Clip joint: battle speeches Bold, brave, inspiring – here are five of cinema's most rousing calls to arms. What would you add to the list?
The best films of 2013: what are your favourites so far? Readers' panel: Vote for your favourite 2013 release, and tell us what you liked about it
Russell Crowe steeled for directing debut with The Water Diviner Star plumps for tale of father's search for missing sons in wake of ill-fated battle of Gallipoli as first behind-camera project
Shubbak festival: a refuge for Arab culture at a troubled time How can a festival celebrate a region gripped with conflict? Omar al-Qattan explains Shubbak, London's Middle Eastern extravaganza
Man of Steel marketing campaign seeks to align Superman with Jesus Dedicated website invites clergymen to utilise Superman myth as a mechanism for 'educating and uplifting' Christian audiences
Austrian cinema: a province shaped by past masters of pessimism Phil Hoad: From sex tourism to care-home degradation, Haneke and co venture undaunted into areas that Hollywood fears to tread
Anchorman 2 trailer: Ron Burgundy is back – and it’s kind of a big deal Will Ferrell and the Channel 5 news team make headlines once again, as they find their place in 1980s New York
Anchorman: The Legend Continues: watch the trailer – video The sequel to Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy sees Will Ferrell's moustachioed newsman take the hot seat at a 24-hour TV news channel
Francesca Annis, actor – portrait of the artist Stage and screen actor Francesca Annis talks about the cult of celebrity, going nude for Roman Polanski and the pressure of playing a famous beauty
Man of Steel leaps predecessor in a single bound as waiting game pays off Charles Gant: Seven years after Superman Returns debuted disappointingly, the series reboot has opened faster than a speeding bullet
Courage of Zimbabwe human rights lawyer captured in film Rebecca Lowe: Filmmaker says Beatrice Mtetwa's use of the rule of law is 'her means of resistance against the regime'
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls trailer – on the hoof? More like on the hooch Stuart Heritage: Everyone's favourite gang of magical nylon-haired quadrupeds pursue a bad pony through a magic mirror to Earth where they, er, become normal US girls. Pass the booze, let's get started
Mickey Mouse seeks new fans with mobile game and cartoon shorts Disney hopes Where's My Mickey? game and short-form series will appeal to the current generation of 6-14 year-olds. By Stuart Dredge
Jennifer Lopez joins starry cast for Chilean miners movie Antonio Banderas and Martin Sheen already signed up to appear in The 33, based on true-life tale of rescued miners, writes Ben Child
Cine-files: Skandia Theatre, Stockholm An atmospheric, quintessentially Scandinavian cinema in Sweden's capital