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Week of star-gazing as festival attracts filmland's big names

21.10.11
London is gearing up for a star-studded week of film as Rebecca Hall, Romola Garai, Keira Knightley and Madonna hit the red carpet... more

English rose Carey 'lobbied for role in my sex addict film'

14.10.11
Director Steve McQueen has described how Carey Mulligan lobbied him for a role in his new film about sex addiction... more

BFI London Film Festival: Picks of the weekend - Shame, Weekend and Les Enfants du Paradis

14.10.11
No two ways about it: get yourself down to the Vue as early as you can on the offchance of finding a ticket for Steve McQueen's Shame... more

What to watch: Our critics' guide to the BFI London Film Festival

27.09.11
Booking is now open for next month's BFI London Film Festival - our critics guide you to their highlights... more

Jane Eyre - review

09.09.11
The latest update of Charlotte Brontë's inexhaustible creation allows for a magnificently intense Michael Fassbender as Mr Rochester and possibly the best ever Jane Eyre in Mia Wasikowska... more

Michael Fassbender praises 'beautiful, wonderful' actresses

08.09.11
He is Hollywood's hottest leading man, with two movies wowing audiences at the Venice Film Festival, and a third opening in Britain tomorrow... more

Shame / Contagion, Venice Film Festival - review

05.09.11
One of the best reasons for seeing Hunger, Steve McQueen's debut feature film, was the performance of Michael Fassbender. He is also a good reason to watch Shame... more

A Dangerous Method, Venice Film Festival - First Review

02.09.11
David Cronenberg's film is, despite its complicated subject matter, one of the most straightforward he has made... 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

Michael Fassbender is formidable in X-Men: First Class

03.06.11
X-Men: First Class is a bit spiffier than Thor or Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides but it, too, has little for grown-ups. Kids, though, should be so lucky... more

It's a British blockbuster summer

25.05.11
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

We're dumbing down our films for American audiences, says McAvoy

25.05.11
X-Men star James McAvoy believes British film makers are dumbing down their movies to satisfy audiences in the US... more

Game of Thrones is good news for Brit stars

01.03.11
HBO's new multimillion dollar epic Game of Thrones is set to do for fantasy what True Blood did for vampires... more

Hollywood stars go short to light up film festival

11.10.10
They may have to do without blockbuster budgets and expensive premieres but a host of movie stars are appearing in short films at this year’s BFI London Film Festival... more

Beauty and some beasts in Centurion

23.04.10
The legend of the 9th Roman Legion, lost for ever in Caledonia around AD 117, has been the subject of half a dozen stupid movies. Now it is Centurion's turn.... more

Imogen Poots: a starlet is born

16.04.10
From a Michael Douglas-seducing nymphet to a Michael Fassbender-seducing wise woman, Imogen Poots is every director’s new favourite purveyor of wide-eyed sex appeal. Pip Clements meets a 20-year-old ingénue with attitude... more

British cinema's rock'n'roll year celebrated in Evening Standard Film Awards

09.02.10
Three anarchic rockers, a misfit teen and a foul-mouthed politico were celebrated at the Evening Standard Film Awards. ... more

Quentin Tarantino honoured for "excellence" at film awards

22.12.09
Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino will receive an "excellence" gong at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards.... more

Poverty turns to poetry in Fish Tank

11.09.09
A working-class heroine is something to be and 15-year-old Mia certainly dominates the landscape in Andrea Arnold’s award-winning drama... more

Fish Tank is compassionate study of the underclass

14.05.09
Andrea Arnold's film, Fish Tank, is well-written and acted and it will certainly not disgrace this year's Cannes Film Festival... more

Top 10 Brit flicks that could be next Slumdog

23.04.09
The pressure is on to emulate the surprise global success of Danny Boyle's film. Here are this year's top 10 homegrown movies that could hit the jackpot.... more

Loach and Cantona look for prizes at Cannes

23.04.09
Ken Loach, Eric Cantona and Andrea Arnold will fly the flag for Britain at this year’s Cannes Film Festival... more

Now Golden Globe winners battle for Standard's British film prizes

13.01.09
Kate Winslet, Sally Hawkins and Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle are among the stars battling for honours at this year's Evening Standard British Film Awards... more

Bafta picks out the rising stars

08.01.09
Noel Clarke, the chronicler of west London street life, and up-and-coming actress Rebecca Hall have been named faces to watch in film... more

From Harrow to Bollywood, slumdog boy takes top prize

01.12.08
Ralph Fiennes, Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley were among the stellar nominees at one of British film's most glittering celebrations. ... more

Horror and bravery in Hunger

30.10.08
Steve McQueen’s courageous debut is an unflinching account of the IRA hunger strikers and the limits of human endurance.... more

Must see movies at London Film Festival

10.10.08
The 52nd BFI London Film Festival opens next week and could turn out to be the best in years. Derek Malcolm makes picks his highlights. ... more

Eden Lake: A great movie (if you can stomach it)

11.09.08
At last! Here's a first-rate British horror film that taps into our deepest fears and offers a thought-provoking insight into such topical subjects as knife crime and gang culture.... more

Horror rises to surface in Eden Lake

11.09.08
There are several good reasons why Eden Lake is one of the better British films of the year, and one reason why it isn't one of the very best.... more

Angel is purple prose at the movies

28.08.08
François Ozon's attempt to make an English-speaking period piece in Angel strains credulity, says Derek Malcolm.... more


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