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Greats gather for Sir John Mortimer

2009-11-17T14:03:19Z

Video: It was evident from those who packed Southwark Cathedral for a celebration of the life of Sir John Mortimer that the playwright, barrister and creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, was very much loved by all

Dean Spanley is shaggy dog story

2008-12-11T00:00:00Z

Peter O'Toole and a fine cast make the most of an eccentric tale of personal redemption in Dean Spanley.

Uncut version of controversial Helen Mirren film Caligula to be released

2008-08-26T18:25:17Z

It was banned in the 1970s for its graphic scenes of incest and real sex, but now controversial Roman epic Caligula is set to go on sale in the high street.

As Calendar Girls is turned into a play, the stars reveal: 'Why we're proud to parade our wobbly bits'

2008-08-13T20:52:46Z

Calendar Girls has been turned into a play, and six of Britain's best-loved actresses will be stripping for live audiences across the country. How do they feel about baring all?

Glam Billie Piper shows off her 'fantastic' Mr Fox tattoo at New York premiere

2008-03-20T17:29:28Z

Billie Piper shows off her �Mr Fox� wedding tattoo for the first time at a New York premiere yesterday. The artwork was on display as the Dr Who star � who is usually covered from head to toe with baggy jumpers or oversized jackets - glammed-up for the event

DVDs of the week

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

A magical feast for the eyes in Ratatouille, the award-winning Control, and Jodie Foster wastes her talent in The Brave One.

Say it with a DVD this Christmas

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

Whether it's Bond, Borat or a seasonal classic, there's a wealth of choice for when the TV schedules let you down.

Too much talent on London stage for a shortlist

2007-10-31T10:33:03Z

A dazzling year of performances on the London stage will be honoured at the 2007 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Stars shine but the magic's missing

2007-10-17T23:00:00Z

The ambition's there, and so is the dream cast - but Stardust - Matthew Vaughn's first Hollywood epic - is too fantastical for its own good.

There's a rat in my soup

2007-10-10T23:00:00Z

Ratatouille is so brilliantly imagined that you wonder how a computer can possibly have achieved it, says Derek Malcolm.

Charming but lacking

2007-10-03T23:00:00Z

Matthew Vaughn's Stardust is charming, but the story is in desperate need of pruning and the dialogue refuses to come alive.

DVDs of the week

2007-07-23T23:00:00Z

Peter O'Toole's Oscar-nominated role in Venus, a strong take on terrorism in Catch A Fire and a compilation from Roxy Music are among the DVDs of the week.

A drowsy numbness pains my sense

2007-04-04T23:00:00Z

Dianna Lefas's decision to tackle the Romantic Poets in The Last Nightingale is brave, but the end result struggles to keep the audience's attention.

Dame Helen's fears before Oscar night

2007-02-23T11:00:22Z

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.

And next year's winners will be ...

2007-02-15T16:15:39Z

The Brits threaten to clean up at the Oscars - but can our film industry sustain the good form? Charlotte O'Sullivan looks ahead to the movies that could take next year's prizes.

Dame Helen crowned Queen of the Baftas

2007-02-12T08:37:43Z

Dame Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the Baftas, but it was mission unaccomplished for James Bond.

Well, I'll be Damed

2007-02-06T10:38:14Z

Oscar rivals Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirren feature in the latest issue of Vanity Fair along with a host of other Hollywood stars.

How 007 made us love him

2007-02-05T12:05:57Z

Bond, Borat and British cinema - our Evening Standard film awards judges reveal how they chose the winners.

Life in the old dog yet

2007-01-25T00:00:00Z

Fine acting performances can't transcend Venus, a film that hovers between near farce and tragi-comedy without ever landing on a convincing level.

Last of the hellraisers

2007-01-23T12:02:32Z

Peter O'Toole is the great survivor of that generation of hard-living actors. All good preparation for his new role, he tells Nick Curtis.

The Queen leading British Oscar charge

2007-01-23T08:47:29Z

Three British stars - Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet - will battle it out for best actress at this year's Oscars.

Hollywood's new royalty

2007-01-16T11:56:12Z

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

New Bond Craig gets Bafta nod

2007-01-12T10:44:58Z

The Queen and Casino Royale lead the field for this year's Baftas. Daniel Craig has received a best actor nomination for his performance as 007.

The Bafta nominations in full

2007-01-12T10:54:04Z

Will the Brits get the gongs?

2006-12-21T11:06:23Z

British actors have put in some prizewinnning performances this year. They'll get Oscar nominations, just don't expect them all to win.

A most seductive Don Juan

2006-12-07T00:00:00Z

Rhys Ifans stars in the title role in Patrick Marber's Don Juan In Soho, which gives the worst sex-addict in theatrical history a ravishing, thoroughly modern make-over.

One foot in the door, the other in the grave

2006-10-19T23:00:00Z

Any film with Peter O'Toole and Leslie Phillips ought at least to have a modicum of entertainment in it and Roger Michell and Hanif Kureishi's comedy Venus certainly has that.

An unreel line-up

2006-10-18T10:46:30Z

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.

London's cinemas are most expensive in Europe

2006-10-17T08:01:20Z

Londoners pay more than three times the European average to watch a film, research showed today. An adult ticket for the Odeon in Leicester Square costs up to �17.50.

London Film Festival highlights

2006-09-14T15:40:08Z

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