Colin Farrell and Woody Harrelson in ‘Seven Psychopaths’ Nigel Andrews from FILM & TELEVISION 5:57pm

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This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Seven Psychopaths’, ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’, ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’, ‘The Oranges’, ‘You Will Be My Son’ and ‘I, Anna’

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A century in sound
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Heather Headley as Rachel in ‘The Bodyguard’ THEATRE & DANCE 5:57pm

The Bodyguard, Adelphi Theatre, London

Plausibility takes a back seat in a show that’s spectacular, stylish and delivered with panache

Anouk Grinberg in 'Molly Bloom' THEATRE & DANCE 5:57pm

Molly Bloom, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris

Anouk Grinberg is utterly virtuosic in her evocation of the kaleidoscopic character from ‘Ulysses’

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Queen’s Medal for Music, Barbican, London

Maxim Vengerov, returning to violin playing after an extended break, made Tchaikovsky’s melodies breathe and sing

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Obituary: Niemeyer, modernist architect

Oscar Niemeyer, designer of Brasília, dies at 104

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Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen in ‘The Hunt’

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The Art Market

A Susan Hefuna piece

Three more fairs planned for Istanbul; confidence in China falters; new Gulf guide

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Jazz adventurer committed to liberty

Dave Brubeck, composer and pianist, dies at 91

Jenny Jules as Cassius in ‘Julius Caesar’ ©Helen Maybanks THEATRE & DANCE Dec 5, 2012

Julius Caesar, Donmar Warehouse, London

A highly charged, uncomfortably edgy production, set in an all-female prison, is led by some superb performances

'American Idiot' ©John Daughtry THEATRE & DANCE Dec 5, 2012

American Idiot, Hammersmith Apollo, London

The rock venue proves an appropriate space for this staged version of Green Day’s 2004 album

Miguel Gutierrez’s ‘And Lose the Name of Action’ ©Julieta Cervantes THEATRE & DANCE Dec 5, 2012

Miguel Gutierrez, BAM Fisher, New York

At 90 minutes, Gutierrez’s BAM debut is immersive but overlong

MUSIC Dec 5, 2012

Carmen, Paris Opera (Bastille)

At curtain call, thunderous abuse greeted the director of this superficial reading

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