It's been 25 years since Billy Elliot first danced its way into films fans' hearts, going on to be a hit musical ...

Billy Elliot burst onto cinema screens 25 years ago today- and it's fair to say that it has stood the test of time as one of ...

In American movies, there has always been a tension, sometimes a thrilling and explosive one, between the sexual freedom of dance and the finely honed straight edge of ”masculine” control. Gene Kelly, ...

“Billy Elliot” certainly belongs on any list of the greatest British musicals of all time, eclipsed by “Les Miserables” for sure, but right up there with “Matilda,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Blood Brothers.” ...

The film was adapted from a play and it was released in 2000, receiving positive reviews, and it went on to win three BAFTAs ...

Christopher Eccleston has revealed he turned down a role in Billy Elliot as he found its depiction of a working-class family “offensive”. The Manchester-born actor, who grew up in Salford, criticised ...

It has been 25 years since Billy Elliot first leapt onto the big screen - and its writer has said the story continues to grow. Newcastle-born Lee Hall wrote the film about an 11-year-old boy from a ...