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Friday 7 December 2007

Dustin Hoffman in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Working it out

Dustin Hoffman on how his wife helped him overcome a mid-life crisis to revive his remarkable acting career in the film Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.

And the best Christmas film is...

Must-have movie: Casablanca

FILM Fun shambles Tim Robey reviews Southland Tales, Silent Light and more. More film reviews	STAGE Festive filth God in Ruins is an unexpectedly touching reworking of Dickens. Cabaret

MUSIC Christmas No 1 The contenders include a Scottish miserabilist and an animated sheep. I love Led Zep	ARTS Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger, aka Dancing Bear, has won the Turner Prize. Mark Wallinger

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Comedy in December

This month's highlights include Dawn French, Catherine Tate, Robin Ince and more.

War is over

Ex KLF member James Cauty has made a series of stamps which question alarmist propaganda.

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE

Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck on The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

Something from nothing

Photographer Jeff Wall has been known to spend two years on a picture. He talks to Alastair Sooke about his extraordinary images of mundane subjects.

Jeff Wall

The new Dawn

Contrary to rumour, Dawn French isn't dying - she's better and busier than ever.

Floods, curses, fanatics

In her prize-winning third novel, Sarah Hall brings dystopia to Cumbria. She tells Helen Brown about her northern inspirations.

Golden Girl

Dakota Blue Richards beat 10,000 rivals to win the role of Lyra in The Golden Compass. She talks to Will Lawrence.

Gentleman geezers

As Madness prepare for a new tour, the masters of joyous English pop tell Thomas H Green why they fight shy of celebrity.

REGULARS

The arts column

Rupert Christiansen faces up to his music addiction.

On music

Ivan Hewett celebrates political incorrectness.

On radio

Gillian Reynolds at the BBC's food and farming awards.

On film

Kirsten Sheridan talks about Walter Salles's The Motorcycle Diaries.

ARTS BLOGS

"Ever since he played a beardy-weirdy psychopath in Kalifornia back in 1993 I've suspected that there's more to Brad Pitt than just a pretty face. And his latest performance proves it: the man can act."

Rebecca Davies

Scary Spice Girl reunion: Ceri Radford, Nicolas Cage: National Treasure?: Iain Gray,
Mark Wallinger: art that makes you act: Lucy Davies, Tarantino's flop: David Gritten