An Irish Angel review – incident-packed teenage pregnancy comedy lurches into tragedy
This Northern Ireland-set feature veers unconvincingly from a schoolgirl’s abortion dilemma to a welter of subplots before a clumsy tonal shift
Susan Sarandon, Olivia Colman and Paul Mescal join star donors of Cinema for Gaza auction
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gives jam as swathe of film and TV celebrities add support, including Zone of Interest’s Jonathan Glazer and Thor’s Tessa Thompson
‘We said no to Elvis Presley sweat and James Dean condoms’: the agent making a killing from dead celebrities
Mark Roesler is a publicist with a difference – most of the clients he represents are no longer alive. And thanks to AI, holograms and social media, being dead famous is more lucrative than ever
Oscars 2024: your catchup with all the action from Hollywood’s biggest night
From Billie to Barbie and Pacino to the pins, here’s where to get up to speed with the winners, the losers, the talking points and the dud moments
Fashion, addiction, antisemitism: the spectacular rise and fall of designer John Galliano
He was the epoch-shifting auteur of 90s fashion. Then came drugs, grief and an infamous outburst. As Kevin Macdonald’s new documentary shows, self-destruction was all that could stop him
‘Just a person who liked chips’: Bristol takeaway celebrates Cary Grant ties
Rendezvous restaurant loved by young Archibald Leach marks film star’s 120th birthday
‘My mouth was going towards his mouth’: why famous men are kissing at awards ceremonies
From Mark Ruffalo to Robert Downey Jr, men are expressing platonic affection in ways their forebears wouldn’t have dreamed of
From Barbie to Cameron: the most memorable comebacks of 2023
Observer writers choose the outstanding returns of the year in the worlds of politics, fashion, sport and film
From Beyoncé to Beckham: the worrying rise of one-sided celeb documentaries
Be it the pop star’s failure to mention the controversy over her LGBTQ credentials, or Beckham ignoring rumours of an affair, stars increasingly make shows that dodge the truth – to their detriment
Édith Piaf’s voice re-created using AI so she can narrate own biopic
In-development film comes after controversy around the re-creation of late stars’ voices, such as Anthony Bourdain
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wax statue to be redone after star criticises its white skin
Musée Grévin says it is ‘improving’ wax figure of Fast and Furious star after it attracted widespread ridicule on social media
Jamie Oliver’s son, Adam Sandler’s daughters: ‘nepo babies’ are taking over showbiz. What about the rest of us?
Oliver’s 12-year-old is getting a TV show; Sandler’s teenagers star in his new movie. That doesn’t leave much for the ‘normies’, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Single minded: people with public lives on the pleasures of solitude
Joe Lycett likes to get into nature, chef Ravinder Bhogal strolls around her local area, Kirsty Wark heads for a Scottish loch… Nine famous faces reveal how they like to spend time when they’re on their own
Is this a star on the rise, ‘just Ken’, or just Matt Hancock? Ask the families who lost loved ones during Covid
Watch the TikTok Barbie video and see him crafting a celebrity brand. That focus during the pandemic would have been nice, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Online fantasising about property – finally something I share with Gwyneth Paltrow
The Goop founder is offering two lucky winners the chance to stay for one night at her Montecito guesthouse – dinner with her included