FILM OF THE WEEK: The Raid
An Indonesian martial-arts movie from a young Welsh director proves a surprisingly exciting affair.
FIRST NIGHT: The Sunshine Boys, Savoy
In his West End debut, Danny Devito makes this revival of Neil Simon's seventies comedy a hot ticket.
POP REVIEW: Willy Moon, Madame JoJo’s
Sharp-dressed and ready to thrill this new face for 2012 combines hip-hop beats with primitive rock'n'roll in sharp, if brief, set. FIVE STARS
FIRST NIGHT: A Marvellous Year for Plums, Chichester Theatre
In another drama about the Suez Crisis, writer Hugh Whitemore stumbles along a well worn path.
NEW FILM RELEASE: 2 days in New York
Starring Chris Rock, this fast-paced and sex-soaked picture picks up where the excellent 2 Days in Paris left off.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Broken, Cannes Film Festival
If nothing else, theatre director Rufus Norris’s debut feature, adapted from Daniel Clay’s novel about the roots and results of family violence, provides a fine showcase of British acting talent.
NEW FILM RELEASE: She Monkeys
An award-winning Swedish coming-of-age drama with an entirely abstract title.
THEATRE REVIEW: What the Butler Saw, Vaudeville
An anarchic attack on traditional Englishness as Omid Djalili, Tim McInnery and Samantha Bond star in Joe Orton's anti-farce.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Rust and Bone
Sensitive stars Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts bring to life Jacques Audiard's unlikely love story.
POP REVIEW: Scissor Sisters, Shepherd's Bush Empire
Jake and co still have that cutting edge as the New York band release their fourth album.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson offers a charming and beautifully filmed parable of young love.
Slash is back
Rock’s great reformed guitarist has a rollicking new album, a classy lead singer and some great songs — now it’s all about the music.
Music box: the Manganivar Seduction
A high point at this year’s Womad festival will be the performance by the Manganiyar Seduction — their show is as much theatre as music, says Simon Broughton, and inspired by the red lights of Amsterdam.
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Unseen Queen - the new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
One strand of the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition reveals how Elizabeth II transformed her image from remote royal to modern monarch, curator Paul Moorhouse tells Ben Luke.
COMEDY REVIEW: Mike Birbiglia, Soho Theatre
The American storyteller rallies through a beautifully observed and deftly delivered yarn of loves and loves lost.
THEATRE REVIEW: Detroit, National's Cottesloe
Lisa D’ Amour’s shrewdly observed play finds both comedy and pathos in the decay of the suburbs.
OPERA REVIEW: Falstaff, Covent Garden
Under-rehearsed revivals are one thing. For a new co-production with La Scala and Toronto, there can be no excuse for such an operatic omnishambles.
POP REVIEW: Fun., XOYO
The Billboard chart toppers you've probably never heard of prove they're no one hit wonders, channelling both Queen and Panic! At The Disco in an energetic set.
POP REVIEW: Haim, Shacklewell Arms
LA sisters get down and dirty in Dalston: if Haim can sign a deal, get ready for one of the albums of the year.
COMEDY REVIEW: Russell Brand, Lyric Theatre
Brand is back: as playful as ever, the newly single Hollywood star waxes lyrical in an off the cuff work-in-progress.
JAZZ REVIEW: Robert Glasper Experiment, Barbican Hall
The laid-back Texan pianist-composer proves he and his band really can walk the walk.
ART REVIEW: Island Stories: 50 Years of Photography in Britain, V&A
An engrossing encounter with tales of time and place in this visual documentary of British life.
Interview: Delilah
The 21-year-old singer has overcome family tragedy and difficult managers yet now she’s supporting Prince on tour.
Cannes Film Festival - in pictures
Follow the glitz and glamour as stars arrive for the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
The latest in extreme theatre
Based on a cover-to-cover reading of F Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby — with two intervals — Gatz is the latest in extreme theatre, says Fiona Mountford.
Stars come out to celebrate women in film in Cannes
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Action needed now on Romanian beggars who are turning Park Lane into an eyesore
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Baroness Warsi: Some Pakistani men think young white girls are "fair game" for sex abuse
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'Death threat' at London 2012 Olympics borough council meeting
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British banks hit by crisis as Spanish savers withdraw cash in euro crisis
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Public enemies: why Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton's favourite nightclub has closed
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London's latest Banksy: graffiti artist's new work gets protection
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Video: Random act of kindness cyclist says he could not stand by and watch homeless man rummage through bin for food
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