Video: The small-budget BBC drama, An Education, faces a David-and-Goliath battle against James Cameron’s £180m blockbuster Avatar at this year’s Baftas after both receive eight nominations... more
Vanessa Paradis is one half of the ultimate Hollywood couple, and yet her relationship with Johnny Depp seems untainted by the circus that surrounds them... more
She liberated women from the corset. Her friends included Cocteau, Picasso and Chaplin. No wonder Coco Chanel (1883-1971) is the muse for the coolest names in fashion... more
Goodbye Knole Park, hello the South of France. The Croisette is some distance from Sevenoaks, the Palais du Festival some way from the staff room and closing the Cannes film festival the kind of good fortune which screenwriters the world over dream about
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Team Cruise and Team Beckham reunited on the red carpet last night at the social event of the season, the annual Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala, which drew a who's who roll call of international stars
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Actress Marion Cotillard sparked a political row yesterday after accusing America of fabricating the 9/11 attacks. The 32-year-old French actress openly questioned the truth behind the terrorist atrocity in an interview broadcast on a French website
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Re-released to coincide with awards season, La Vie en Rose provides many reasons to cheer, not least Marion Cotillard's Oscar-winning performance.... more
At first fans tore into the new 007 actor, but now Daniel Craig is being hailed as the best Bond since Connery. The film's director, Martin Campbell, tells how his gamble paid off.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do