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Hobbit movie is on as studio pays up to Tolkien estate

09.09.09
A film version of The Hobbit will go ahead after its producers settled a multi million-pound lawsuit with the heirs of JRR Tolkien’s estate... more

Sporting Miscellanies

09.06.09
Sport: Fabio Capello has enlisted the help of a new interpreter... more

Little mags, big ideas

11.05.09
A niche journal by Francis Ford Coppola is spearheading a new genre of intelligent reading, says Jenny Wilhide... more

No Fear(s) of the Dark

02.10.08
A collection of short stories from 10 of the world's cutting-edge graphic artists ought to be more satisfying than Fear(s) of the Dark.... more

All hell is let loose

21.08.08
Guillermo del Toro's imagination runs wild in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, a terrific summer superhero movie full of humour and invention... more

Force is weak in Star Wars

14.08.08
An animated episode of the Star Wars saga suffers from an overly complex plot and poor CG imagery, says Derek Malcolm.... more

DVDs of the week

23.07.08
The Orphanage may be the scariest movie since The Shining, Baumbach returns with Margot at the Wedding, while lead actress Heard proves a screamer in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.... more

Summer Blockbusters for the thinking fan

20.06.08
Prince Caspian gets the blockbuster season rolling - there are lots more big movies to look forward to. This year the emphasis is on brains as well as brawn.... more

Sir Ian McKellen returning to role of Gandalf

30.04.08
Sir Ian McKellen has said he will reprise his role as Gandalf in the two-film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit ... more

Ghost story with grit

20.03.08
The Orphanage builds its tension superbly and is a horror film-cum-ghost story that is at once frightening and powerfully intelligent.... more

Awards success for Atonement and Bourne

10.03.08
Atonement led the way at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, scooping three prizes while The Bourne Ultimatum was named Best Film.... more

DVDs of the week

13.03.07
Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece Pan's Labyrinth, Helen Mirren's Oscar-winning performance as the Queen and magical thriller The Prestige all come to DVD this week.... more

Worthy winners however you roll the dice

12.02.07
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New Bond Craig gets Bafta nod

12.01.07
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.... more

Shock of the old

28.12.06
Belle de Jour was described as pornography when it was first released in 1967 and the film from great Spanish director Luis Buñuel has lost none of its provocative power.... more

Smells like teen spirit

21.12.06
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer features a serial killer who murders young women and dumps their naked bodies. The timing of its release couldn't be worse.... more

Monsters of the mind

23.11.06
Pan's Labyrinth is a fantastical adventure which centres on dark forces at work in Franco's Spain. And it is absolutely wonderful, says Derek Malcolm. ... more

Master of horror's underground success

20.11.06
Despite his new film, Pan's Labyrinth, being overlooked at Cannes, the Mexican director is happy to pursue his macabre muse.... more

Mexican heatwave

06.09.06
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

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