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BFI London Film Festival: Pick of the day - The Ides of March

19.10.11
In terms of star wattage, today's pick is a bit of a no-brainer: for the 7pm red-carpet screening of The Ides of March at the Odeon Leicester Square... more

Son of Saatchi: Edward, the British Mark Zuckerberg

19.10.11
Maurice and Josephine's boy is on course to be the British Mark Zuckerberg but just for now, he tells Rosamund Urwin, he has a more pressing objective: Barack Obama's re-election... more

The Ides Of March, Venice Film Festival - review

31.08.11
George Clooney's The Ides of March, which opens the 68th Venice Film Festival, has it all. Politics, corruption and sex... more

Venice Film Festival: Star attractions

26.08.11
The Venice Film Festival opens next week with the most glamorous line-up for years. Derek Malcolm previews the biggest draws... more

Win Win is a joy

20.05.11
Win Win is visually as well as financially modest and stands no chance against the behemoth that is Pirates of the Caribbean 4. But not all contests need to be won... more

City Spy: BAA has homes it doesn't want

13.05.11
As part of their plans for a third runway at Heathrow, BAA bought up hundreds of homes facing planning blight. The Government has decided not to allow it to go ahead, leaving BAA with a substantial property portfolio.... more

Ironclad is a medieval romp with plenty of blood-letting

04.03.11
Ironclad has a bit of sensible acting between the blood-letting, when the screenplay allows with stars James Purefoy, Brian Cox and Derek Jacobi... more

Once, twice, three times a miserable git in Barney's Version

28.01.11
Mordecai Richler's tragic-comic novel Barney's Version sets a few problems for any film-maker... more

Colin Firth crowned at Golden Globes but The Social Network reigns

17.01.11
British actor Colin Firth has been celebrating after he was named best actor at the Golden Globes... more

The King’s Speech rules with wave of nominations for Golden Globes

14.12.10
The King's Speech led the British charge at the Golden Globes, securing seven nominations... more

Reds in the bed in The Last Station

19.02.10
The Last Station leaves us with the vague impression that anarcho-pacifists are a bunch of sexually frustrated losers.... more

What's love got to do with Duplicity?

19.03.09
Clive Owen and Julia Roberts are smart and sassy as rival agents but they fail to spark when it comes to romance in Duplicity.... more

Kate Winslet rules the Golden Globes

12.01.09
Kate Winslet was the star and Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire top film in an extraordinary night of British success at the Golden Globes ... more

DVDs of the week

19.02.08
Courtroom drama in Michael Clayton and substandard twaddle from Simon Pegg's Run, Fat Boy, Run, are among this week's DVD offerings.... more

Santa's big helper wrecks Christmas

29.11.07
With the the silly elves and the under-written female parts, Christmas cheer soon flags in Fred Claus.... more

Sugary satire of a yucky mummy

11.10.07
The Nanny Diaries is a botched adaptation of a best-selling novel, where a strong cast should have been given something better to work with.... more

DVDs of the week

03.07.07
Magic from The Illusionist, Nicholas Cage is Ghost Rider, and a French horror are among the week's top DVD releases... more

Conjurer's tricks fail to elevate muted drama

01.03.07
Edward Norton manages to inject some magic into The Illusionist, but there's just not enough to conjure with says Derek Malcolm.... more

DVDs of the week

16.01.07
Gritty sc-fi Children of Men, audience-dividing fantasy Lady In The Water and the definitive version of Rocky are among the week's best DVD releases.... more

Fairytale doesn't hold water

11.08.06
M Night Shyamalan is a talented director but is inclined towards the portentous. His latest film, The Lady In The Water, is bad enough to cause his detractors to crow and his fans to doubt him.... more

Anty climax

03.08.06
Film review: In Ant Bully, a 10-year-old takes out his angst on a colony of ants. They fight back. More interesting is how on earth producer Tom Hanks persuade Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts to voice this below-average animation. ... more


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