Bradley Cooper’s Maestro nose is a red herring: the real story is the wrinkles

The fake schnozz has stolen the spotlight from the prosthetics which turn Cooper into an extraordinarily convincing elderly Leonard Bernstein – and remind us just how bad old-age makeup used to be

Most TV and film crews feel safety has been compromised, says survey

Survey honouring cameraman who died filming a car stunt in 2017 has found safety protocols and training need to improve

Barbie ‘contributed over £80m to the UK economy’ says Warner Bros

Hollywood studio reported figure to a parliamentary committee investigation into how to support the British film industry

African cinema has come a long way. Now we need funds and faith to unleash creativity

The success of Netflix thriller The Black Book gives a glimpse of what is possible. But the true potential of the continent’s storytellers remains untapped

The Marvels records worst ever North American opening weekend box office for MCU

Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest superhero movie took $47m over its first three days in US and Canadian cinemas

‘A recipe for blandness’: critic Peter Biskind on why quality television is in chronic decline

The author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls has turned his gaze from Hollywood to prestige television, arguing that a golden age of TV that began with The Sopranos has been ruined by corporate greed

Harry Potter’s stunt double: ‘Breaking my neck made a man of me’

For David Holmes, doubling for Daniel Radcliffe was a dream come true. He had been on the smash-hit series from the start, thought he’d be there till the end … and then an accident on one of the final films left him paralysed. This is what happened next

Contract for Hollywood actors includes $40m yearly in streaming bonuses

Union leaders on Friday shared details of three-year contract, on AI, wage increases, and end to racist hair and makeup practices

Warner Bros shelves completed $70m Coyote vs Acme movie

Studio decides to take $30m tax write-down by not releasing live-action/animation comedy starring John Cena

The actors’ strike is all but over. What do we know about the deal?

For 118 days, Hollywood actors were striking for a better deal and now there is a tentative end in sight

From Deadpool 3 to Wonka: how does the end of the actors’ strike affect Hollywood?

With a tentative deal ending the strike, major films prepare to rush back to production while others are freed for promotion

Hollywood stars hail actors’ union’s tentative deal with studios to end strike

Sag-Aftra union celebrates agreement of ‘extraordinary scope’ with Hollywood producers to settle historic work stoppage

Hispanic and Latino representation in film hasn’t improved for 16 years – study

USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative finds that representation behind and in front of the camera remains stagnant

Re-vamped: British horror film-makers Hammer and Amicus are back from the dead

The British studios, which filled screens with bloody fangs, gothic monsters and heaving bosoms, have been resurrected for the 21st century

Global success of Barbie film drives up sales at Mattel

US toymaker says strong quarter reflects strategy to expand entertainment offering