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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

Hartnett is main man in Old Vic's 24 Hour Plays

11.11.08

Josh Hartnett, Martin Freeman, Dervla Kirwan and Jessica Hynes are four of the stars who will take part in this year's 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala at the Old Vic... more

DVDs of the week

10.06.08

Juno is the teenager we'd all love to have been, The Kite Runner is thrillingly watchable and The Inbetweeners is old-shool comedy. ... more

Brother, just look at Gwynnie

17.01.08

Jake Paltrow is stretching credulity to its limit by casting sister Gwyneth as a plain Jane with boyfriend trouble in The Good Night.... more

Desperate comedy fails to fire

10.05.07

A clutch of British stars appear in dim British comedy The All Together... more

For the love of film

03.05.07

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

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

Plays fight back against musicals

06.12.06

A string of high-profile plays has been planned for next year to take on the likes of musicals such as The Sound Of Music and Spamalot.... more

Low life in the city's shadows

09.11.06

Anthony Minghella's new thriller Breaking And Entering stylishly explores the seedy side of the capital but it lacks a dramatic edge, says Derek Malcolm.... more

An unreel line-up

18.10.06

The 50th London Film Festival kicks off with its usual flashbulb-popping flair, as British stars stud the red carpet for The Last King Of Scotland at Odeon Leicester Square.... more

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