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The arts should shock us out of our comfort zone

16.10.09
It's 1909 all over again. Boos rang out, shocked patrons walked out. Never mind Frieze, the most provocative art event this week is Sadler's Wells' In the Spirit of Diaghilev... more

Penelope Cruz reveals salon's acting secrets

28.09.09
Penelope Cruz has revealed the inspiration behind her decision to become an actress: watching women in her mother's hairdressing salon. ... more

Critics' choice: five best films

09.09.09
Pedro Almodóvar teams up again with Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces, Zooey Deschanel stars in Days of Summer and Mid-August Lunch is a must-see masterpiece ... more

Cruz is the perfect star for Broken Embraces

28.08.09
Pedro Almodóvar's latest labyrinthine drama, Broken Embraces, makes the most of Penélope Cruz's talent ... more

Is meritocracy such a great idea, anyway?

10.08.09
The chief advantage of meritocracy is that people selected that way are normally better at their jobs... more

Penelope Cruz shines at ‘most beautiful’ premiere

31.07.09
Penelope Cruz brought star quality to the first night of open-air movies at Somerset House for the Broken Embraces premiere. ... more

Broken Embraces puts loyalty to the test

31.07.09
There's a film within a film and a plot that swerves this way and that in time with great skill in Broken Embraces.... more

Stars come out for summer film festival under open sky

22.07.09
Penelope Cruz, John Hurt and Freida Pinto are to take part in an all-star series of talks and screenings at Somerset House... more

Almodovar brings new film into open at Somerset House

10.06.09
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar is to hold the UK premiere of his new film in the open air at Somerset House... more

Show rolls on in Broken Embraces

20.05.09
Broken Embraces, which reunites Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar, doesn't break any new ground and has a plot that is complicated enough to puzzle. ... more

Movies to watch out for at the Cannes Film Festival

13.05.09
A total of 1,000-plus films are on offer at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Nick Roddick rounds up a few that might be worth a look... more

Teacher writes finale to Cannes in school hols

24.04.09
Goodbye Knole Park, hello the South of France. The Croisette is some distance from Sevenoaks, the Palais du Festival some way from the staff room and closing the Cannes film festival the kind of good fortune which screenwriters the world over dream about ... 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

Best gourmet tapas in London

18.03.09
Sample the best Spain has to offer without even leaving the capital.... more

Kevin Spacey speaks of pride at turning round the Old Vic

24.11.08
Kevin Spacey spoke with pride about his success in transforming the Old Vic as the Evening Standard celebrated the best of London theatre... more

DVDs of the week

09.09.08
Lebanese film Caramel has found success beyond its expected art-house circuit and Our Daily Bread is ideal for showing off your big fat-screen TV.... more

The Queen of the Old Vic

30.10.07
It'll be all right on the night, says Kate Pakenham, mastermind of the Old Vic's 24-hour play madness.... more

Critic's Choice: Top 5 plays

27.09.07
Cabaret, All About my Mother, The Emperor Jones and the last chance to see John Simms's terrific performance in Elling are among the theatrical highlights.... more

Old Vic's mother superior

05.09.07
No more extraordinary, sexually charged or surreal encounter than All About My Mother can ever have been played upon the Old Vic stage.... more

It's Dame Diana, the leading ash-tress

31.08.07
Dame Diana Rigg has become the latest actress to gain permission to light up on the London stage.... more

Twisted straight talking

21.08.07
Playwright Samuel Adamson has taken on the characters of Barcelona's seedy underbelly to adapt Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother for the stage.... more

The actress taking on the mother of all roles

17.08.07
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

Starring role for Diana Rigg

22.06.07
Dame Diana Rigg is to star in the stage version of the Pedro Almodovar film All About My Mother. The play has its premiere at the Old Vic later this year.... more

Spacey back in Mamet

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films.... more

Spacey stages Mamet return

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And this year he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films.... more

Spacey back in Mamet

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films, Spacey says.... more

This week's CD reviews

29.09.06
The Killers second album isn't as good as it thinks it is, but Beck's latest release proves that he hasn't run out of ideas. Our reviewers select the best of this week's new releases.... more

Three ways to leave your lover

21.09.06
Eros features three vaguely linked stories about love and sex from a trio of distinguished directors. It's a lip-smacking prospect that has a disappointing outcome.... more

Magnificent Cruz on top form

24.08.06
Pedro Almodóvar combines farce, tragedy and melodrama to thrilling effect in his new film Volver, says Derek Malcolm. And Penélope Cruz is magnificent - prosthetic bottom, push-up bra and all.... more

Beyond the grave

22.08.06
Director Pedro Almodóvar tells Nina Caplan how growing older has changed his focus and that innocence is often found in the darkest places.... more

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