Shove over, Russell Crowe. No action hero has suffered like Sylvester Stallone

Earlier this week, Crowe said he kept shooting Robin Hood despite two broken legs. Now, Stallone has upped the ante with a horrific litany of bodily abuses. Who will share their medical notes next?

Study shows ‘catastrophic’ 10-year low for female representation in film

Despite Barbie’s success, study shows that out of 2023’s top 100 films, only 30 were led or co-led by women, down from 44 in 2022

UK film industry may achieve gender parity in 2085, study finds

Report suggests equality set to be reached in United Kingdom in 61 years, compared to 17 in Germany – and almost 200 in Canada

‘The worst film ever made’: how Sex Lives of the Potato Men broke British cinema

When the puerile comedy bombed, the film-makers blamed the critics and the Tories blamed the UK Film Council. Twenty years on, we reassess the legacy of a cinematic pariah whose champions include Stewart Lee and Mike Leigh

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions by Ed Zwick review – the director’s cut

A Hollywood veteran dishes up irresistible servings of industry gossip, as well as tips for surviving the movie-making process

Beyond the pale: where are all the films about ‘whiteness’?

Awards season is full of movies made by and starring white people. But a cinema that identifies and interrogates the idea of whiteness itself is glaringly absent

‘I miss out on a family experience’: the deaf Victorians taking legal action against cinemas over captions

Deaf and hard-of-hearing filmgoers say technology issues and lack of film screenings with subtitles make cinema sessions inaccessible

Power couples: how Hollywood’s big name Oscar contenders balance life and work

Barbie and Oppenheimer are just two of this year’s Oscar-nominated films created by life partners who are also creative teams

When accountants attack: why Netflix is cancelling Halle Berry’s new sci-fi movie

Could The Mothership have been 2024’s Ex Machina? We’ll never know, as the alien farm drama joins Batgirl in the dustbin of write-offs

Credits due: what is behind A-listers queueing up to become executive producers?

Many celebrities are given the credit on films of all types, but what it means can vary from moral support to marketing or sometimes shepherding whole projects into being

‘You’re in a sea’: how film-makers survive in a straight-to-streaming age

Fringe movies such as horror and documentary are increasingly turning to digital releases. It allows for creative freedom but doesn’t easily pay the rent

How award show speeches can make or break actors’ Oscar hopes

Whether sharing a personal story, highlighting a political message or showcasing relatable charm, Hollywood stars have more riding on their podium performance than thank yous

Tom Cruise to return to skies for third Top Gun movie

Film is expected to reunite Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell with protege fighter pilots played by Miles Teller and Glen Powell

Several women accuse Vincent Gallo of disturbing audition experiences

Actor allegedly made sexually explicit and unsettling remarks during casting process for serial killer thriller The Policeman

‘That film taught Mattel nothing’: screenwriters lead backlash to ‘women in film’ Barbies

Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner and The Wire creator David Simon were quick to point out the limitations of the range, while female screenwriters Emma Forrest and Carol Morley also had notes