Plan B's new film explores the urban tensions that led to last summer's riots – and he's not the only one finding cinematic inspiration in social unrest
Angelina Jolie and William Hague speak out against rape in war zones
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Angelina Jolie was greeted in Whitehall by the Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday as she offered Hollywood backing to the Government's global campaign against sexual violence.
Television: The importance of being Ernest (and Martha)
Wednesday 30 May 2012
The reviews are in for Hemingway & Gellhorn, the racy HBO television movie that aired in the US this week, and they're almost as hotheaded as the films' subjects.
Twilight helps profits double at Entertainment One
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Booming digital sales and strong brands such as Peppa Pig and the Twilight film franchise helped to double annual profits at the film and television distributor Entertainment One.
Charlotte O'Sullivan: We don't treasure Ken Loach enough
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Terrified of being dubbed 'worthy', young British directors described his work as grim
'Best of British' poll topped by devil and drugs
Monday 28 May 2012
A heavy metal tribute to Satan and a film about heroin addicts have been named the very best that Britain has produced, in a Diamond Jubilee poll.
William Finley: Actor best known for his work with Brian De Palma
Monday 28 May 2012
William Finley is best-known for his roles in nine of Brian De Palma's films, a disturbing, lanky, goggle-eyed presence, notably the maniacal, disfigured anti-hero of The Phantom of the Paradise.
There's no soft soap from this new avenger
Monday 28 May 2012
US thriller Revenge starts tonight. It's a return to the Eighties, says Sarah Hughes
Queen's legacy: sex and drugs and rock'n'roll
Monday 28 May 2012
They may not be the cultural highlights Her Majesty would have chosen to encapsulate her reign but a metallic tribute to Satan and a film about heroin addiction have been named the very best that Britain has produced, in a Diamond Jubilee poll.
Cannes review: Canine accolade and Hitler's return are high spots amid the gloom
Monday 28 May 2012
Cannes 2012 was the dampest festival in recent memory and one of the more muted. The Croisette – the main sea-front thoroughfare – was as crammed as ever but the European film industry is clearly feeling the pinch. The yachts seemed smaller this year, the restaurants emptier. The sales agents presenting new films in the market grumbled privately that Italian and Spanish distributors simply weren't buying any more.
Love conquers all as Haneke triumphs again
Monday 28 May 2012
Austrian wins Palme d'Or for second time with tale of an elderly couple's devotion
Haneke wins Cannes Palme d'Or for second time
Sunday 27 May 2012
Michael Haneke today won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for a second time with his film about love and death, “Amour.”
Seann Walsh: 'I don't really like jokes'
Sunday 27 May 2012
I wanted to be a comedian or actor from as far back as i can remember When I was 21, I started putting my name down for open-mic nights and kept on bottling it. All I wanted to do was try it once because I didn't want to die without having done stand-up. Obviously, now I've died loads of times.
DVD: The Artist
Sunday 27 May 2012
It's a cause for celebration that this year's big Oscar winner (five awards including Best Picture and Best Actor) was a French, black-and-white silent movie.
Men In Black 3, Barry Sonnenfeld, 106 mins (PG)
What to Expect When You're Expecting, Kirk Jones, 110 mins (12A)
Sunday 27 May 2012
What we want from Smith and Jones is ray guns, bug-eyed monsters – and a lot more fun








