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Film

Derek Malcolm

quoteEverything about it looks as if it has delved deep into the clichés of another agequote

Derek Malcolm Australia Theatre

Nicholas de Jongh

quoteSmall is better and sometimes beautiful when it comes to this scaled-down, intimate version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicalquote

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David Sexton

quoteCanteen looks so much the part. The owners stress that they take design as seriously as they do foodquote

David Sexton Canteen Baker Street

Reader reviews

Film

Neil, Wallington

quoteWithout doubt THE worst film I can remember seeing in many a yearquote

The Day The Earth Stood Still Theatre

Beckie, London

quoteThe entire cast give outstanding performances that had the audience in tears of sorrow and laughterquote

The Scarecrow And His Servant Theatre

Mrs Foldgate, London

quoteIt is sheer joy from start to finish. Especially the dancing skeletonsquote

Mother Goose

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Julia

Exclusive Tilda Swinton interview

Tilda Swinton has received rave reviews for her title role in Julia. Listen to our exclusive interview with the Oscar winning actress... more |  Add your view 

 
Showbiz Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais reveals why he wants to ban popcorn in our exclusive interview

We caught up with Ricky Gervais and his friends at the London premiere of Ghost Town. Listen to what they had to say... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes is just like any other woman

Eva Mendes takes a break from her jet set lifestyle to discuss her latest films, why being a woman isn't easy and what makes her tempted... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews Johanna Hogg

Joanna Hogg is darling of film critics

After mentoring from Derek Jarman and a spell in music videos and soaps, 47-year-old Joanna Hogg has directed a feature debut... more |  Add your view 

 

Beauty icons

Cheryl Cole Cheryl Cole is named beauty icon of the year. See the top 10 here... Gallery

Celebrity Big Brother

Verne Troyer This year we've got a bog standard line-up of B-listers and too many Americans, says Bruce Dessau
 
Showbiz Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman and his band

Hollywood star and sometime director Philip Seymour Hoffman is in London to stage a play about men with guitars in mid-life crisis... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews French and Saunders

Farewell French and Saunders

Next month the comedy duo end their partnership with a final series of shows in the West End. In between a volley of gags, they talk about fathers, Madonna, and what comes next... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews Charley Boorman

Good time Charley

Charley Boorman talks to Lucy Cavendish about living in his father's shadow, his years as a failed actor and how Ewan McGregor rescued him... more |  Add your view 

 

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Arts & Exhibitions Nicholas Penny

Why Nicholas Penny wants to save Titians

In his first interview since launching the campaign, National Gallery director Nicholas Penny explains why two masterpieces should be saved for the nation... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews Sadie Frost

Frost report from Sadie

Sadie Frost is back in the news with the collapse of her clothing company. She talks exclusively to Viv Groskop about its future... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett is 'just a regular guy'

Josh Hartnett has been a Hollywood heart-throb for a decade but he hates his celebrity status. Now he is set to be the star of the West End version of Rain Man: how on earth will he cope?... more |  Add your view 

 
Showbiz Roger Hiorns

Crystal Method for Roger Hiorns

Roger Hiorns has taken a derelict London bedsit and filled it with a toxic, ever-expanding chemical sculpture. He promises spectacular results... more |  Add your view 

 
Theatre Michael Grandage

The man with the Midas touch

Michael Grandage has transformed the Donmar into a theatrical powerhouse. Now he explains why he's offering Dench, Law and Branagh in the West End for only a tenner... more |  Add your view 

 
Showbiz Piaf

Elena Roger is Playing Piaf

Elena Roger reveals how her Argentinian upbringing made her perfect casting for the role of the tortured French singer Edith Piaf... more |  Add your view 

 
Showbiz Lucinda Ledgerwood

Lucinda Ledgerwood fights back

Radio shows, TV presenting – the offers have rolled in since Lucinda Ledgerwood was fired from The Apprentice. But alternative medicine is where her passion lies... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews David Soul

The real David Soul

David Soul is about to battle it out with other celebrities to find the best classical conductor, and he's glad to have escaped his heart-throb status... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Anna Meredith

Anna Meredith is prom queen

How will Anna Meredith's gutsy, wild new composition for 800 performers be received by the Last Night audience?... more |  Add your view 

 
Star Interviews Huggy Ragnarsson

Life through Huggy's lens

Britain's Next Top Model judge Huggy Ragnarsson knows how it feels to be on both sides of the camera. Here she talks London, life and love... more |  Add your view 

 
Showbiz Belle Robinson

Kate's not precious. She mucked in at Jigsaw

Belle Robinson had kept a low profile - until the day when she gave a job to Prince William's girlfriend. She talks about her newsworthy employee... more |  Add your view 

 
 


 
 
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