Pete Postlethwaite's involvement in the last film he made - new comedy Killing Bono - was an "amazing honour" for all those who took part, its director said... more
Ben Barnes, star of the West End stage adaptation of Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks’s Great War novel, is to help the Royal British Legion mark Remembrance Day in Trafalgar Square... more
It was the book they said could never be dramatised, but with Sebastian Faulks, Trevor Nunn and two of our brightest young acting talents leading the charge, Birdsong can finally take flight, says Lydia Slater... more
Those expecting razor-sharp epigrams and bonnets in Ealing Studio's new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray may be disappointed... more
Top model Jamie Dornan reads modern philosophy
and wants to be an actor, so why do people only
want to talk to him about oiling up and his grooming technique? ... more
To date, Rachel Hurd-Wood's bodice has been ripped by Ben Whishaw, Ben Barnes and James Purefoy, and she's still only 19. Hettie Harvey meets costume drama's newest discovery...
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Financier Sir Allen Stanford was uncharacteristically silent as the FBI gave him papers detailing his alleged $8 billion (£5.6 billion) fraud, sources said... more
Shot on Super 16 film stock for practically nothing, SA Halewood's debut feature, Bigga Than Ben, is subtitled A Russian’s Guide to Ripping Off London.... more
The time is right for a new set of film awards, and devoted readers of the Daily Mail have helped to make 2008 a golden year for movies at the British box office.... more
Thrilling, but never overly violent, the latest Narnia epic provoked spontaneous applause from the 10,000-strong crowd as it premiered on Europe's largest cinema screen.... more
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
Disney's fantasy movie Prince Caspian - the sequel to The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - will be screened before an audience of 10,000 at the O2 arena. Watch an exclusive clip here... more
Alan Bennett's The History Boys returns to London making a far stronger emotional impact than in 2004, leaving Nicholas de Jongh moved, disturbed and exhilarated.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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