‘I want my work to be invisible’: Hollywood’s prosthetics maestros share their secrets

How makeup masters lay the foundation for award-worthy performances, from transforming Bradley Cooper into Bernstein to helping Brendan Fraser play a very obese man in The Whale

Movies about movies – ranked!

Odes to cinema from Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Damien Chazelle will jostle for Oscar glory next year – until then, here are 20 of the best films about film-making well worth dimming the lights for

The Michelangelo of the movie poster: Renato Casaro picks his best film art

His windswept, airbrushed canvases have given shape to landmark films for decades, from Solaris to Dances With Wolves. Now 86, the designer looks back at his highlights

UK cinema chains face long wait for cinemagoers to fall back in love

Delayed releases of blockbusters blamed as Cineworld files for US bankrupcy protection and Vue goes through restructuring

The Little Mermaid, Inside Out 2 and Disenchanted: Disney and Pixar dazzle fans at D23

The annual Disney/Pixar showcase has kicked off in California, featuring early looks at live action and animation films hoping for box office domination

Official Competition review – Penélope Cruz is a deadpan dream in wicked film-world satire

Two actors vie for the attention of their autocratic director in this hilarious Spanish-language skewering of the movie-making business

Will Smith’s popularity saw ‘very significant and precipitous decline’ after Oscars slap

According to Q Score, which measures the consumer appeal of celebrities in the US, the actor lost significant support after the incident

Bond films’ future secured after MGM and WB agree deal

Starting with Bones and All later this year, the two studios will jointly release MGM films in the US, while Warners will handle international releases

Cineworld confirms it is looking at filing for bankruptcy in US

Chain, which accumulated £4bn debt in pandemic, says cinemas would stay open and staff be unaffected

Wolfgang Petersen obituary

Versatile and ingenious director whose films included Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story

Exhibit reveals role of Black Americans in shaping film industry: ‘This history has never been shown’

Seven decades of a complex history are on display in Los Angeles, revealing the counter narratives to racism created by Black actors and film-makers

Cineworld preparing to file for bankruptcy after pandemic rout

London-listed company, which operates 751 sites in 10 countries, has run up debts of more than £4bn

Cineworld shares halve as cinema chain enters rescue talks

London-listed company blames lack of blockbusters after debt soars to $4.8bn during Covid crisis

Mamoun Hassan obituary

Director and producer who supported the making of classic British films including Gregory’s Girl, Babylon and When the Wind Blows

Summer box office 2022: what lessons can Hollywood learn?

It was a reassuring return for the industry with mega-hits like Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World: Dominion yet other films still struggled to lure audiences