Films & Cinema

Sir Sean Connery playing James Bond. Picture: PA

Collectable Bond watch could sell at Christie’s for £60,000 after turning up at car boot sale

A James Bond gadget wristwatch bought for £25 from a car boot sale could sell for £60,000 when it auctions in London this June.

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Film review: The Great Gatsby

A riot of colour and sound, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby tries to put the great into every moment.

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Arnold Schwartzenegger: Still looking mean at 65. Picture: Lionsgate

DVD review: The Last Stand

Criminal outsmarts police. Criminal escapes in an unreasonably fast car. Arnie is left to pick up the pieces.

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Bryan Forbes was well decorated for his contribution to film. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

‘Titan of cinema’ Bryan Forbes dies at 86

The actor and director Bryan Forbes has died after a long illness.

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Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster (right) arriving for the premiere of Fast and Furious 6 at the Empire Leicester Square. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Fast And Furious 6 ‘will not be the last’, says Vin Diesel at Leicester Square premiere

A star from the new Fast And Furious film, which premiered in London last night, has promised the franchise will keep going.

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Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man in Iron Man 3. Picture: 2012 Marvel

Film review: Iron Man 3

From the moment it starts to its final credits, Iron Man 3 is full of action, twists and turns, and Robert Downey Jr’s trademark cockiness.

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Picture: Richard Young/Rex Features

Kutcher and Kunis in London: ‘How amazing is this girl?’

The capital played host to star couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher this week when they attended an exclusive London party.

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Sam Mendes wants to focus on his theatre work. File picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Sam Mendes says no to directing the next James Bond film

Sam Mendes has rejected the chance to make the next James Bond film in favour of the theatre.

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Daniel Day-Lewis  is hot favourite to complete an historic hat-trick. File picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Daniel Day-Lewis and Adele tipped for Oscar success

London-born Daniel Day-Lewis is favourite to pick up his third Oscar for best actor at this weekend’s ceremony.

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Bruce Willis has no plans to retire. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Latest Die Hard film gets London premiere

Bruce Willis turned out in Leicester Square last night at the premiere of his latest Die Hard film and revealed that he has no plans to retire.

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Danny Dyer at the UK film premiere of Run For Your Wife at the Odeon Leicester Square. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Danny Dyer ‘mistaken for taxi driver’ while filming in London

Actor Danny Dyer claimed passer-by thought he was a taxi driver while he was making his new film Run For Your Wife in London.

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Andrea Riseborough won best actress at the 2013 London Evening Standard British Film Awards. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Stars recognised at London film awards ceremony

Skyfall, Andrea Riseborough, and Sacha Baron Cohen were among the big winners at a film awards ceremony on the Southbank last night.

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A scene from Casablanca

Tickets go on sale today for Future Cinema’s latest Valentine venture, Casablanca

Tickets for the latest show by the creators of Secret Cinema have gone on sale today.

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The couple has reportedly split up again. File picture: IanWest/PA Wire

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart the ‘highest grossing’ film couple

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have been named Hollywood’s highest grossing romantic couple.

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Kelly Reilly and Denzel Washington arrive for the UK premiere of Flight at the Empire Cinema. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Stars take Flight at London film premiere

Celebrities walked the red carpet for the London premiere of Denzel Washington’s latest film Flight.

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Adele was delighted with her award at the Golden Globes. Picture:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Adele wins Golden Globe for Skyfall theme tune

Adele, Damian Lewis and Dame Maggie Smith were among those who scooped Golden Globes last night.

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Michelle Dockery, from Chadwell Heath, is nominated for a Best Actress award for her role as Lady Mary in Downton Abbey.

Golden Globes: Londoners to keep an eye on

The red carpet will be rolled out at the 70th Golden Globes awards ceremony tonight, and London is well represented among the nominees.

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Adele was nominated for her Skyfall theme tune. File picture: PA Wire

Adele leads British nominees for this year’s Oscars

Adele has thanked the Academy Awards after she was nominated for her theme tune to Skyfall.

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Adele is expected to be nominated for her Skyfall theme tune. File picture: PA Wire

Adele and Skyfall expected to feature in Oscar nominations

London-based singer Adele, Dame Judi Dench, and Daniel Day Lewis are expected to be named Oscar nominees later today.

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Daniel Craig is nominated in the ceremony. Photo: Ian West/PA

Daniel Craig and Skyfall nominated at London film award ceremony

James Bond star Daniel Craig will battle it out with Daniel Day-Lewis for British actor of the year at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.

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Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures/MGM

Film review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

How much can you drag a children’s book out if you’re making it into a film? Quite a bit, if the first film in The Hobbit trilogy, An Unexpected Journey, is anything to go by.

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Katie Wright, from Brentwood, with Lola.

Romford Pictures: Doggies delight at the St Francis Hospice Woofs and Wellies walk in Hainault Forest

It was a happy tail for hundreds of canines and their owners who raised thousands in a sponsored dog walk for St Francis Hospice.

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Havering Classic Car Club. Hillman Minx.

Club News: Havering Classic Car Club

The club was started in April 2012. I wrote an article in the monthly Hornchurch Resident Association Magazine (Focus), asking owners of classic car to come forward.

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Nostalgia See all

King Harold

Nostalgia: Socks, docks, jam and prayer - How the war was won

In 1914, about 1,100 people lived at Harold Wood. A railway development launched in 1868, it was a detached suburb posing as a village.

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Penguin Ricky the Rockhopper being weighed at London Zoo. The birds put on weight in preparation for the summer months. Picture: ZSL

London Zoo residents expect summer even if no one else does

Whisper it, but summer could be on its way - at least according to penguins at London Zoo.

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