Carlos Cuarón’s footballing comedy Rudo Y Cursi s shows the beautiful game as a route out of poverty but also as constant prey for Mexico’s endemic corruption.... more
The red carpet at Cannes was awash with blue last night as leading ladies Natalie Portman and Kristin Scott Thomas both turned up in silk ruffled indigo gowns.... more
She may have been feeling the pressure more than most new mothers to regain her figure after giving birth four weeks ago - but it was worth it as actress Cate Blanchett looked stunning as she graced the red carpet at the opening ceremony at Cannes Film Festival last night. Dressed in a pale peach coloured, ruffled Armani Prive gown, Cate - who celebrated her 39th birthday last night - cut a typically elegant figure at what was her first red carpet event since giving birth to son Ignatius Martin
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The fifth instalment of Harry Potter doesn't live up to the standards set by the last two films, but there's still plenty of warmth, humour and stunning settings to enjoy, says Nick Curtis.... more
An industry employing hundreds has grown up around the Harry Potter films. Mike Goodridge went to watch the crew at work - and talk to the fifth film's star.... more
Gritty sc-fi Children of Men, audience-dividing fantasy Lady In The Water and the definitive version of Rocky are among the week's best DVD releases.... more
Alfonso Cuaron's vision in Children Of Men of a polluted and sterile Britain in near anarchy is enough to give anyone nightmares, says Derek Malcolm.... more
The debate over skinny models transferred to the red carpet with celebrities at the Children Of Men premiere weighing in with their views on underweight models.... more
The NFT's season of Mexican movies is a must for anyone wanting to bite deeper into one of the globe's most vibrant cinema trends, says Larushka Ivan-Zadeh.... more
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
Clare-Hope Ashitey is young, beautiful and on the brink of movie stardom. But no sooner has she made a splash at the Venice Film Festival than she is about to turn her back on it all to go to university.... more
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