How film distributor and studio A24 became the hottest name in merch
In this week’s newsletter: The company behind Priscilla and Uncut Gems sells clothes that are a knowing wink to fashionistas as much as cinephiles
Hollywood’s attempts to encourage diversity ‘performative’, study finds
Two new studies show female film-makers still underrepresented despite recent successes such as Barbie
Film, TV and video-game producers to get more generous UK tax relief
Industry has said Britain could lose out to other countries, particularly in animation and special effects
My friend David Leland’s films always cheered for the underdog
From Wish You Were Here to Mona Lisa and The Big Man, he was determined to shine a light on those marginalised in society albeit using his quirky sense of humour
‘It was the ultimate outsider cinema’: the indelible influence of London’s Scala
In the 1980s and early 90s, the King’s Cross picture house attracted all manner of freaks, geeks, itinerants and outcasts to its cult movie all-nighters. The makers of a new documentary discuss its rise, fall, and quite heroic legacy
Kitty Cooper obituary
Other lives: Leading figure in Contemporary Films, a London-based distribution company that championed arthouse movies
‘The math ain’t math-ing’: Taraji P Henson speaks out about Hollywood pay gap
Henson, who plays Shug Avery in a new musical version of The Color Purple, broke down during a press interview for the film as she outlined the disparity
All for No 1: The Three Musketeers chases the elusive dream of a European blockbuster
Funded by four countries, starring Eva Green and featuring modern sexual tweaks, the trio’s new €72m Milady yarn was meant to rival Hollywood productions. But is it another doomed Europudding?
Golden Globes 2024: full list of nominations
All the nominees for the awards ceremony due to take place on 7 January, the 81st edition of the film and television gongs
Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘final’ film The Boy and the Heron hits No 1 at North American box office
The Japanese director’s animation beats The Hunger Games prequel and Godzilla Minus One on its opening weekend in the US and Canada
‘I’m really serious this time!’: have Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made their final masterpiece?
The veteran animation genius has said he’s retiring – but as he’s changed his mind before, should anyone take his word for it? We travel to Ghibli HQ in Tokyo to find out what’s going on
‘People are being penalised’: Hollywood divided over Israel-Hamas conflict
Stars like Susan Sarandon and Cynthia Nixon are raising their voices in support of Palestine, but many others are paying a steep price for speaking up
‘I was told not to make eye contact with Tom Cruise’: meet the world’s most prolific film extra
As a new film spotlights her 60-year career, record-breaking film extra Jill Goldston discusses turning down Warren Beatty’s indecent proposal and hanging out with David Bowie
Alien nation: will the franchise’s new movie really cut all links to the past?
The early films created a legacy as difficult to kill off as the acid-blooded extraterrestrials. Hopefully, Alien: Romulus can break free of the restrictions that damaged so much of what followed
New Karate Kid movie with Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan in the works
A global casting call from the two actors – looking for a new teenage star – suggests the separate strands of the series will be brought together