The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’

As more movies vanish from streaming services, cinephiles are rallying to physical media. Can they save a seemingly dying format?

‘Dalí’s were unfilmable’: the astonishing story of Hitchcock’s lost storyboards – found in a bric-a-brac sale

Five decades ago, a fan picked up a set of the director’s meticulous storyboards for just $50 – including the lost Spellbound dream sequence by Salvador Dalí in which Ingrid Bergman turns into ants

Kind hearts, ladykillers and whisky galore: Ealing comedies – ranked!

Classic heist caper The Lavender Hill Mob is getting a cinema rerelease. But which of these 40s and 50s film fancies are slyly subversive, and which have dated less well?

UK film board tightens guidance on sex scenes in 12/12A-rated releases

BBFC survey finds sexual violence remains main area of concern, as it relaxes rules on swearing in trailers

Let’s be honest: Oscars night is too safe, struggling with relevance, and needs a rethink

Each year the ceremony becomes slicker – and safer – no matter how much more diverse, creative and bold the films being feted are, says the Guardian’s Coco Khan

The big bang: how Oppenheimer pulled off its extraordinary Oscars victory

Despite its doomy story, three-hour length – and some remarkable competition – Christopher Nolan’s film dominated the Academy Awards. We examine the campaign behind the slowburner which blew Barbie away

Top stars must help protect cast and crew from bad behaviour, says Denise Gough

Gough, who is resuming her Olivier award-winning role in People, Places and Things, calls on those in positions of power to become allies for colleagues

Canine film stars battle it out in doggy Oscars: will Messi the collie get teeth into top Fido award?

Anatomy of a Fall’s Snoop sheepdog faces competition from Barbie’s labrador and Napoleon’s pomeranian

Oscars 2024 aiming for a bigger audience, but that may be beyond Ken

An earlier time, an embarrassment of superstars and Ryan Gosling’s live turn will, it’s hoped, boost viewers. But it’s not clear the audience is coming back

Worth its weight in gold: how to make a killing predicting the Oscars

The TV audience may be in decline, but a passionate community of amateurs has been monitoring every tremor of buzz long before the ceremony

Stuntwomen review – real all-action movie-set heroes tell their bruising stories

Elena Avdija’s revelatory and nuanced documentary shines a light on the incredibly brave performers who face physical and emotional battles on and off screen

Mary Poppins’ UK age rating raised to PG due to discriminatory language

British Board of Film Classification lifts it from U certificate almost 60 years after film was first released

Actor Judith Godrèche urges French film industry to face up to sexual abuse

Star tells audience at prestigious César awards that they need to challenge powerful and abusive men whatever the career risk

UK indie films will ‘die’ without fiscal aid, Ken Loach producer says

Rebecca O’Brien, award-winning collaborator on Loach's films, raised urgent warnings at a select committee inquiry into the industry

In LA, directors have clubbed together to save a landmark cinema. Why don’t Brits do the same?

In the US and Europe, a combination of figurehead film-makers allied with community partners really seems to work