Photo Noir - The Art of Cornel Lucas

Make your way down to the wonderful, brutalist National Theatre on the Southbank for this free exhibition of photographic portraits by Cornel Lucas. It really is terrific. Lucas, who died nearly two years ago, was an inventive and pioneering film photographer who combined superb technique with an eye for the striking.

There's some great shots of Brigitte Bardot (who he wisely got drunk before shooting), Dirk Bogarde, Alec Guinness, Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich et al. The best in my opinion would be this portrait of Joan Collins (1952, above) and a once in a lifetime shot of a stuntman doing his thing (1950). The exhibition runs until the 29th of March.