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The Guardian / May 04, 2006

Obituary: Patricia Owen

Obituary Managing the message in war and peace.

Patricia Owen

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The Guardian / May 03, 2006

Israel at 58

Hillel Schenker: Remembering the fallen in Israel's wars in the company of Palestinians is eerie.

Avi Hoffman

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The Guardian / Jun 04, 2005

Other films including Moolaade, Brotherhood and Guerrilla

Other films: Africa's greatest director tackles female circumcision. Elsewhere, there is an unsettling Korean War story and Patty Hearst's kidnapping.

Lee Eun-joo

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The Guardian / Sep 21, 2004

'It was like being in jail'

It has taken four years and a lot of editing, but 2046 is finally ready for its UK premiere. Wong Kar-wai tells Howard Feinstein why making it was so traumatic.

Liu Yichang

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The Guardian / Feb 07, 2004

Calcutta Kosher, Southwark Playhouse, London

Southwark Playhouse, London

Shelley King

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The Guardian / Jul 07, 2002

Unseen Wars: Hollow peace hopes for Congo

Unseen Wars: With nearly half of Congo's territory occupied by foreign forces and faltering peace efforts, the chances of it holding together as a nation have never looked so slim, says Fabienne Hara of the International Crisis Group in the latest in our series on under-reported conflicts around the world.

Fabienne Hara

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The Guardian / Mar 28, 2002

Arthur Smith

One likes to find characters to identify with in literature; I have often thought of myself as a subtle combination of Hamlet, Darcy and Mr Micawber.

Howard Jacobsen

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The Guardian / Jul 04, 2001

BBC boss pockets £91,000 bonus

9.30am: BBC bossGreg Dyke was awarded a £91,000 bonus last year but his overall pay and perks package will be significantly less than his predecessor, reports Jessica Hodgson. Special report: the BBC

Colin Browne

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The Guardian / Jul 01, 2001

Warren Beatty playing an adulterer? Nothing new there

Hollywood's sex wars are decidedly limp compared to Tunisia's take on man versus woman

Gérard Krawczyk

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The Guardian / Apr 06, 2001

A small step forward for same-sex couples

Amsterdam saw Europe's first officially blessed gay weddings last week, as Dutch law granted full equality to homosexual couples on issues such as adoption, inheritance, pension rights and tax.

Joe Swanson

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The Guardian / Nov 18, 1999

It's show time

Ever wanted to animate your own movie or website? Firms that make the computer equipment you'll need are displaying their latest gizmos this week - and the artists behind the latest Star Wars movie will even show you how it's done. Ian Wrigley reports

Rob Coleman

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The Guardian / Jul 09, 1999

Sweet word of youth

We moan about the National's greying audience: exhilarating, therefore, to find the Cottesloe swarming with young people on and off the stage. Briefly, the National commissions top dramatists (Fo, Ayckbourn, Macdonald, Pinnock and others) to write plays for young people. Youth companies around the UK pick the play of their choice and a selection of the best come to the National for a six-day festival. A brilliant idea. But, since this is the last year of BT's backing, one urgently in need of a new sponsor.

Tankred Dorst

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The Guardian / Oct 16, 1969

The biggest dovecote in US history

October 15 1969:On this day millions of Americans marched against the war in Vietnam in the largest public demonstration the country had ever seen. This is how the Guardian reported the events.

David Dellinger