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Fact is the new fiction in film

18.05.09

Their films cost a pittance but can earn millions � no wonder documentary-makers are on a roll.... more

Hold the front page for State of Play

23.04.09

Russell Crowe makes a good journalist, Helen Mirren is a great editor � and Hollywood has made a fine job of remaking Paul Abbott's State of Play.... more

We�ve had a golden year for film but money is drying up

02.02.09

In an interview marking the Standard�s Film Awards, Channel 4 film and drama boss Tessa Ross talks about the challenges ahead and the likely merger of 4 and Five ... more

Crowe to star in State of Play remake

05.12.07

Russell Crowe has signed up to star in the remake of critically acclaimed British thriller State of Play.... more

Welcome back to Harry's world

31.05.07

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

Worthy winners however you roll the dice

12.02.07

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Hollywood's new royalty

16.01.07

After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.... more

Truly, madly, brutally

11.01.07

The Last King of Scotland, a riveting fiction about African dictator Idi Amin, boasts a terrifying performance from Forest Whitaker, says Derek Malcolm.... more

The man who made Idi human

11.01.07

While filming The Last King of Scotland, director Kevin Macdonald sat in tyrant Idi Amin's chair, used his pool and even blew up his old limo.... more

Dame Helen crowned queen of film awards

30.11.06

Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned queen of the British Independent Film awards after receiving a special award for film achievement.... more

Majestic Gillian launches film festival

19.10.06

A heavily pregnant Gillian Anderson helped launch the London Film Festival with the premiere of her The Last King Of Scotland.... more

Amin, the tartan terror

19.10.06

In The Last King of Scotland, Forest Whitaker stars as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, giving him both the facile charm and the terrifying paranoia that many witnesses have spoken of.... more

An unreel line-up

18.10.06

The 50th London Film Festival kicks off with its usual flashbulb-popping flair, as British stars stud the red carpet for The Last King Of Scotland at Odeon Leicester Square.... more

London Film Festival highlights

14.09.06

Derek Malcolm chooses his highlights from the recently announced 50th London Film Festival line up.... more

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