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Penelope Cruz shines at ‘most beautiful’ premiere

31.07.09
Penelope Cruz brought star quality to the first night of open-air movies at Somerset House for the Broken Embraces premiere. ... more

Stars come out for summer film festival under open sky

22.07.09
Penelope Cruz, John Hurt and Freida Pinto are to take part in an all-star series of talks and screenings at Somerset House... more

Hurt has sparkle as camp Crisp in New York

28.04.09
In An Englishman In New York, John Hurt reprises his role as the late gay writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp.... more

The Sheekey girls

26.11.08
For decades, theatre stars of the Fifties and Sixties have stared out from the walls of J Sheekey's restaurant in the West End... more

ITV launches leaner, fitter schedule with dramatic twists

18.11.08
ITV has unveiled details of a major new campaign to tackle obesity in Britain, as part of a new season of programmes dominated by big drama commissions and the return of popular shows ... more

Record-breaking London film festival ends on emotional high

31.10.08
The London Film Festival notched up record audiences in a two-week run ending with the European premiere of the new movie from Trainspotting director Danny Boyle... more

Richard Attenborough: The film bosses wanted Gandhi to be sexy - and be played by Richard Burton

03.09.08
In the final part of his captivating memoirs, film legend Richard Attenborough recalls an epic struggle... more

Not naked but still so civil, Hurt is back as gay Crisp

21.08.08
With the signature fedora and a dandily knotted silk cravat, it could only be a certain flamboyant character... more

All hell is let loose

21.08.08
Guillermo del Toro's imagination runs wild in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, a terrific summer superhero movie full of humour and invention... more

John Hurt faces the bald truth for new film

01.08.08
John Hurt unveiled his new bald look at Somerset House last night for the FilmFour opening gala night of Hellboy II. ... more

DVDs of the week

29.07.08
Katherine Heigl is the eternal birdesmaid in 27 Dresses, David Lynch's masterpiece The Elephant Man gets a timely re-release, and prehistoric man sends us all to sleep in 10,000BC... more

The critical DVD round-up

29.07.08
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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

Julie Christie goes back to her glamour look (thanks to her make-up artists)

11.04.08
Actress Julie Christie revealed the secret to maintaining her striking looks at the age of 66 - a good make-up artist. The always glamorous star - who missed out on an Oscar this year - was pictured heading into her trailer looking decidedly close to her age... more

Shooting the president eight times

06.03.08
Vantage Point dissolves into an improbable action thriller with eight reasonably well-known actors and a plot that scarcely makes a mite of sense.... more

Di Caprio in line for I, Claudius role

07.09.07
Leonardo DiCaprio could star in a Hollywood version of I, Claudius after a producer won the rights to the famous book.... more

Harry is wizard of West End

28.02.07
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe today admitted his West End debut - in which he appeared nude in front of a packed first night audience - was a terrifying experience.... more

Scent and sensibility

27.12.06
A 16-year-old Londoner is the star of Perfume, the film of the cult novel. But she's determined not to follow Peaches Geldof on the celebrity circuit.... more

The sweet smell of success

01.09.06
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

V is for verbose

01.08.06
Natalie Portman shaved off her Star Wars locks for V for Vendetta, but doubts remain about whether it was worth it. Also released is Shooting Dogs and a couple of classics revisited.... more

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