Bond fans shaken over $1bn Amazon franchise takeover
Megafans fear tech company’s deal could mean an end to the films’ unique characteristics
Geneviève Page obituary
Beguiling French actor who appeared in films such as Belle de Jour and El Cid, but whose true love was the stage
Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn
Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately
Who is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts?
Prominent figures in the arts say class is a key factor that determines who can make it in the creative industries
Amazon paid more than $1bn to take creative control of James Bond
007 stars offer mixed reactions to deal with the British-American heirs to the film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli
The name’s Bezos, Jeff Bezos: what can we expect from Amazon’s James Bond?
With one of the film industry’s most lucrative franchises signed over to Amazon MGM, 007 could be facing down the barrel of spin-offs, quasi-crowdsourcing and a cinematic universe to rival Marvel
‘When the chips are down, Jack Nicholson is there’: Anjelica Huston on love, loss and legal drama
From being told she couldn’t act to winning an Oscar, the Hollywood star has had a wild life. She talks old flames, being tucked up in bed for her new Agatha Christie mystery, and why she’s happiest when surrounded by donkeys
Kong gone wrong: the animals misrepresented in movies
After news that a film course is to consider the depiction of donkeys, what other species have been portrayed in a poor light?
Sandalheimer: can Christopher Nolan restore the grandeur of ancient-world epics?
Once a prestige genre with lavish spectacle and global stars, it’s since grown pretty dusty and drear. But Nolan’s Odyssey may yet revive its bronzed vigour
Why Dune: Part Two should win the best picture Oscar
Like its predecessor, Denis Villeneuve’s second instalment is a true blockbuster that harnesses the full power of the art form. It’s a beautiful film to behold
Oscars 2025: best actor nominees – awards, interviews and what their chances are
What to know about the actors nominated for the Academy Awards’ biggest acting prize, along with the Guardian’s reviews and interviews
The Banshees of Inisherin to Thelma: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
A great cast helps Martin McDonagh’s bitter tale to sparkle with sensitivity and grim humour, while Thelma delivers an engaging comic adventure featuring no-nonsense seniors
This is the year the Oscars found God – but can they keep the faith?
From Conclave to The Brutalist to A Real Pain, films about religion are unusually well represented at the Academy Awards – some with decidedly unorthodox themes
James Bond producers give Amazon full creative control of 007
Deal is struck with heirs to film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, long-serving stewards of franchise
Nihilistic, anarchic, repugnant: Sam Peckinpah’s 10 best films – ranked!
The revered but divisive American director, who died in 1984, would have turned 100 this week. We rate his greatest movies, from Straw Dogs to The Wild Bunch