BBC drama chief Ben Stephenson joins JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot
Executive responsible for shows including Sherlock, Call the Midwife and Wolf Hall to leave corporation after 11 years
Melanie Lynskey on Togetherness, realism and ‘radical’ nudity
From Heavenly Creatures to HBO’s Togetherness, the New Zealand actor reflects on what 20 years – and Charlie Sheen – have taught her about showbusiness
Ruth Wilson: ‘People know me as my characters. They don’t know me’
Following her Golden Globe-winning turn in US drama The Affair, Ruth Wilson’s forte for playing strong, complex women is helping her handle fame
Why do only women scream when finding bodies in murder dramas?
Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
On my radar: Stephen Graham’s cultural highlights
The Boardwalk Empire actor on the brilliance of The Sopranos, Venice in winter and taking the kids to see Kasabian
Dev Patel: ‘I didn’t know what I was getting myself into’
The global success of Slumdog Millionaire thrust the schoolboy (and his girlfriend Freida Pinto) into the limelight. But has fame been good to him? Seven years on, he talks break-ups, beards and typecasting
DVDs and downloads: The Babadook, Olive Kitteridge, Game of Thrones, The Book of Life and more
Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook may be the finest horror film in a decade. And Frances McDormand hits a career high in Olive Kitteridge
Kenneth Branagh debuts updated, non-sexist Cinderella in Berlin film festival
The new live-action version of the traditional fairytale, which stars Lily James, has Cinders and Prince Charming ‘meeting on a level playing field’
Empire: the outrageous black family drama that’s changing the look of US TV
Audaciously honest on black issues, Lee Daniels’s family saga has won a huge audience that television had long ignored – and a big fan in the White House
The 10 best sex scenes
With 50 Shades of Grey about to open in cinemas, Alex Preston chooses the best sex scenes from film, TV and literature
Yann Demange: ‘There were 1,500 people in the cinema and I was overwhelmed’
The director, who has a good chance of winning a Bafta this weekend for his debut, ’71 – says fame has been a shock, and why the film’s success felt like a gap year. By Damon Wise
The 10 best screen villages
With JK Rowling’s fictional Pagford about to appear on BBC1, Michael Hogan chooses his favourite screen villages, from disturbing Midwich to romantic Ballykissangel
Luke Treadaway: the day Angelina Jolie asked me over for tea
Luke Treadaway on his film role as a PoW in Jolie’s Unbroken, TV’s new Arctic thriller Fortitude, and why he said no to a shark. Interview by Elizabeth Day
Sundance 2015 review: James White – upscale indie flick intent to impress
A new movie from the same Sundance-friendly stable which produced Simon Killer and Martha Marcy May Marlene proves itself easily their equal – and often their superior