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‘No one should be killed on set’: tragic history of fatalities during filming

On-set deaths like Halyna Hutchins’ remain thankfully rare – but only one film director has been convicted in the US for such incidents

The not so cursed child: did Harry Potter mark the end of troubled young actors?

As we reach the 20th anniversary of the magical British blockbusters, the real magic lies in the way its young stars have stayed on the rails – unlike many before them

Iranian family road trip movie wins top prize at London film festival

Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road wins award for ‘distinctive film-making that captures essence of cinema’

Halloween Kills marks new high in ‘horror renaissance’

Predicted to be one of the franchise’s biggest earners, the film is the latest in a genre that has boomed during the pandemic

Is Needle in a Timestack the most brilliantly bad film title ever?

A sci-fi romance with Leslie Odom Jr, Cynthia Erivo and Orlando Bloom was released today to no fanfare at all. But it should be treasured for its name alone

Ruthie Tompson, pioneering Disney animator, dies aged 111

The longtime Disney employee worked on 1937 hit Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and remained with the studio for four decades

Authentic casting ignores craft of acting, says Succession’s Brian Cox

Actor recounts conversation about casting of disabled roles and ridicules billionaires’ space race

The Beta Test review – shiny satire of Tinseltown culture is a study in smarm

Indie director Jim Cummings and co-star PJ McCabe have made a scornful part-thriller about an unctuous agent in thrall to the system

From 007 to Brighton Pier … relaxed Covid restrictions fuel UK leisure boom

From seaside attractions to bowling alleys, mini-golf to cinemas, firms report bustling trade and record revenue

Quick on the draw: Jeymes Samuel on remaking the western

Even Covid couldn’t stop the British film-maker reimagining the American genre – with one of the starriest Black casts imaginable

Shooting stars: Russians beating US in race for first film shot in space

Actor and director filming on International Space Station push ahead of US project led by Tom Cruise

No Time to Die: James Bond film smashes box office records

Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 has made £88m in the 54 countries worldwide in which it has launched

Behind the scenes, film and TV workers want less drama

It’s a glamorous industry, but the bullying culture can make working conditions unbearable. By Eva Wiseman

‘Call It’: app takes aim at sexual harassment in the film industry

Exclusive: UK producer Kate Wilson hopes it will force film executives ‘to take their head out of the sand’

‘Off the scale’: film studios launch post-Covid marketing blitz

£250m-plus UK spend planned as three years’ worth of releases hit cinemas in next 18 months

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