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War epic opens film festival

BBC - Fri Sep 5, 7:04 AM ET

The Toronto film festival has opened with the premiere of World War I epic Passchendaele.

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Huge spider is latest arts event BBC - Fri Sep 5, 4:34 AM ET
A giant spider has been hanging off the side of a building in Liverpool, and it is about to start roaming the streets.
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BBC reporter plays Hendrix guitar BBC - Thu Sep 4, 3:06 PM ET
A guitar once set alight by Jimi Hendrix on stage is to be auctioned off after it was found in a garage where it had been left for 40 years.
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Liverpool awakes to spider BBC - Thu Sep 4, 3:02 PM ET
A huge mechanical spider has appeared on a Liverpool office block as part of the capital of culture celebrations.
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Peanuts animator dies BBC - Thu Sep 4, 9:11 AM ET
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Keira Knightley on The Duchess BBC - Wed Sep 3, 1:24 PM ET
Keira Knightley talks about The Duchess, based on the biography of Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire.
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Keira: Film is not based on Diana BBC - Wed Sep 3, 1:17 PM ET
Keira Knightley rejected claims her new film 'The Duchess' tries too hard to make parallels with the life of Princess Diana.
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Dismay at The Duchess publicity BBC - Wed Sep 3, 10:41 AM ET
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Film trailer voice-over king dies BBC - Wed Sep 3, 9:37 AM ET
A voice-over artist best known for the catch phrase that began with the words "In a world where..." has died.
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Stones' tongue sold to museum BBC - Tue Sep 2, 9:39 AM ET
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Rocknrollas out for premiere BBC - Mon Sep 1, 6:19 PM ET
The cast of Rocknrolla were out in force on the red carpet for the film's premiere.
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Madonna joins Ritchie on carpet BBC - Mon Sep 1, 6:14 PM ET
Madonna walked up the red carpet with husband Guy Ritchie at the premiere of his film Rocknrolla.
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Emin's bid to save Titians BBC - Thu Aug 28, 12:36 PM ET
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Strictly line-up to be revealed BBC - Thu Aug 28, 5:34 AM ET
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Surreal turn for Clooney and Pitt BBC - Thu Aug 28, 5:34 AM ET
George Clooney and Brad Pitt have been in Venice to promote the film Burn After Reading.
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Venice gears up for film festival BBC - Wed Aug 27, 2:59 PM ET
Film fans and actors are preparing for the 65th annual Venice Film Festival, seen as the launch pad for the Oscars.
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Apology over Rushdie claims BBC - Tue Aug 26, 9:34 AM ET
Sir Salman Rushdie has received an apology from a former police officer over false claims about the author.
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Ferrell and Reilly's family affair BBC - Tue Aug 26, 5:22 AM ET
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Thousands of revellers took to the streets in west London for the annual Notting Hill Carnival.
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Madonna tour begins in Cardiff BBC - Sun Aug 24, 3:11 PM ET
Pop star Madonna kicked off her latest world tour with an energetic performance at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium .
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Film 24 - the week's new films BBC - Fri Aug 22, 3:27 PM ET
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HARDtalk Charles Saumerez Smith 2 BBC - Fri Aug 22, 8:42 AM ET
In the last 20 years the nature of legitimate art has changed. Stephen Sackur asks Charles Saumarez, Chief Executive of The Royal Academy of Arts, whether that change is permanent, and whether it's for the better.
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Song fans muddle lyrics BBC - Fri Aug 22, 6:40 AM ET
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Indian stars shine in London BBC - Thu Aug 21, 6:36 PM ET
Some of Bollywood's biggest names are to taking to the stage in the UK as part of a worldwide tour.
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Glitter flies to Hong Kong BBC - Wed Aug 20, 6:26 PM ET
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Jade home for cancer treatment BBC - Wed Aug 20, 3:18 PM ET
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BB star Goody leaves house BBC - Wed Aug 20, 1:03 PM ET
Reality TV star Jade Goody has left the Indian version of Big Brother, after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
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Rickman in new wine buff role BBC - Tue Aug 19, 3:38 AM ET
Actor Alan Rickman rings the changes from ''bad guy'' roles by playing a wine connoisseur working in the US.
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Reality TV star Jade Goody was all smiles as she met the housemates in the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother.
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James Dagwell presents a round-up of the week's entertainment news.
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