The Guardian: Film & music

The final act has arrived for Roman Polanski – still under house arrest. After precocity, ignominy and exile, has he got a one more flourish of brilliance left in him? By David Thomson

The BFI's double bill of The Little Ones and Jemima + Johnny depicts the multiculturalism of mid-60s London without letting race dominate the narrative, writes Kwame Kwei-Armah

From Elvis to Crass, pop stars of every stripe have found occasion to pen songs about footwear. Here are some of the most memorable. By Paul MacInnes

Originally shown on peak-time ITV over 23 years ago, this time-capsule documentary about the 1970s northern soul scene is still captivating today, writes Steve Jelbert

They met singing a duet for a film soundtrack – now actor Zooey Deschanel and producer Matt Ward are musically inseparable. They talk to Laura Barton

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have given us a lively Likely Lads throwback, says Peter Bradshaw

Knockabout globalisation drama about a Turkish salesman by British director Ben Hopkins. By Catherine Shoard

One more geezerish gangster thriller starring Gary Stretch. By Cath Clarke

Return of the great original 1962 film with Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey. By Peter Bradshaw

Debut director's much-praised French film about twins. By Peter Bradshaw

Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in a dystopian sci-fi satire that starts well but runs out of ideas. By Peter Bradshaw

The latest from mumblecore maestro Andrew Bujalski is less charming, says Catherine Shoard

Christopher Lee and Gillian Anderson in a shallow but occasionally sprightly satire on London's contemporary art world with an all-star cast. By Peter Bradshaw

Orchestral manoeuvres and rock guitars get mixed up in this heist-movie inspired recording, says John Fordham

Iain Ballamy's latest collaboration with his Food ensemble is packed with detail and drama, says John Fordham

A collaboration between Dirtmusic and Malian band Tamikrest does neither outfit any favours, says Robin Denselow

After a nervous start, this John Dankworth recording from 1959 turns out to be a jazz milestone, says John Fordham

Bill Fontana finds music in the most unusual places. Pascal Wyse joins him on an aural journey of the Thames's hidden depths

Mick Goodrick and Wolfgang Muthspiel squeeze a whole band out of two guitars, says John Fordham

Ginastera draws on The Rite of Spring but creates a powerful orchestral language in his advocacy of pre-Colombian America, writes Andrew Clements

Pieces from the last four years of Chopin's life find Stephen Hough on commanding form, says Andrew Clements

Susan Gritton lends a rare female voice to Finzi's Dies Natalis – though it was originally written for soprano, writes Andrew Clements

David Thomson: Pearl Harbor seemed to herald Ben Affleck's early retirement, but against all odds, he's back as a director Hollywood is crying out for

The dad-rock king's discontent with modern life should come as no surprise. But what is shocking – and thrilling – is that his avant-garde phase continues apace, says Alexis Petridis