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We don't mind the age gap say family of Sam Taylor-Wood's fiancé

04.11.09
The family of teenage British actor Aaron Johnson said today they were “delighted” at his plans to marry Sam Taylor-Wood despite their 23-year age gap.... more

Girls on film

02.11.09
Women have helmed some first-rate films this year but still account for only three per cent of the industry’s directors, says Nick Curtis... more

Sam Taylor-Wood to wed 19-year-old lover Aaron Johnson

30.10.09
Artist turned movie director Sam Taylor-Wood to marry Nowhere Boy's 19-year-old star, Aaron Johnson. ... more

Artist Sam imagines stunning vision of young Lennon

29.10.09
What a pleasure, and what a fitting end to an excellent 53rd London Film Festival. Sam Taylor-Wood's film about John Lennon's teenage years is a moving and accomplished debut... more

All you need is ... a second Lennon blue plaque

04.09.09
John Lennon is set to be honoured with a blue plaque outside the London house that was the setting for a notorious nude photo shoot with Yoko Ono for an album cover... more

Yoko Ono steps out of John Lennon's shadow

15.06.09
Yoko Ono's music mesmerised a crowd including Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes and ex-Smith Johnny Marr. ... more

Sam Taylor-Wood in Cannes with her new actor boyfriend, aged 19

18.05.09
The artist turned film director Sam Taylor-Wood is dating a teenage actor 23 years her junior.... more

Sanctuary worker 'admits murdering Sixties model Eva'

24.04.09
A post-mortem examination was being carried out in Hungary on the body of a former London model and friend of John Lennon who vanished seven months ago... more

Tycoons visit gallery to see investment shaping up

19.03.09
A sculptor who won investment on Dragons' Den has exhibited his work for the first time in London... more

Miliband 'failed to help hunt for model feared murdered abroad'

17.03.09
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is accused of failing to take action over a British former model feared to have been murdered in Hungary... more

Kristin has ticket to ride as Lennon aunt homas stars as Lennon's aunt

11.03.09
The teenage years of John Lennon are being recreated in a film in which Kristin Scott Thomas plays the woman who raised him... more

Leibovitz gives up rights to her life's work for £10m loan

25.02.09
Photographer Annie Leibovitz has borrowed £10 million in exchange for the copyright, negatives and contract rights of her pictures... more

Yoko Ono to shed light on her art at London fair

22.09.08
Yoko Ono is giving the keynote lecture at this year's Frieze Art Fair... more

Suddenly, I've found the funky vision thing

21.08.08
Unlike J Alfred Prufrock I have measured out my life not in coffee spoons, but in spectacles... more

John Lennon's 'still dangerous' killer denied parole for fifth time

12.08.08
John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for a fifth time. Mark Chapman will remain in a U.S. prison for at least two more years after a parole board ruled that he remains a threat to the public.... more

Mark Chapman tried to sell the album Lennon signed before he shot him

08.08.08
John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman wanted to cash in on his notoriety by selling an album Lennon signed for him hours before he shot him dead, it has emerged. ... more

Mick Jagger turns 65 next week. So what will he do with his bus pass?

19.07.08
He's a collision of contradictions. The most outrageous, sexually ambiguous, tantalising rock singer ever who has spent 45 years pursuing legions of beautiful, rich girls.... more

Ed Hamell takes a sidelong look at America

15.02.08
A performer with an anarchic passion that's difficult to resist, Ed Hamell laments over loss and death in his show The Terrorism Of Everyday Life.... more

For sale: The first flat they got with a little help from their friend

14.02.08
The only home where the Beatles lived together is for sale... more

Millionaire backers hoping for a Bafta

21.01.08
A group of property tycoons clubbed together to fund an independent film that has been nominated for a Bafta.... more

Shots that mark the years

07.12.07
Remember Love: John Lennon is a commemorative exhibition of the anniversary of John Lennon's death. Photos from seven international photogrophers make an irresistable collection.... more

The loser who shot Lennon

06.12.07
In The Killing of John Lennon, director Andrew Piddington has made a film that commands some respect.... more

An artistic superstar

04.09.07
Gary Potter thrilled this dedicated gypsy-jazz venue with two scintillating sets and a dazzling solo-guitar display which even had his own band applauding.... more

Exhibition to make you smile

06.08.07
The latest exhibition from Candice Breitz features 25 John Lennon fans crooning their way through his solo album Plastic Ono Band.... more

DVDs of the week

03.04.07
The dinosaurs at the New York National History Museum come to life, Eddie Murphy travels back 24 years in time, and Dame Edna's 1987 talk shows are revived on DVD this week.... more

Guitar greats on display

28.02.07
A free exhibition featuring photos of the world's greatest guitarists is on display at the Blink Gallery.... more

Giving peace a chance

07.12.06
Yoko Ono says that, of all the documentaries that have been made about John Lennon, The U.S. vs John Lennon is the one he would have loved.... more

Sean fails to shake off Lennon legacy

10.11.06
Sean Lennon will never be as good as the Beatles and if he sounds a little like his father, it merely serves as a reminder that he'll never be as good as him either.... more

Nevermind Elvis, Kurt is king now

25.10.06
There has only ever been one king when it comes to dead celebrities raking in the cash. But Elvis Presley has been knocked off the top spot by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.... more

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