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Top ten things to do this weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:17 GMT

The countdown to the weekend starts here and to save you from deciding what to do, we've picked the best gigs, films, theatre, comedy and events happening around the country.

You'll enjoy The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:12 GMT

Film review: This lively French drama is full of energy and humour, and it bagged three of the nine Césars (the French Oscars) for which it was nominated.

Also out this weekend: other films in the cinemas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Film round-up: Here are some of teh more obscure cinematic offerings that you may not have heard about but might want to see.

Not everybody will warm to A Serious Man

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Film review: The Coen brothers' new movie should come with a warning: 'Love Burn After Reading? You may not love this.'

The Sea Wall holds a tide of pent-up passion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Film review: A lush and steamy adaptation of Marguerite Durass autobiographical first novel, set in 1931 Cambodia.

Glorious 39 marks Poliakoff's inglorious return

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Film review: Acclaimed TV director Stephen Poliakoff's first big-screen feature in a decade makes you heartily wish him back on telly.

Get down and get funky: some new releases

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Music feature: Here's a round-up of some new releases that you'll find in the funk and soul section of your local record shop - or, more likely, online!

Down and dirty to the beat of the Dãm

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Music extra: West Coast space funkateer Damon Dãm-Funk Riddick is So Cals ambassador of boogie funk a man on a mission to put computer love back in our lives.

No howler, but New Moon won't drive you mad either

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Film review: The new Twilight film comes with a new director, an increased budget and a more cinematic, action-packed approach: a wise move.

Dorky Damon born to be The Informant!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:16 GMT

Film review: Avoiding anything with an '!' in the title is generally sound as a rule - yet Stephen Soderberghs latest film gets away with breaking that very rule.

Burke on familiar and solid footing with Rain Gods

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:03 GMT

Book review: Gnarled former POW turned Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland is the central force for good in a stark thriller that carries echoes of No Country For Old Men.

Mighty Boosh's brilliance behind Bunny and The Bull

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:29:55 GMT

Film preview: Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are in it, Mighty Boosh director Paul King is keen to stress that his big-screen debut is very different to the TV show.

Boosh's brilliance behind Bunny and The Bull

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:01:18 GMT

Film preview: Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are in it, Mighty Boosh director Paul King is keen to stress that his big-screen debut is very different to the TV show.

Reissues: Three classic works from female writers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:29 GMT

Book feature: Here are a trio of classic books from renowned women that have been re-relased and belong on every bookshelf.

Makers has moments but they achieve little

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:29 GMT

Book review: Doctorows fifth novel will have technology buffs salivating, but it's hard to overlook its one-dimensional characters and drawn-out plot.

Memorable Truth Or Fiction will keep you guessing

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:29 GMT

Book review: At just 150 pages long, the narrative of this Whitbread Award-winning tale feels a little straitened, but it builds to a sly and memorable climax.

Burke on familiar, solid ground with Rain Gods

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:29 GMT

Book review: Gnarled former POW turned Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland is the central force for good in a stark thriller that carries echoes of No Country For Old Men.

Nabokov's last gasp no final flourish

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:29 GMT

Fiction Of The Week: This extravagantly packaged edition of the surviving text of Nabokovs last novel includes perforated facsimiles of the original index cards.

Gores digs unearthing Sam Spade's past

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:28 GMT

Author interview: Creating a prequel to crime classic The Maltese Falcon could be a tricky prospect for most authors, but not for 77-year-old wordsmith Joe Gores.

Rolf Harris teams up with Status Quo guitarist

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:08:00 GMT

Music news: Rolf Harris and Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt have teamed up to record a Christmas single in an attempt to top the charts over the holiday season.

Bob Dylan appears in first video for a decade

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:07:57 GMT

Music news: Old age is clearly mellowing the mercurial Bob Dylan, who has made an appearance in his first music video for a decade.

People's Act of Love recalls era of Russian tumult

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:49:51 GMT

Metro Book Club: Enjoying The Peoples Act Of Love? Claire Allfree looks at what Russian authors were up to around the time James Meek's book is set.

Revamped Lingotto on the steep side

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:41 GMT

Restaurant review: Lingotto, once known as Isolabella and renamed by the new owners after former Fiat factory in Turin, has had a spruce up to drag it a little further into the 21st century.

Anyone for lobster cake?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:41 GMT

Food feature: Forget cutesy pastel icing cakes, Lily Vanilli is the lauded baker of goth sponges and lobster tarts.

Restaurant fails to clear the bar at Hix

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:41 GMT

Restaurant review: Fêted chef-turned-restaurateur Mark Hix has a new venture in Soho that looks great, but the food is average and it's incredibly noisy.