Ted Kotcheff obituary
Director whose work ranged from BBC TV’s Play for Today to award-winning drama and Hollywood thrillers
‘I was being a sassy Karen’: Florence Pugh’s skyscraper stunt positions her as the new Tom Cruise
The star’s insistence on jumping from a 2,722ft skyscraper to up the action ante for Thunderbolts* may not be quite enough to save Marvel’s latest. But her career should fly
Iraq veteran and film-maker Ray Mendoza: ‘Writing Warfare with Alex Garland was like going to a therapist’
The former US Navy Seal on working alongside the Ex Machina director to produce a war movie that’s as true to life as possible
Almost a third of UK independent cinemas say they are at risk
Exclusive: Survey by the Independent Cinema Office shows urgent need for capital investment in sector
China to restrict US film releases after Trump’s tariff hike
After the US president imposed 125% duties on Chinese imports, Beijing says it will restrict American films opening in its lucrative market
Jesus Christ, superstar: how the Messiah became TV and box-office gold
Faith-based entertainment is booming, thanks to a ready-made audience and the backing of the American right. The TV series The Chosen, with Jonathan Roumie playing Christ, claims to have reached more than a quarter of a billion viewers. And this is just the tip of the iceberg …
Sexual violence and harassment ‘endemic’ in French entertainment industry, report finds
Attitudes in France ‘barely evolving’ amid ‘collective denial’ years after the #MeToo movement began, according to parliamentary commission
‘Jonah Hill keeps his teeth in a safe’: meet Hollywood’s top special-effects dentist
He made the ‘manky British’ set for Austin Powers, droppable ones for Mrs Doubtfire – and fangs for Tom Cruise. Gary Archer on crafting amazing gnashers for stars
Disney’s Snow White had higher carbon emissions in UK than the latest Fast & Furious film
The film, combined with The Little Mermaid, created more than the annual non-aircraft emissions of some major airports.
Snow White’s sleepy start at US box office buoyed by Republican voters
Disney’s controversial live-action remake was proportionally more successful in ‘red’ states that vote Republican than those voting Democrat
Original body model of ET expected to fetch up to $1m at Sotheby’s
Daughter of Oscar-winning special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi hopes item will ‘continue to inspire’
‘I’d feel stifled by that’: Gwyneth Paltrow told intimacy coordinator to ‘step back’ on new film with Timothée Chalamet
The actor, who shares a number of sex scenes with co-star Chalamet in new film Marty Supreme, said ‘I’m from the era where you get naked, you get in bed, the camera’s on’
Demon-child movie wows China – and smashes global box office records
Virtually unknown in the west, Ne Zha 2 is the world’s highest-grossing animation at £1.6bn – outdoing Inside Out 2 – just weeks after its release
Intern of the Jedi: film sector turns to franchise favourites in effort to woo talent
Careers fair at Pinewood is among initiatives to lure young to an industry hit by cost inflation, writers’ strikes and an advertising recession
‘It’s controversial and polarising’: is Disney’s new Snow White a poisoned apple?
The studio’s latest remake may need more than a magic kiss to survive its entanglements with politics, sexism and CGI dwarf trouble