The computer animation in Kung Fu Panda II is bright and inventive throughout: 3D aerial views of the battle of Gongmen City vie with sets, costumes and misty landscapes so carefully constructed they look real... more
It was clearly one hell of a kiss. Captured on “kiss-cam”, actor Dustin Hoffman and his wife Lisa Gottsegen punch the air with giant foam hands ... more
Things took a sudden turn for the worse as David Arquette watched the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 128-107 in last night's play-offs.... more
The LA Lakers basketball team can boast the most star-studded following in the world, and the crowd at the match against Orlando Magic did not disappoint... more
News of the latest salvo in a strange war between parents and the Government comes from Durham University, which has turned down a boy from St Paul's School with four A grades at A-level... more
Josh Hartnett is starring in a theatrical version of Rain Man, the 1988 film that saw Dustin Hoffman play hospitalised autistic savant Raymond Babbit.... more
A true English eccentric, she has never been one to follow the dictates of fashion. But Helena Bonham Carter drew more attention than usual when she stepped out in a pair of spring-heeled shoes.... more
One would think as a Hollywood star that he would be able to afford his own tie for a premiere. But Dustin Hoffman turned up tie-less to the red carpet event in London's Leicester Square.
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Hollywood director Sydney Pollack, who won a pair of Academy Awards for the epic romance Out Of Africa and acted in films such as Tootsie and Michael Clayton, died on Monday after a battle with cancer.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt hit the carpet in Cannes tonight on the same day the pregnant star confirmed they were expecting twins. The glamorous mum wore an flowing emerald dress for the premiere of her new animated film, Kung Fu Panda, in which she provides the voice of Master Tigress
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Rip-roaring silliness and an obvious plot come as standard in Walk Hard, Eyes Without A Face is not for the faint-hearted and Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a quirky fairytale.... more
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer features a serial killer who murders young women and dumps their naked bodies. The timing of its release couldn't be worse.... more
All The King's Men showed up for this year's Toronto Film Festival. As well as the movie of that name, in which Jude Law put in his best performance for years, the festival's guest list outgunned Cannes and Venice.... more
It has taken 20 years to bring the 'unfilmable' bestseller Perfume to the screen. The Standard has had an exclusive preview and here we tell the intriguing story of how it was made.... more
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