Eye-melting cinematography, breezy yet nuanced dialogue and a sensitive use of music all combine to make the first two acts of Trishna whizz by... more
The cooking at Funky Asia was a joke, though not a funny one. Thin, metallic miso soup clearly came from a packet whereas tom yum soup was disastrously home-made... more
Luke Evans exchanges diet tips with Gwyneth Paltrow, is Gemma Arterton's best friend, and co-stars with Mickey Rourke. So what do his Jehovah's Witness parents back home in darkest Wales make of their starry son?... more
Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett are expected to lend some Hollywood glamour to the Croisette as Robin Hood opens the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.... more
Lord Ashcroft, the Tory party deputy chairman who is funding its bid to win marginal seats in the general election, has come to the aid of Welsh diva Katherine Jenkins... more
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... more
It's the BBC's autumn blockbuster. But in the middle of filming, all the costumes for Tess Of The D'Urbervilles went up in flames. It was down to one man to save the day.... more
John Fowles continues to cause a stir from beyond the grave. It emerges that the man who gave us a novel with an alternative ending was leading a double life until his death... more
A year ago tomorrow, Gordon Brown took power. Best not wish him happy returns. Daily, dreadful poll results show his popularity tumbling. Devout supporters admit he blew it. How they waited for this saviour during the last years of Blairism; how dejected they are today... more
The History Boys is a stage hit that took director Nicholas Hytner by surprise. Now he's turned it into a rollicking film, with the aim, he says, of getting closer to the characters.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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