The hottest young actors, from Freida Pinto and Rebecca Hall to Felicity Jones, are to feature along with major stars including George Clooney and Ralph Fiennes in movies premiered at the BFI London Film Festival... more
You may not recognise them yet but these young British actors are tipped to become superstars The hotlist has been drawn up by movie industry magazine Screen International- and it includes several Londoners... more
We can't turn the clock back on The West Wing and all its power and glamour - people taking government communications jobs want to be the story... more
Rebecca Hall highlighted the global standing of the London stage today as she prepared to take her place at the 56th Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more
Five actors, three musicians and two new MPs are among the 20 most influential people under the age of 35 who feature for the first time in the Evening Standard’s annual The 1000 magazine... more
The Town is Boston. More specifically, Charlestown, a one-square mile neighbourhood where more armed robbers ply their trade than anywhere in America... more
You may not know them yet — but you soon will. Patricia Dobson reveals Screen International’s list of the best up-and-coming British film talent.... more
Catherine Keener is one of the funniest actresses alive and with indie director Nicole Holofcener delivers a grown-up comedy about middle-class guilt called Please Give.... more
Recession - what recession? Last week I went to two of the most lavish parties I've been to for many a moon (and believe me, I go to a lot of parties)... more
In New York, the pre-movie hype about Woody Allen's latest movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, had all been about the kiss between Penélope Cruz, onscreen and real-life girlfriend of male lead Javier Bardem, and America's modern version of Marilyn Monroe, Scarlett Johansson... more
Woody Allen's Vicky Christina Barcelona is like one of those romantic novelettes that have little or no literary merit but are read by millions, says Derek Malcolm.... more
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
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Brit rom-com Starter For 10, The Best Of Saturday Live, Ghosts, and the true story of an English eccentric's quest to sail round the world, are all released on DVD this week.... more
James McAvoy stars as a working-class boy with advanced general-knowledge skills in Starter For Ten who is taught some valuable lessons by life and love.... more
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