Commuting, at a basic level, is completely unfair. It is one thing to pay to get somewhere you want to go, such as the cinema, or France. It is another to pay to get somewhere you would rather not be, such as work... more
Gary Oldman may be tipped for an Oscar for his performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but he says his co-star Colin Firth landed the "best line"... more
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is an effective celebration of Le Carré's artful story-telling, acted by one and all with a quiet panache that strikes home... more
The computer animation in Kung Fu Panda II is bright and inventive throughout: 3D aerial views of the battle of Gongmen City vie with sets, costumes and misty landscapes so carefully constructed they look real... 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
Claudia Schiffer, Natalia Vodianova and Sam Taylor-Wood have all startled us with their fabulous new-mother glow. The latest to join their ranks is Samantha Cameron... more
If you’ve always fancied re-enacting covert Cold War commando operations, you’re in luck. This is what’s on offer in Call of Duty: Black Ops, seventh game in the Call of Duty video game series... more
Walt Disney's chief executive Robert Iger takes a 58% pay cut in 2009 as the entertainment giant struggled through the worst recession in 70 years... more
Director Nick Love returns to the testosterone-fuelled world of football violence but gives himself too much to live up to by remaking a classic... more
Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale set a new standard for summer blockbusters in new Batman film The Dark Knight - but Heath Ledger steals the show.... more
Anyone engaged to Hollywood actress Uma Thurman would want to shout about it. So it was not surprising that Arpad 'Arki' Busson, the hedge fund tycoon and philanthropist, should decide to invite pretty much all of London's A-list celebrities to his home in Kensington to show off his fiancee.
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Rip-roaring silliness and an obvious plot come as standard in Walk Hard, Eyes Without A Face is not for the faint-hearted and Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a quirky fairytale.... more
This week, Samantha claimed it took her 18 months to recover from a near-fatal stroke. So why was the actress at a string of showbiz parties just weeks after she 'collapsed'?... more
Lesley Manville is taking on the lead role in a stage adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother - alongside transsexual prostitutes, lesbian divas and a pregnant nun.... more
Gary Oldman as the gay, untrustworthy writer Joe Orton and Alfred Molina as longtime lover Kenneth Halliwell give superb performances in Prick Up Your Ears.... 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
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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