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Queens of New York

20.04.09
It's taken almost four years for Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I to revive their theatrical duel in New York but now they're ruling Broadway... more

Kate Winslet rules the Golden Globes

12.01.09
Kate Winslet was the star and Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire top film in an extraordinary night of British success at the Golden Globes ... more

Film festival begins with a premiere of Frost

15.10.08
The London Film Festival kicks off with the premiere of Frost/Nixon just yards from where it was originally staged as a play at the Donmar Warehouse... more

DVDs of the week

27.05.08
The Savages, a coming-of-middle-age comedy is exceptional in more ways than one but Before The Devil Knows You're Dead goes horribly wrong.... more

Are the Oscars losing their golden touch? Academy Awards ratings hit record low

26.02.08
It appears this year's Oscars had a modest audience to match its toned-down ceremony after having its lowest ever TV ratings. The three-hour broadcast of the star-studded ceremony on U.S. TV channel ABC attracted an average of 32million viewers - a 21 per cent drop from 2007's 41million ... more

DVDs of the week

19.02.08
Courtroom drama in Michael Clayton and substandard twaddle from Simon Pegg's Run, Fat Boy, Run, are among this week's DVD offerings.... more

What are we going to do about Dad?

24.01.08
The Savages is witty and knowing, with its star Laura Linney fully deserving of her Oscar nomination.... more

Will it be Daniel's day as Brits lead Oscars line-up

22.01.08
British stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie move closer to Oscars glory after confirming predictions they would make the nominations list.... more

A Savage sweetness

21.01.08
In-demand actress Laura Linney reveals why she turned down a blockbuster and talks about having a thing for Santa Claus.... more

Why the Brits are lining up to storm Oscar night

17.01.08
Hollywood's showcase may be threatened by the writers' strike but that won't stop British talents bound for glory.... more

Presidential joker

01.11.07
Man of the Year, starring Robin Williams, is too compromised to be more than a reasonably pleasurable entertainment.... more

Sugary satire of a yucky mummy

11.10.07
The Nanny Diaries is a botched adaptation of a best-selling novel, where a strong cast should have been given something better to work with.... more

Too much tragedy for one small town

24.05.07
Adapted from a Raymond Carver short story, Jindabyne is superficially similar to director Ray Lawrence's previous hit Lantana but, alas, it's much more ponderous.... more

Barbican returns to Oz

13.03.07
Now in its 13th year, the Barbican's London Australian Film Festival will showcase the best Australian feature films of 2006/2007.... more

On the road to nowhere

07.09.06
Was there ever a more mishandled British film than Driving Lessons? This woeful effort starring Rupert Grint makes less and less sense as it plods on.... more

DVD reviews: Squids in

15.08.06
In this week's DVD releases, Noah Baumbach plays the traumatic subject of divorce for laughs, and the Dardenne brothers offer another riveting slice of realism in Palme d'Or winning film, The Child.... more

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