Ralph Fiennes is the best thing in this rather slug-gish production of Shakespeare's shortest play. Controlling Prospero is not so very far removed from Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter... more
Ralph Fiennes's transformation from evil wizard Voldemort into a less-malign magician in Shakespeare is already a runaway hit at the box office... more
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 was an interminable bore but it might as well be said straight away that the finale is a great British triumph, twice as good as its predecessor, highly recommended... more
And so we come to the end, thank Dumbledore! The eighth and final film in the Harry Potter franchise is where good and evil are told what's what and the central mystery is revealed... more
There's a major movie opening almost every week from now until the end of the holidays. They may be made in Hollywood, Charlotte O'Sullivan reports, but they feature an interesting array of homegrown talent too... more
What is about Air Marshall Sir John Walker, ex-spymaster at the Defence Intelligence Service (DIS) and one of the City's great and the good, and con artists?... more
Colin Firth and Ralph Fiennes today backed a campaign fighting plans to demolish an Art Deco cinema and build two 14-storey blocks of flats and a supermarket... more
As the boy wizard’s journey enters the final phase, there’s still much to thrill the fans — but it’s getting awfully repetitive for the rest of us... more
It’s not quite the end, but the end is undeniably nigh: The Deathly Hallows Part 1 is the first of two films of J K Rowling’s final Harry Potter book... more
The boyfriend who wrongly they thought was "the one" is to blame for the epidemic of beautiful, successful women inching their way to infertility... more
As the epic Harry Potter franchise approaches its climax, the pleasure is in the rich, complex world JK Rowling has created around the boy wizard.... more
Sacha Baron Cohen's new comic creation, the latest instalment from Harry Potter at Hogwarts and adventures in the land of lizard men - here is our guide to the biggest movies of the season... more
Eager fans awaiting the new Harry Potter film have been given a glimpse of the first official trailer, and it's set to be the darkest movie in the series yet.... more
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince has been chosen for this year's Royal Film Performance. The sequel will receive its European premiere in front of a member of the Royal Family.... more
The fifth instalment of Harry Potter doesn't live up to the standards set by the last two films, but there's still plenty of warmth, humour and stunning settings to enjoy, says Nick Curtis.... more
From the people who will liven up London to Kylie's undies at the V&A and The Lord of the Rings in the West End, this year promises to be a prize one for getting out in the capital.... more
Film news: Helena Bonham Carter has won the role of evil Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange in the next Harry Potter film. The 40-year-old star will play one of Lord Voldemort's followers in the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.... more
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