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26/02/2010

Colin Farrell on his return to Ireland for his latest film, and the verdicts on the new Gorillaz album and Michael Moore's new film Capitalism: A Love Story.

Colin Farrell discusses his latest film Ondine, in which he returns to his native Ireland to play a fisherman who finds a mysterious woman in his net.

Front Row has the first play of the new album from Damon Albarn's award-winning electro-pop band Gorillaz. Music journalist Miranda Sawyer reviews.

Director Michael Moore is known for his outspoken documentaries on a range of politically controversial subjects, from gun law to health care. Gillian Tett, Assistant Editor of The Financial Times, gives the verdict on his latest: Capitalism: A Love Affair.

Waldemar Januszczak reviews a new exhibition at The British Museum which features art from The Kingdom of Ife, a powerful, cosmopolitan city-state in West Africa which flourished as a cultural and economic centre in the 12th-15th centuries AD.

Singer Carly Simon has claimed that she has revealed the answer to one of pop's greatest mysteries: the identity of the man about whom she wrote the lyrics: 'you're so vain, you probably think this song is about you'. David Hepworth sheds some light on the conjecture surrounding who the song is about, and investigates whether she really has come clean after all these years.

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Fri 26 Feb 2010 19:15

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  • Capitalism: A Love Affair

    Michael Moore's latest film Capitalism: A Love Affair is reviewed by Gillian Tett, Assistant Editor of The Financial Times.

    Duration: 04:40

  • Colin Farrell

    Colin Farrell discusses his latest film Ondine, in which he returns to his native Ireland to play a fisherman who finds a mysterious woman in his net.

    Duration: 07:23

  • Gorillaz review

    A first play and review of the new album from Damon Albarn's award-winning electro-pop band Gorillaz.

    Duration: 06:03

  • Review: The Kingdom of Ife

    Review of a new exhibition at The British Museum which features art from The Kingdom of Ife.

    Duration: 05:27

  • You're So Vain

    We discuss whether Singer Carly Simon has answered one of pop's greatest mysteries: the identity of the man behind the lyrics: 'you're so vain, you probably think this song is about you'.

    Duration: 04:04

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  • Fri 26 Feb 2010 19:15

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