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Dorian Gray: a movie for teenagers

2009-09-10T23:00:00Z

Dorian Gray is based on Oscar Wilde�s short novel, which tells the story of a beautiful, innocent boy corrupted by praise and prose

Botox could have saved poor Dorian from the devil

2009-09-09T09:59:25Z

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

The male Kate Moss: Jamie Dornan

2009-09-04T10:26:13Z

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?

Rachel Hurd-Wood: a modern gothic starlet

2009-08-20T11:32:19Z

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...

Stanford silent as the FBI hands him fraud charges

2009-02-20T10:34:09Z

Financier Sir Allen Stanford was uncharacteristically silent as the FBI gave him papers detailing his alleged $8 billion (�5.6 billion) fraud, sources said

Unbelievable Coward in Easy Virtue

2008-11-06T00:00:00Z

Easy Virtue purports to be about the fading aristo lifestyle after the First World War and the injection into it of American flash.

Jessica slips into Easy Virtue

2008-10-29T00:00:00Z

How clever of director Stephan Elliott to cast Jessica Biel in Noel Coward�s critique of English snobbery, says Nick Curtis.

Russians on rampage in Bigga Than Ben

2008-10-08T23:00:00Z

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.

Pick your winners for cinema's glittering awards

2008-07-31T21:25:51Z

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.

Summer blockbusters for the film-loving family

2008-07-09T14:37:44Z

Janie Lawrence previews what's coming to a screen near you.

Prince Caspian is too charming

2008-06-25T23:00:00Z

In Disney's world, Prince Caspian is a pretty boy to make young girls swoon and CS Lewis a writer without moral ambiguity .

Spectacular premiere for a more savage Narnia

2008-06-19T23:00:00Z

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.

Summer Blockbusters for the thinking fan

2008-06-20T13:57:20Z

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.

10,000 to see Narnia premiere

2008-05-20T07:26:22Z

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

Big in 2008

2007-12-28T08:54:31Z

From pop to classical music to contemporary art, our critics name the young stars who will make their mark in the coming year.

Guidebook to ripping off London made into film

2007-02-07T10:25:45Z

A book by two Russian drug addicts who spent six months stealing their way around London to fund their habit, has been turned into a film.

Boys are back with a class act

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

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.