Has the Sundance film festival lost its mojo?
Underwhelming films and some disinterested buyers left many wondering what’s next for the Utah-based festival
‘My most sincere apologies to all the people who may have been offended’: when Oscar campaigns implode
Whether it’s tricky past social posts, news meltdowns or PR teams trying too hard to make an impact, here are some past examples of self-sabotaged awards campaigns
Phyllis Dalton obituary
Costume designer who won Oscars for her work on the film epic Doctor Zhivago and for Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 Henry V
Cate Blanchett launches fund for refugee film-makers
Actor to head scheme to award grants of up to €100,000 to five directors with experience of displacement
Cult London film venue Prince Charles cinema under threat of closure
Much loved for its screenings of hard-to-find films, the venue claims its landlord wants to alter lease, leaving it able to shut down the business
Rayner urged to approve Marlow film studios in test of Labour planning policy
Inquiry into plan backed by director James Cameron begins after council rejected it over use of green-belt land
How have the California wildfires affected Hollywood?
The ongoing devastation has impacted this year’s awards season, raising questions over the Oscars and Grammys
Trump names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as Hollywood ‘special ambassadors’
Duties remain unclear for the three actors, who are Trump supporters and are no strangers to controversy
‘A kitten on heat with a racy physique’: the mystery of the bloodcurdling cat screech used in hundreds of movies
From Babe to Pet Sematary to Toy Story, the same furious yowl crops up in film after film. So who was the cat and who made the recording? We solve the enigma of the ‘Wilhelm Miaow’
Oscar nominations further delayed by wildfires as Grammys and Sundance set to go ahead
Entertainment industry impacted as Critics Choice awards pushed back and Academy cancels nominees luncheon
‘I was 2cm from being paralysed’: UK stunt artists celebrated with donation to BFI
Gillian Aldam, who is still working at 83, among top names in rare first edition of 1973 register being given to library
Roger Pratt obituary
Oscar-nominated cinematographer who helped create the look of Tim Burton’s Batman and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, as well as two Harry Potter films
If Batman v Superman crushed Jesse Eisenberg’s star, why is DC giving Jason Momoa a second chance?
Eisenberg says his jarring turn as Lex Luthor ‘hurt my career in a real way’, a fate shared by many a poorly received superhero – even if Momoa’s casting in Supergirl means Aquaman is water under the bridge
Marlon Brando fury at ‘feeling like a freak’ among revelations in new book of Hollywood secrets
Brando, Ava Gardner, Anita Ekberg and other A-listers are featured in a memoir about the glamour of the 1950s film industry
Kate Beckinsale says she has been ‘assaulted’ and ‘felt up’ on film sets
The actor has posted a video describing her bad experiences in the industry, in response to Blake Lively, who also alleges mistreatment on a movie set