On Tour is was a prize-winner at Cannes. Mathieu Amalric’s cheerfully downbeat tale is about a former TV producer touring an American striptease troupe... more
Critically and commercially, 2008 has been good for foreign movies and next year looks even better. From a Korean spaghetti western to a Danish war film, expect the unexpected.... more
Something might be rotten in the City but in London’s arts world there’s plenty to be upbeat about. Here’s our pick of must-sees to brighten up longer nights... more
Over the decades 007 has been equipped with an amazing array of secret weapons – and now a new one has been added to his arsenal ... stacked heels.... more
After decades of rescuing Bond girls, 007 has finally met his match in Olga Kurylenko's feisty Camille in the upcoming movie Quantum Of Solace.... more
Artist and director Julian Schnabel tells Tom Dawson how a magazine editor's stroke led him to make his Oscar-nominated movie, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly.... more
Festival juries usually give prizes to worthy subject matter rather than style. But French film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has both. A shoo-in for a prize of some sort.... 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