‘Don’t kill the actors’: three friends’ quest to stage Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto
When Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen decided to stage Shakespeare’s tragedy in the anarchic online game, unexpected humanity emerged from the mayhem
Crystal Voyager: the ultimate surfing film with a DIY spirit – and a Pink Floyd soundtrack
This trippy, beautiful 1973 film took the camera inside a wave for the first time, impressing waxheads and terrifying at least one very high journalist
‘They’re dumb – but I want to win’: comedians tell of the highs and lows of the Edinburgh fringe awards
Awards generate a buzz and are motivating but the pressure to be nominated and the disappointment are intense
Guadagnino, Almodóvar, Larraín: this year’s Venice film festival already looks exceptional
A lineup for the senses includes Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel, Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux and Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. How nutritious it will prove remains to be seen
Kidman, Clooney, Craig and Jolie join Venice film festival lineup
Stars will descend on the Lido as Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic contends with the Joker and Beetlejuice sequels for this year’s Golden Lion
Toronto film festival: Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant and Mike Leigh head lineup
The 49th edition features a string of world premieres for many films hoping to be included in the year’s Oscar race
Shelley Duvall obituary
Film actor who starred in The Shining and made seven films with Robert Altman
Melbourne international film festival 2024: 10 things to see, from Megalopolis to new Cronenberg
Plus Cate Blanchett as a hapless German chancellor, India’s first film to compete at Cannes in three decades, and a restored Wake in Fright – with a new score
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to open Venice film festival
The much-anticipated sequel to the director’s 1988 hit Beetlejuice will get its world premiere at the festival in August
Steve McQueen’s Blitz to open the London film festival
Film starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Weller marks a high-profile world premiere for the festival, now in its 68th year
SXSW ends US Army partnership after backlash from artists over Palestine
Festival severs Army and defense contractor sponsorships after more than 80 artists withdrew from 2024 edition
From African stars to British stalwarts, Glastonbury 2024 opens gates to a truly diverse lineup
With the BBC livestreaming globally for the first time, and an especially rich lineup of Black artists, 2024’s festival champions a broad remit – but plays it safe with Coldplay
Yes festival review – a marvellous appreciation of Molly Bloom
A two-year celebration of the centenary of James Joyce’s Ulysses culminates in a female-led, cross-border, multidisciplinary festival dedicated to the protagonist’s wife
Strike: An Uncivil War review – brutal confrontation on the miners’ strike picket lines
Former miners and police officers recall Orgreave, one of the nastiest events in postwar British history, in Daniel Gordon’s forthright documentary
Blur: To the End review – sentimental journey for four likely lads on their way to Wembley
The latest documentary about the Britpop Monkees finds them reassembling for a stadium gig, though we’ll have to wait to hear complete songs