Evening Standard - Entertainment

The perfect way to spend Valentine's Day in London

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:55:31 GMT

If you want to treat your lover to a really special day out in London, read this.

Talent meets attitude with Rox

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:40:41 GMT

Rox is the latest Brits school graduate to plan an assault on the charts and this south Londoner has something worth listening to.

British cinema's rock'n'roll year celebrated in Evening Standard Film Awards

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:36:12 GMT

Three anarchic rockers, a misfit teen and a foul-mouthed politico were celebrated at the Evening Standard Film Awards.

Brad and Angelina put on show of unity at Super Bowl

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:57:14 GMT

Despite reports that their five-year relationship was on the rocks, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt cuddled up together as they watched the Super Bowl at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami

Much fun to be had at Pub Rock

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:41:08 GMT

In their new guise as magnificently named pub rockers One Trick Pony, Cartoon de Salvo treat us to a gig with a difference.

Overwrought atmosphere for Knives in Hens

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:13:28 GMT

On the evidence of this frustratingly portentous production, its hard to see why David Harrowers Knives in Hens (1995) has become a modern classic.

Hideaway is a new star down south

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:53:08 GMT

Hideaway is a new restaurant and bar in South London launched by tenorist Ed Jones.

VIDEO: A look at The Wolfman

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:05:28 GMT

We go behind the scenes of The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro, and get a sneak peak at what to expect.

Gags and the god squad from Marcus Brigstocke

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:46:54 GMT

Marcus Brigstocke can claim to be ahead of this curve, having debunked divinity on Radio 4s The Now Show for some time.

Shock and awe rules ok for Rammstein

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:33:43 GMT

After six albums, German pyromaniacs Rammstein can still shock.

CDs of the week

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:13:26 GMT

Gil Scott-Heron is back after too long away and it has been seven years in the offing since Massive Attack were on the scene.

Murder is a mug's game in Tony

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:31:07 GMT

Tony is too funny to be compared with Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer, and it never labours the violence.

More tales of virgin woe in Youth In Revolt

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:50:15 GMT

Youth in Revolt presents us with a teenager desperate to do something about his virginity but unable to fathom how to accomplish the task.

Bond Girl Eva Green to present top Evening Standard movie award

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:31:33 GMT

A roll-call of stars will bring James Bond glamour and quirky individualism to the London Evening Standard British Film Awards next week.

Why we're goo goo for Gaga

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:52:53 GMT

Lady Gagas crazy shows have subverted the rules of pop shes the only one to watch at this months Brit Awards.

Hitting higher notes in Lucia Di Lammermoor

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:47:43 GMT

Antony Walker's assured conducting in Lucia Di Lammermoor complements Alden's direction, making for a constantly gripping evening's musical theatre

Leo Tolstoy - movie star

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:27:36 GMT

The great Russian author is the inspiration for two new films in his centenary year - including Oscar-nominated The Last Station - yet his links with the cinema stretch much further back, says David Sexton

Romance on the menu: Where to eat in London on Valentine's Day

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:55:26 GMT

From exquisite to quirky, here are some of the most romantic breakfast, lunch and dinner dates on offer in London.

Lucy Bailey: My intrepid lover, two white Africans and Mugabes thugs who wanted them all dead

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:14:13 GMT

Director Lucy Baileys documentary about the epic struggle of two ousted farmers in Zimbabwe has been shortlisted for a Bafta.

Theo van Doesburg: A shock to the system

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:50:04 GMT

Theo van Doesburg, a zealot who founded the most coldly inhuman art movement of the 20th century, is the subject of Tate Moderns best exhibition for years.

New York Philharmonic is stuck in the comfort zone

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:22:21 GMT

The New York Philharmonic gave the first of a pair of concerts under its new music director, Alan Gilbert.

Losing the plot in Really Old, Like Forty Five

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:03:02 GMT

Tamsin Oglesbys new play Really Old, Like Forty Five is set in a dystopian future, where Britain is desperately overcrowded with infirm pensioners.

Beyonce heats things up at fragrance launch

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:58:11 GMT

Beyonce made a special appearance at the Macy's department store to promote her new fragrance Heat in New York.

Five places to eat sausages in London

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:44:00 GMT

The Stockpot is great value for the West End and the small chain of S&M cafés are just the job for sausage and mash.

On your bike: Davina McCall has the ride of her life

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:27:54 GMT

Davina McCall is swapping Big Brother for big blisters as she sets off on David Walliams's charity bike ride to pedal the length of Britain.