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Cheers for Coldplay and Jay-Z in firework finale

2009-09-20T23:00:00Z

With Jay-Z, a man who is currently number one all over the world, as a support act Coldplay owned Wembley Stadium.

Zombies of SW17 - the no-budget horror film that wooed Cannes

2009-09-03T09:06:40Z

Marc Price�s horror film Colin, made for just �45 and f�ted at Cannes, follows in a tradition of movies set in a nightmare London. Tooting Broadway is now firmly on the undead map

Stephen K Amos has formidable Ealing powers

2009-07-22T23:00:00Z

If laughter is the best medicine Amos should be prescribed by the NHS for his healing powers.

The Ice Age goes 3D

2009-07-02T23:00:00Z

Considering this is the third of the series, the makers of Ice Age 3 clearly still have some inspiration left.

Check out the biggest movies this summer

2009-06-05T09:12:24Z

Sacha Baron Cohen's new comic creation, the latest instalment from Harry Potter at Hogwarts and adventures in the land of lizard men - here is our guide to the biggest movies of the season

Star Trek is back from the future

2009-05-06T23:00:00Z

The creator of Lost takes the Starship Enterprise and its youthful crew back to the future in a successful reinvention of Star Trek.

Star Trek stars out in force at premiere

2009-04-21T09:22:58Z

Simon Pegg described his Star Trek role as a "geek dream come true" at the film premiere.

Russ and I will rule the world, says Ross

2009-04-21T10:39:40Z

It seems the Sachsgate scandal has only served to bring Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand closer together.

Simon Pegg reveals baby secret

2009-02-19T12:39:23Z

Simon Pegg is to become a father for the first time.

Coldplay geeks on a winning streak

2008-12-15T00:00:00Z

Coldplay have returned to the city where they formed, staked their claim for greatness and emerged triumphant.

Things don't add up in Free Jimmy

2008-10-15T23:00:00Z

Free Jimmy is a peculiar animated Norwegian-British co-production with a heroin-addicted circus elephant on the run from druggie crooks.

Film

2008-10-02T09:51:28Z

Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors

Farcical take on How to Lose Friends

2008-10-01T23:00:00Z

The big screen version of Toby Young's memoir, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, is a lesson in how to bore viewers and infuriate critics.

Simon Pegg tells Ricky Gervais "You're a fat idiot" ...

2008-09-30T11:09:10Z

Actor Simon Pegg launched an unprovoked attack on fellow comedian Ricky Gervais by saying that The Office star is an "idiot" and "fat".

Who's in and who's out

2008-09-29T07:53:20Z

'I plunged into the cesspool of celebrity as an act of rebellion'

2008-09-26T11:13:06Z

Someone is shooting at Toby Young. Every minute there is an almighty "thwack" at the window of his shed-office. "It's all right," he says, jumping visibly. "It's just conkers from the horse chestnut tree"

How to lose friends and find a film

2008-09-24T23:00:00Z

Everyone assumes the life of a journalist is glamorous. If ever a film disproved that notion - it's How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.

Favourites come out of the cold for Frijj

2008-08-14T09:36:40Z

The Frijj Film Festival offers Londoners the chance to experience again classics such as Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

Toby had a HUGH and cry over which actor would play him, but luckily one guy had him PEGGed

2008-07-24T22:14:29Z

The film of Toby Young's bumbling life is set to be a huge hit. A certain floppy-haired actor had been chalked in to play the lead, but his reaction was...Hugh must be joking!

Kisses from Lily Allen, dinner with Gillian Anderson, at last I'm a celebrity! says Toby Young

2008-05-22T21:17:05Z

How long does it take for a lifelong critic of our fame-obsessed society to start behaving like a D-list celebrity? About 48 hours, if his experience at Cannes anything to go by.

Awards success for Atonement and Bourne

2008-03-10T09:37:02Z

Atonement led the way at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, scooping three prizes while The Bourne Ultimatum was named Best Film.

DVDs of the week

2008-02-19T00:00:00Z

Courtroom drama in Michael Clayton and substandard twaddle from Simon Pegg's Run, Fat Boy, Run, are among this week's DVD offerings.

Brother, just look at Gwynnie

2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

Jake Paltrow is stretching credulity to its limit by casting sister Gwyneth as a plain Jane with boyfriend trouble in The Good Night.

Joker in the gym

2007-09-05T23:00:00Z

Run, Fat Boy, Run has an awkward tone and non-atmosphere that may leave you wanting to run a mile.

Stars fall foul of prankster Thandie

2007-09-04T07:45:23Z

Actress Thandie Newton told how her co-stars had fallen foul of her practical jokes on the set of new film, Run Fat Boy Run.

DVDs of the week

2007-04-24T15:17:21Z

Ren�e Zellweger playing Beatrix Potter, the John Sayles Collection, American black comedy Big Nothing and Gabrielle feature among the DVDs released this week.

Smalltown affair that's not much cop

2007-02-15T00:00:00Z

The Shaun of the Dead team recruit a starry comedy cast for a police caper through the West Country that is too flashy by half, says Nick Curtis.

Hot Fuzz stars swap red carpet for blue

2007-02-14T08:32:05Z

The stars of police comedy movie Hot Fuzz swapped the traditional red carpet for blue at the film's world premiere.

Take me out: best events

2007-02-01T11:47:36Z

There's a second chance to see reggae musical The Harder They Come, there'll be an interactive performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake in Trafalgar Square and Hot Fuzztival gets underway.

A police line-up at the ICA

2007-01-30T16:46:15Z

To celebrate the release of Brit flick Hot Fuzz, the ICA is launching a fortnight of films and talks focusing on the boys in blue.