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Through the keyhole: a tour round museums devoted to film stars
Gallery (11 pictures):
8 Jan 2009

Movie stars never die. They live on on the silver screen, in the cherished memories of their fans, and in the dedicated mausoleums (sorry, museums) up and down America. Step inside and smell the sweet scent of formaldehyde ...
Hawaiian shirts in film and TV
Gallery (5 pictures):
6 Jan 2009

Following the news that Hawaiian shirt pioneer Alfred Shaheen has died, we salute the screen stars who have made the look famous
Westlake at the movies
Gallery (10 pictures):
5 Jan 2009

Donald Westlake wrote more than 100 hard-boiled novels and mystery capers, but also had a hand in some classic crime movies, as revealed in this shot-by-shot guide

The Spirit: an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look
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2 Dec 2008

What maketh The Spirit? As Frank Miller's comic-book spectacular arrives in cinemas, wet your whistle with an exclusive gallery of behind-the-scenes shots, storyboard sketches and original Will Eisner artwork
Poster service: It's a Wonderful Life
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24 Dec 2008

This year's credit crunch Christmas has an upside: it's made Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) required viewing. Luckily, the film has become a staple of holiday scheduling. Paul Rennie talks you through the story - and its backstory
DVD Connections: Dance scenes in non-dance films
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24 Dec 2008

Tis the season to twinkle your toes even when it's not fully appropriate, so to celebrate (and because King of New York is just out on DVD) here are the most intriguing examples of dance scenes in non-dance films. Your MC: Philip Horne

Maargh and Paargh: film parents from hell
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22 Dec 2008

Boxing Day sees the release of home-is-where-the-hate-is horror Mum & Dad. Which other film parents would you not want to be spawned by? By Xan Brooks
'Like being licked from head to toe by Tony Parsons': Guardian writers reveal their most hated films of 2008
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15 Dec 2008

Last week we revealed our writers' favourite films of the year. Today, we look at the bottom of the list: the dregs, the dross, the dreck of 2008
The End: film final frames
Gallery (19 pictures):
12 Dec 2008

An online project by graphic designer Dill Pixels collects together the final frame of classic movies. The result is a stirring anthology that provides a rich picture of cinematic history

Shooting The Godfather
Gallery (5 pictures):
9 Dec 2008

A new book offers behind-the-scenes glimpses from the set of one of the greatest movies ever made
Top 10 school films
Gallery (10 pictures):
9 Dec 2008

Teachers TV's top 10 school films, as voted by users
Julie Walters: From Educating Rita to Mamma Mia
Gallery (14 pictures):
5 Dec 2008

Highlights from Julie Walters' prolific acting career to mark her lifetime achievement prize at the Women in Television and Film Awards 2008

Kindergaaarghten: The scariest children in film
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5 Dec 2008

To mark the release of Tom Shankland's really rather scary The Children, let Xan Brooks take you by the hand to revisit some of the creepiest kiddies ever seen on screen
The cultural events of 1951
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4 Dec 2008

The Bank of England cut interest rates today to just 2% - the lowest for 57 years and the joint lowest in history. So what was life like in 1951? We take a look back at the cultural events of that year
A life in cuttings: Sheila Hancock
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26 Nov 2008

The collection of cuttings presented to Sheila Hancock, to look back at her life in print