Behind the bloodshed: the chilling untold stories about Charles Manson

Tarantino’s epic is the big draw at Cannes. But there are other Manson movies around – including one about what ultimately happened to the young women who fell under the murderer’s spell

Roll of a lifetime: Robert De Niro’s ad for Warburtons bagels is his best work in years

Peddling bread on the mean streets of Bolton seems to suit the Hollywood star. Take note, Scorsese

‘Feel free to nod off!’ Meet the DIY directors of wild screwball comedy Diamantino

It’s got giant frolicking dogs, a cloned soccer star, and it was made with the help of YouTube special effects tutorials. We meet the boundary-busting duo behind football fantasy Diamantino

Pamela Anderson’s Assange blanket conceals the truth of his detention

The actor’s cloak did the talking when she visited the Wikileaks founder in prison. But slogans should be cautiously deployed

Between The Rock and Vin Diesel is a very hard place

The world of Fast and Furious is a deeply serious one, if the social media outpourings of its stars is anything to go by

Eat up, honey! See Tom Hiddleston serve you the creepiest breakfast ever

The actor stars in a new ad for Centrum women’s supplements, speaking Chinese and acting like a guilty dog who’s about to cry

10 of the strangest star cameos in video games

Rami Malek’s slasher horror, Bowie as a cyberpunk hacker, streetfighting Carmen Electra, and John Hurt down and dirty … improbable roles for A-listers

Top 10 books about Hollywood

From Joan Didion to James Ellroy, novelist and director Wayne Holloway picks his favourite writing about California’s dream factory

Luke Perry obituary

Actor who found fame playing Dylan McKay in the popular US television series Beverly Hills, 90210

Top costume designer calls Melissa McCarthy bunny outfit ‘insulting’

Oscar-nominated Arianne Phillips attacks larky garb worn by McCarthy and Brian Tyree Henry at Academy Awards

Hollywood is fine, but the Oscars need life support

Guests may need to dip into their goodie bags for some alternative therapy on Sunday, says Guardian film editor Catherine Shoard

And the Oscar for most self-satirising ceremony goes to …

No actual host, plans to give awards off-screen – it’s not as if the Academy Awards need any more unscripted drama

Should we be surprised by John Wayne’s racist and homophobic views?

The online commentary about a Playboy interview unearthed from 1971 shows a lack of education about the western actor, his times and even American history

‘I crashed Timothée Chalamet on the red carpet’: my night at the Baftas

What really goes on at the Baftas? Forget the awards ceremony – the star-studded dinner is where it’s at

Charm, booze and devilry: Malcolm McDowell and Mike Figgis on Albert Finney

Spying on Michael Douglas, telling Nic Cage how to play drunk, pretending he was gay to Audrey Hepburn … two giants of cinema remember their hero Albert Finney