David Beckham: world star, LA deadbeat
He may top the bill at the Beijing finale, but the football dream is over, reports Christopher Goodwin in Los AngelesFirst Posted August 20, 2008
Christopher Goodwin
is based in Venice and Los Angeles, from where he has written about the film industry for the The Times and The Sunday Times.
The Dark Knight takes on the movie pirates
Did an expensive anti-piracy drive guarantee the success of the latest Batman film?First Posted August 5, 2008
Hollywood Strike II: bigger and more bitter
A new pay dispute is pitting top drawer actors against each otherFirst Posted July 3, 2008
Return of the hanging chads
A TV film dramatises the 2000 Florida recount, reports Christopher GoodwinFirst Posted May 22, 2008
Hollywood signals death of the star system
Falling revenues mean that the big studios are cutting back on high-earning stars, reports Christopher GoodwinFirst Posted May 13, 2008
The Death of the American Film Critic
The last generation of all-powerful US film reviewers is dying out as movie fans turn to the internet, says Christopher GoodwinFirst Posted April 18, 2008
Critics aren't laughing at Funny Games
A satire of Hollywood violence has touched a raw nerve in the USFirst Posted March 24, 2008
No country for American actors
A European grand slam of the acting awards will have turned the home audience offFirst Posted February 25, 2008
