revolution, part two might please you better.... more
The London Film Festival kicks off with the premiere of Frost/Nixon just yards from where it was originally staged as a play at the Donmar Warehouse... more
Naomi Campbell was reduced to tears on her birthday last night - recalling quite vividly the Lesley Gore hit song It’s My Party And I’ll Cry If I Want To.... more
Just weeks after her furore at Heathrow, Naomi Campbell is at the centre of controversy again, after bringing a convicted con artist as her date to Cannes.... more
She may have been feeling the pressure more than most new mothers to regain her figure after giving birth four weeks ago - but it was worth it as actress Cate Blanchett looked stunning as she graced the red carpet at the opening ceremony at Cannes Film Festival last night. Dressed in a pale peach coloured, ruffled Armani Prive gown, Cate - who celebrated her 39th birthday last night - cut a typically elegant figure at what was her first red carpet event since giving birth to son Ignatius Martin
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Matt Damon's female fans are in for a shock when they see his latest film role - playing a geeky business executive. Far from his action man role as Jason Bourne in the Bourne trilogy, Matt is unrecognisable as business executive-turned-FBI whistleblower Mark Whitacre in upcoming thriller The Informant
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If her character is anything to go by, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera is doomed when it comes to finding love. But offscreen it seems she has rather more luck. After denying engagement rumours in the past, America, whose long-term boyfriend is film-maker Ryan Piers Williams, appears to have further fuelled speculation of marriage... more
Ocean's 13 gave Cannes its biggest premiere last night, and it's every bit as good as the first film in the franchise, but it could have done with a bit more characterisation, says Derek Malcolm.... more
Eros features three vaguely linked stories about love and sex from a trio of distinguished directors. It's a lip-smacking prospect that has a disappointing outcome.... 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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