UK film classification board tightens up on N-word and racism

BBFC says ‘attitudes have shifted’ after conducting research into onscreen language and behaviour

Jennifer Lawrence defends Leonardo DiCaprio’s higher pay for Don’t Look Up

Despite their equal billing on the forthcoming film, Lawrence says she is ‘extremely fortunate and happy with my deal’

Made in Dagenham … but now it’s movies rolling off the production line

British film-making is booming, and the former Ford factory in east London is in the thick of the action

Netflix to double size of Shepperton Studios base in boost for UK output

Streaming service spent $1bn making about 60 TV shows and films in Britain last year

Cineworld revenues pass pre-Covid levels thanks to Bond, Dune and Venom

Cinema operator’s shares are biggest riser on FTSE 250 as UK and Ireland box offices recover

Lady Gaga, be warned – method acting may bag you an Oscar, but where does it end?

Jeremy Strong and Lady Gaga are the latest actors to try the time-honoured technique. As an actor, I’ve seen its strange effects, says Rebecca Root

The Father, Titane and Quo Vadis, Aida? lead European film awards nominations

Four nods each for the Oscar-winning dementia drama, the Palme d’Or-winning body-horror thriller and the shocking film about Srebrenica

Rust armourer was to earn less than $8,000 for entire shoot

Hannah Gutierrez was on a salary of $7,913, according to a draft budget for the film, which saw the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by star Alec Baldwin

Netflix’s Bridgerton and Rebecca fuel tourism boom in south-west England

Region is key production location for US streaming firms and UK broadcasters

Readers reply: do animals in film and TV know that they’re acting?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

‘My Elizabeth Barrett Browning film needs a woman’s touch – but where are all the female directors?’

Screenwriter of biopic about the radical poet says the industry must do more to get women behind the camera lens

Rust shooting sparks fresh debate over gun violence on screen

Firearms remain commonplace in major blockbusters but industry figures say Hollywood is led by audience demand

Do animals in film and TV know that they’re acting?