Clint Eastwood’s portrayal of Nelson Mandela backing South Africa’s bid to win the Rugby World Cup is simply too epic for its own good in Invictus.... more
It was the day Mandela finally won over his enemies in South Africa. A London-born writer tells how a nameless babysitter inspired the story behind Invictus, the Oscar-tipped film about the 1995 Rugby World Cup... more
The other day I saw the film Invictus in a cinema in Cape Town. It is the story of Nelson Mandela and the Rugby World Cup, which South Africa won in 1995 in the final against New Zealand... more
It seemed the perfect way to draw in theatregoers: a sign outside Wyndham's containing a reviewer's quote, describing The Shawshank Redemption as 'a superbly gripping, genuinely uplifting drama'... more
Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns have based their stage version of The Shawshank Redemption not on Frank Darabont’s film but on the Stephen King novella that inspired Darabont... more
Watch the first night of Stockwell at the Tricycle, The Shawshank Redemption at Wyndham's Theatre and comtemporary dance, Rosas Danst Rosas, at Sadler Wells ... more
Preview: Shawshank Redemption, the 1994 film, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, has been adapted for the stage by Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns... more
Sir Philip Green and Sol Kerzner, his friend and fellow boy made good, both hosted extravagant launch parties last night — albeit on opposite sides of the world... more
The Oscar-winning star and a female passenger were cut free from the vehicle after it veered off the highway and flipped over several times before ending up in a ditch.... 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
It takes a big man to allow his wife to overshadow him on a regular basis. Or simply a small one with no choice in the matter. Tom Cruise didn't appear too diminished by the experience as he accompanied his wife Katie Holmes on a night out to a Broadway show at the weekend... more
Keen Jack Nicholson watchers were treated to yet another sighting of the Hollywood heavyweight yesterday as he enjoyed his second week holidaying on the Caribbean island of St Bart's. The actor, who is approaching his 71st birthday, spent the after flailing around in the waves during an afternoon at the beach. The Joker then heaved his hefty paunch and man-cleavage out of the surf to retire on the sand, where he covered up from the sun - and perhaps gasping onlookers - in a beige t-shirt... more
Evan Almighty, the follow-up to the highly succesful Bruce Almighty, misses the mark by miles. This sentimental comedy just isn't funny enough.... more
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher
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