A British prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper helmets for the first Star Wars film has won the right to continue producing replicas - but faces a damages payout to the creators of the sci-fi blockbuster... more
Three years ago Jonathan Sands opened the London Film Museum with no public funding and a truckload of movie props. Now, he tells Louise Jury, the scene is set for him to expand into the old Theatre Museum in Covent Garden... more
The revolving door that is the senior management of EMI gets a further spin as executive chairman Charles Allen and Lord Birt, the chairman of its parent company, step down... more
He has the rare honour of appearing in all six of the epic Star Wars movies, but Anthony Daniels, also known as the gold "droid" C-3PO, admits he has never really understood the plot... more
I'VE been to some terrifying parties. I remember once, at Donatella Versace's, being so shell-shocked by the sight of Madonna, George Lucas and Prince in the same room that I was too scared to pee... more
Analysis: The movie industry has been celebrating itself at the Golden Globes. Given the success of Danny Boyle and Kate Winslet, the UK cinema industry itself could be a star this year... more
First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: 'It was excellent,' Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. 'It was amazing.'
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Prince Caspian gets the blockbuster season rolling - there are lots more big movies to look forward to. This year the emphasis is on brains as well as brawn.... more
She turned heads when she accompanied Lewis Hamilton to the Indiana Jones premiere in Cannes. Now it has emerged the Formula 1 driver's mystery date was Vivian Burkhardt, a Miss World runner-up.... more
The new Indiana Jones film looks set to be a box-office smash if its premiere is anything to go by but what do the critics really think? Experts weight in on the new release.... more
The new Indiana Jones film looks set to be a box-office smash if its premiere is anything to go by. Die-hard Indy fans mobbed the cinema at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday to welcome the return of 65-year-old Harrison Ford in the starring role and original director Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas
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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
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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It appears no one is more excited about the upcoming release of the latest Indiana Jones installment than its leading man, Harrison Ford. The greying actor was spotted carrying a stack of his own action figures - including a fedora-clad Mr Potato Head - while out in Los Angeles yesterday as he prepares to return to the big screen in his signature role for the first time in 19 years... more
Mel Smith said he wanted to abandon 'repetitive performance'. So why is the millionaire comedian and director becoming a West End hoofer in Hairspray? Nick Curtis finds out.... more
Rottentomatoes is the latest movie website to expand with a special UK version. You can find out everything you need to know about cinema on the internet - but where to look?... more
There's plenty to keep you occupied over the long weekend, including a May Day festival, a new Star Wars exhibition and a Bank Holiday BBQ at Camden's Proud Galleries.... more
It's 30 years since the release of the first instalment of George Lucas's epic sci-fi adventure and County Hall is celebrating the anniversary with a major exhibition of memorabilia.... more
Star Wars has lost its crown as the world's best sci-fi movie. George Lucas's classic has been usurped by the little-known 2005 film Serenity in a new poll.... more
Gritty sc-fi Children of Men, audience-dividing fantasy Lady In The Water and the definitive version of Rocky are among the week's best DVD releases.... more
Nearly 30 years since Meat Loaf first broke rock's mould with the original, he has returned once more to the album that ate the world and made Bat Out of Hell III. ... more
George Lucas told the story during more than 13 hours of film. But his production company has now given its approval for the entire Star Wars saga to be reduced to just 20 minutes.... more
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