31 JANUARY 1969, page 19

Cinema

Battles and balls PENELOPE HOUSTON War and Peace (Curzon, 'A') Rosemary's Baby (Paramount, 'X') Where Eagles Dare (Empire, 'A') One thing the Americans and Russians have in......

Great Tate Debate Arts

STEPHEN GARDINER The curtain has gone up on the proposals for the Tate at last. And, in the meantime, Lady Dartmouth, who heads the Historic Buildings Committee at the mc, has......

Good Start

BALLET CLEMENT CRISP Quite what it is that starts the critical adrenalin flowing in the presence of good new choreo- graphy I do not know, but the occasions are rare and......