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Mr. Leigh ditches the melancholy realism of his award winning abortion drama, Vera Drake (2004), in favour of something light, funny and above all, emotionally envolving.

Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky won Sally Hawkins a Golden Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival 2008. Leigh calls his latest film a "reflection on life"

Set in England during the early '60's, this brilliantly executed romantic drama recounts a young girl's enticement into adulthood by a charismatic and worldly older man.

Happy-Go-Lucky is a charming look at one woman's life that, despite the odd people she encounters, remains continually upbeat.

British actress Sally Hawkins plays "Poppy," the happy-go-lucky heroine of Mike Leigh's latest film. What's her secret?

In ITV's screen adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Dr Who star, Billie Piper takes the lead, as impoverished heroine Fanny Price.

Awards season is in full swing now that The Golden Globes have been handed out, so just who won, who lost, and what could that possibly mean come Oscar time?

Movie watchers can help decide who is the Hollywood female star, Hollywood male star and Hollywood movie of the year. It is billed as the kickoff for the awards season.

The National Society of Film critics has named Ari Folman's animated documentary Waltz With Bashir as the best film of 2008. Sony Pictures Classics distributes the film.

Mike Leigh's best films, including Abigail's Party, and his famous method of improvising with actors such as David Thewlis and Sally Hawkins to develop scripts.

The most presitgous event in the British film calender is upon us and, once again, it looks set to be gate crashed by Hollywood.

A countdown of the the five best films of 2008.

Who will win, who will lose, and who will stay home in shame of having not even been nominated? Here are the predictions of who will walk away victorious come Oscar night