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Jack Hawkins: The man who won the war in black and white
He only made five war films, but Jack Hawkins, whose centenary falls this year, became the ultimate cinematic incarnation of the British officer, writes Simon Heffer.
Miramax: the films that bagged the Oscars
The company which has been sold by Disney for a reported $660 million has picked up dozens of Oscars over the years.
Jay Baruchel: the new king of the geeks
With roles as a timorous Viking and a twitchy magician, this rising star is making the most of his nerdy credentials, says Marc Lee.
Maywood: A city that sacked its entire staff
The US city of Maywood sacked all its staff to stave off bankruptcy - and its citizens think services are now better. Tom Leonard reports.
Minnie Driver: the star with her eyes on the future
Minnie Driver, Golden Globe nominee and single mother, tells Serena Davies why life is fabulous at 40
Where aristocrats mixed with harlots
A BBC film reveals that parks used to mean much more than dog walks and duck feeds, says Andrew Pettie
Room by Emma Donoghue: review
Jonathan Gibbs admires a harrowing novel about one woman's imprisonment, the Man Booker longlisted Room by Emma Donoghue
Interview with Tom McCarthy
Tim Robey speaks to the author of the Man Booker longlisted novel C
Living in the End Times by Slavoj Zizek: review
Brian Dillon is awed by a rock star philosopher with perverse tastes
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson: review
James Walton marvels at an exuberant comedy of Jewishness, The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
Nox by Anne Carson: Review
Anne Carson's poetry of loss has a cumulative impact, finds Tom Payne
Anne Frank: the Book, the Life, the Afterlife by Francine Prose: Review
Anne Frank's Diary was really an artfully crafted memoir, finds Frances Wilson
Selina Scott BBC ageism row: First kick the hornet's nest, then retreat...
It was while trying to escape the attentions of the press that I first stumbled across my Majorcan finca, reveals Selina Scott.
Dawn French and Alfred Molina on Roger and Val Have Just Got In
Dawn French and Alfred Molina star in a new BBC sitcom about 'the hardest thing in the world': being happily married. James Rampton reports.
Cosplay: the Hong Kong Comics Festival and China Digital Entertainment Expo (ChinaJoy) in Shanghai
Anime fans at the Hong Kong Comics Festival and ChinaJoy in Shanghai.
Disney's sale of Miramax: a new era is here
The fact that Miramax, the "little company that could", has shut up shop reflects wider financial woes in Hollywood, says Tim Robey.
Sherlock, BBC One, review
John Preston reviews BBC One's new drama Sherlock, plus the latest instalment of Who Do You Think You Are? with Rupert Everett, and Stealing Shakespeare (BBC One).
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs, CD review
For all their mainstream commercial appeal, though, you can't take the "art" out of these art-rockers. Rating: * * * *
Toy Story 3 meets Inception
Trailer for cartoon animation sequel re-cut with trailer for Inception.
Horoscopes: the week ahead from Saturday July 31 to Friday August 6
Telegraph weekly horoscope for Saturday July 31 to Friday August 6, from astrologer Catherine Tennant.

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