What with Donkey Punch, Kick-Ass and True Grit, it seems that young girls, even pre-adolescent, are the new film heroines. Saoirse Ronan's teenage Hanna, however, beats the lot of them ... more
Mary & Max is a charmer of a ‘claymation’ film about the friendship between an eight-year-old girl and a 300lb bruiser with Asperger’s syndrome. And it’s based on a true story, as director Adam Elliot tells Nick Roddick... more
Rose Byrne has overcome her shyness and fear of clowns to play a drugged-out sexpot in a slapstick comedy with Russell Brand. Lina Das finds out how she went from legal eagle in 'Damages' to louche starlet... more
Scarlett Johansson's offer of a dream date with her has fetched nearly £20,000 at auction. The chance to spend a night with the 23-year-old Hollywood beauty sparked a bidding frenzy among eager suitors on eBay... more
Quite what Henry VIII would have made of it is anyone's guess. Arriving at the royal premiere of her film about the marriage-loving monarch in London last night, Scarlett Johansson showed off a somewhat unregal tattoo
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Director Curtis Hanson seems to have bitten off more than he can chew with poker story Lucky You, a film which will appeal mainly to card fiends.... more
The Brits threaten to clean up at the Oscars - but can our film industry sustain the good form? Charlotte O'Sullivan looks ahead to the movies that could take next year's prizes.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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