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Harry Potter is a Dickens of a tale

17.07.09
As the epic Harry Potter franchise approaches its climax, the pleasure is in the rich, complex world JK Rowling has created around the boy wizard.... more

First review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

07.07.09
The sixth instalment of the Harry Potter saga is a slickly unemotional affair with a host of special effects.... more

Harry Potter star overcomes swine flu to attend screening

06.07.09
Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint recovered from a bout of swine flu to attend a screening of the new film.... more

Check out the biggest movies this summer

05.06.09
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... more

There's only one Brian Clough

26.03.09
Michael Sheen portrays the maverick football manager Brian Clough to perfection but Peter Morgan's adaptation falls short of glory in The Damned United.... more

The Damned fine life of Brian

18.03.09
The Damned United is a tragedy and a love story about Brian Clough, who happened to be a football manager but this isn't a football movie.... more

No sex please, we're Victorians

05.03.09
Emily Blunt plays the young Queen Victoria in love in a biopic that doesn't provide her with nearly enough passion.... more

Best DVDs of 2008

19.12.08
From The Dark Knight to Curb Your Enthusiasm, here are DVDs not to be without.... more

Inkheart has great cast but lacks character

11.12.08
Inkheart is a noisy fantasy directed by British film-maker Iain Softley and based on the bestselling book by Cornelia Funke.... more

Things don't add up in Free Jimmy

16.10.08
Free Jimmy is a peculiar animated Norwegian-British co-production with a heroin-addicted circus elephant on the run from druggie crooks.... more

Harry Potter: The brain disorder which means I can’t tie my shoelaces

17.08.08
You would never know it from the way he plays Quidditch, but Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he suffers from dyspraxia - a condition often associated with clumsiness.... more

Harry Potter film delayed until next summer to cash in on blockbuster season

15.08.08
The release of the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been delayed to cash in on the summer blockbuster season.... more

Sneak peek: Ron Weasley collapses after swallowing poison in new Harry Potter trailer

30.07.08
Eager fans awaiting the new Harry Potter film have been given a glimpse of the first official trailer, and it's set to be the darkest movie in the series yet.... more

Royal screening for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

30.07.08
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince has been chosen for this year's Royal Film Performance. The sequel will receive its European premiere in front of a member of the Royal Family.... more

Sneak peek: First look at new Harry Potter film as Hogwarts students go back to school

04.07.08
The Harry Potter trio are back to save Hogwarts from dark forces in the eagerly anticipated sixth film in the series.... more

The Life of Brian: £5million movie on 'Old Big Ead' Clough

21.06.08
A £5million movie based on the life of the late, great football manager Brian Clough has begun shooting in time for its cinema release next year. Actor Michael Sheen takes the role of the man nicknamed 'Old Big Ead'.... more

Indiana Jones and the Last Hurrah

22.05.08
At 65, Harrison Ford can just about cut it as the intrepid archaeologist — but he should end the franchise here, says Charlotte O'Sullivan.... more

Classy Cate is the star of the Cannes red carpet as Indiana Jones finally hits the big screen

19.05.08
It might have been the grand return of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, but the red carpet premiere in Cannes was stolen by Cate Blanchett. The Australian actress, who stars as Harrison’s adversary in Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull cut a glamorous figure in a smoky grey gown today... more

Harrison keeps his hat on for Indiana IV

19.05.08
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may not be the freshest or the best of the series but the formula still works.... more

First review by BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Indiana Jones franchise shows its age

18.05.08
Not enough jokes, and while the stunts are clever there's a sense that we've seen a lot of them before...Baz's verdict on the highly-anticipated Indiana Jones movie.... more

Scarlett Johansson misses shining moment at Cannes after studio refuses demands

18.05.08
Scarlett Johansson was left at home in New York after a film studio refused to pay for her bloated demands to attend the Cannes Film Festival to launch Woody Allen's latest movie. Penelope Cruz and Rebecca Hall, her co-stars in the film 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', soaked up all the glory from crowds as they ascended the fabled red carpet of Cannes ... more

Awards success for Atonement and Bourne

10.03.08
Atonement led the way at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, scooping three prizes while The Bourne Ultimatum was named Best Film.... more

A great night for Britain at Globes ceremony

14.01.08
War-time drama Atonement led a night of British triumphs at the Golden Globes - without a ceremony to celebrate.... more

My father and other animals

04.10.07
And When Did You Last See Your Father is a film that probes deeply into feelings practically all of us experience at some time.... more

Coming soon for autumn

24.08.07
After the silliness of the summer blockbusters, autumn brings a crop of films for grown-ups. See our preview here.... more

The Best of British, in Edinburgh

21.08.07
A young British Asian gets tortured and kidnapped, and memoirs from the death of a father feature in our reviews from the Edinburgh Film Festival.... more

Smalltown affair that's not much cop

15.02.07
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.... more

Hot Fuzz stars swap red carpet for blue

14.02.07
The stars of police comedy movie Hot Fuzz swapped the traditional red carpet for blue at the film's world premiere.... more

Dame Helen crowned queen of film awards

30.11.06
Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned queen of the British Independent Film awards after receiving a special award for film achievement.... more

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