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Madonna is nervous about London Film Festival debut

24.10.11
Madonna admitted she was nervous as she brought her new film W.E. to the UK to be screened at the BFI London Film Festival... 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

People I admire have had affairs, says Gwyneth Paltrow

06.09.11
Gwyneth Paltrow has said that she "respects and admires" people who have conducted extra-marital affairs... 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

Venice Film Festival: The Tempest's fantasy lost in translation

13.09.10
Despite the presence of Helen Mirren, this Shakespeare adaptation lacks emotional depth... more

On the town for Ben Affleck's premiere

09.09.10
Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall and Mad Men star Jon Hamm share a laugh at the premiere of The Town at the Venice Film Festival ... more

Hollywood’s in Venice action at Film festival

01.09.10
Hollywood's finest, including actress Jessica Alba, dined out in Venice on the eve of the city's film festival... more

Venice Film Festival: Natalie Portman bewitches as a dancer with a dark side in Black Swan

01.09.10
Psychological thriller Black Swan, which opens the Venice Film Festival, is Darren Aronofsky's most complete and convincing work yet... more

The hot movies to watch for at this year's Venice Film Festival

27.08.10
From Sofia Coppola’s latest to Helen Mirren as Prospero, the line-up for next week’s film festival is full of promise... more

London Film Festival: The Ultimate Guide

14.10.09
The London Film Festival will bring some of Hollywood's biggest names to the capital. Here are our tips for the highlights of the two week event.... more

Contenders for the top prize at Venice Film Festival

11.09.09
A-list stars and A-grade films have distinguished this year’s Venice festival. Lee Marshall looks at who is in the running for the big prize tomorrow... more

Beauty spot: nude lips

09.09.09
Pale lipstick has been a favourite of Chelsea teens for a while now but all of a sudden grown-up girls are wearing it too ... more

George Clooney in the wars at Venice Film Festival

08.09.09
A bandaged George Clooney arrived by speedboat at the Venice Film Festival with girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis, 30... more

First review: Apocalyptic horror for arthouse in The Road

03.09.09
Venice Film Festival: The Road is harrowing and beautifully composed but the film leaves nothing to the imagination.... more

Baaria is a voyage around the director's hero father

02.09.09
Venice Film Festival: Baaria, Venice Festival's opening film, is a rambling, overlong but reasonably effective three-generational Sicilian epic.... more

Pictured: Mickey Rourke's horrifying face after years of plastic surgery

05.09.08
The once-rugged Hollywood star, pictured arriving at the Venice film festival, was almost unrecognisable as he attempted to conceal the damage caused to his face.... more

Ouch! Tilda Swinton reveals a painful-looking bunion

04.09.08
Tilda Swinton revealed a painful-looking bunion on her swollen left foot.... more

Liz Hurley upstages Eva Herzigova on the red carpet as stars come out for couture king Valentino

28.08.08
Supermodel Eva Herzigova was upstaged by Elizabeth Hurley at the world premiere of Valentino: The Last Emperor at the Venice Film Festival last night.... more

Reunited: George Clooney shows he still has soft spot for old friend Mariella Frostrup

28.08.08
Proving that some celebrity friendships can go the distance, George Clooney warmly greeted Mariella Frostrup at the Venice Film Festival.... more

Daddy duty: Brad Pitt arrives in Venice with sons Maddox and Pax in tow

26.08.08
Hollywood star Brad Pitt jetted into Italy today ahead of the opening of the Venice film festival. The star made it a family affair, bringing along his two eldest sons seven-year-old Maddox and Pax, four.... more

Lee, Pitt and Blanchett win awards in Venice

10.09.07
Ang Lee's steamy espionage thriller Lust, Caution won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival while Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett took the acting honours.... more

Bitter truths about Iraq

04.09.07
Both Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah and Brian De Palma's Redacted are hard-hitting American films at Venice tackling the debacle of the Iraq war.... more

Brad does handsomely but Affleck steals show

04.09.07
Casey Affleck's is the best performance in a movie that's frequently impressive, sometimes dull, but about as far from the other Jessie James films as it is possible to get.... more

Bending the rules in a cruel world

03.09.07
The Ken Loach film It's a Free World, places the leading character as exploiter rather than exploited.... more

Dame Helen's fears before Oscar night

23.02.07
Bookmakers William Hill have already started paying out on Dame Helen Mirren winning best actress - but the star is getting more than a little nervous.... more

Lifetime gong for Lynch at Venice Film Festival

07.09.06
Director David Lynch was given a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival - as his latest movie premiered to baffled audiences.... more

Banker cashes in on film fame

06.09.06
Six years ago Martin Stitt was a high-flying banker, but he gave it all up to become an impoverished movie-maker and is about to see his efforts achieve international recognition.... more

A portrait of desolation

04.09.06
Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation of P D James's apocalyptic vision of the future - Children Of Men - is convincingly shot but not as effectively written says Derek Malcolm.... more

Scarlett women's dark secrets

30.08.06
The Black Dahlia, starring Scarlett Johansson, is Brian De Palma's adaptation of James Ellroy's bestseller and shows that the director is back to something like his best.... more


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