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Robert Pereno reflects on his childhood in The Promoter

Could film at last bring fame to 80s hellraiser Robert Pereno?

You won’t have heard of Robert Pereno. So extensive is his network, you’ll almost certainly have mutual friends, but his name will probably mean nothing to you. For, despite obsessively pursuing every artistic endeavour under the sun, he has consistently fallen short of becoming a household name.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in The Great Gatsby. Picture: Warner Bros.

Review: The Great Gatsby

Flora Drury goes to see Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, and finds there is a lot more to like than she was expecting.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch boldly goes where no role has taken him before

It wasn’t just the final frontier the South End Green actor had to contend with in the latest Star Trek movie, it was also the weight

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One of the wrecked planes after it was blown up on the set of Tom Cruise film All You Need Is Kill

Latest Tom Cruise blockbuster explodes planes owned by Dagenham businessman

When Tom Cruise wanted to blow up two passenger aeroplanes for his latest blockbuster movie, he went straight to a Dagenham carpet store owner.

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Gong: Michelle Dockery has been nominated for a Golden Globe in the best TV drama category

Chadwell Heath actress Michelle Dockery up for Golden Globe

Downton Abbey actress Michelle Dockery will go head to head with Hollywood stars Claire Danes and Glenn Close at the Golden Globes this weekend.

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Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham in the adaptation of Great Expectations

Helena Bonham Carter: ‘I love my home, my bed, my book, and sleeping’

The Hampstead resident on her home comforts- and playing a deranged Dickensian character

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Roman Polanski's film memoir is on show at the JFF

Jewish Film Festival spans a wide focus

The Jewish Film festival this year sees old and new talent on the big screen

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Hollywood potential: Blackout won the best horror short at Shriekfest in Los Angeles

Dagenham actor celebrates after horror short wins Hollywood award

A horror film actor is celebrating after the low budget short he starred in scooped a top award at a Hollywood festival.

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Dark Knight: Batman goes up against Bane in the last instalment of the trilogy

Batman finale: Christopher Nolan still has plenty of dark secrets to dazzle our minds and entertain

The Dark Knight Rises gives a dignified finale to one of the most acclaimed comic book adaptations of the past decade.

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Director: Asad will appear on stage in Barking Park in July

Asian TV host to appear at Barking’s East London Mela

»An up-and-coming film-maker who fronts an MTV-style show for Asian audiences will appear at the East London Mela next month.

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A scene from Stealing Elvis

Hampstead couple make feature film in seven days

Sam and Ed Edwards used their savings to make a feature film set in Hampstead

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Helen Mirren is shown around the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013. Picture: Keith Larby/iwitness

Picture gallery: Chelsea Flower Show 2013

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show opens to the public today, but celebrities and VIPs, including the Queen, have already had a look at the floral displays.

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