‘Bondmania’: cinemas hire extra staff for No Time To Die release
Daniel Craig’s delayed last outing expected to be second-biggest Bond film in UK box offices, after Skyfall
Netflix’s Roald Dahl universe would be a golden ticket to despair
A glitzy franchise in which Matilda, the BFG and Willy Wonka all star threatens Dahl’s legacy and Netflix’s reputation
‘We want people to freak out’: inside Hollywood’s Museum of Motion Pictures
Boasting the shark from Jaws, the robe from the Big Lebowski, and the slippers from Oz, the Academy museum is finally open. But the real story is its exposé of Hollywood’s racist, sexist past
‘No one in their right minds would do this’: the married couple shaking up the arthouse – on a single salary
The Irish directors of #MeToo nail-biter Rose Plays Julie explain why it’s their most accessible film yet – and how Aidan Gillen was initially not keen to play its sex offender celebrity archaeologist
No Time to Die: does a new trailer mean 007 is finally ready for action?
A third official trailer for the Bond film in two years promises action, suspense, intrigue … and that’s just over whether the release date will change again
Princess Diana film debuts at Venice as film industry aims for return to normality
Festival’s reputation as a predictor of award-winning fare seems set with films from Denis Villeneuve, Jane Campion, Edgar Wright, Paolo Sorrentino and Pedro Almodóvar
Will Denis Villeneuve’s Dune finally succeed where others failed?
Frank Herbert’s sprawling sci-fi saga completely defeated Alejandro Jodorowsky in the 1970s, while David Lynch hates his own compromised 1984 version. Is the third time a charm?
Marvel’s Elizabeth Olsen praises Scarlett Johansson in legal battle with Disney
The actor expressed support for Johansson’s legal action against the studio for releasing Black Widow on Disney+ at the same time as in cinemas
After the intermission: films are back in cinemas – but will the crowds return too?
Covid and the boom in streaming platforms are being touted as a huge threat to cinema-going. But so was telly. And surely we’re all desperate to leave the house and make a big social occasion of it all?
Jarvis Astaire obituary
Businessman who made his name as a boxing promoter and then went on to be a film producer and financier
‘We are pretty bruised’: UK cinemas bounce back from Covid closures
Admissions are almost at pre-pandemic levels despite fears that streaming would wreck business
Mel Brooks announces his first memoir at the age of 95
All About Me!, to be published on 30 November, will cover everything from the film director’s military service to his long comedic partnership with Carl Reiner
Hollywood’s Sunset Studio to open new base in Hertfordshire
US production house is latest major studio to find a home in region as demand for TV and film surges
‘Mary Whitehouse is living in my head’: how the video nasty scandal inspired a hot new film
Censor, Prano Bailey-Bond’s horror debut, was inspired by the 80s home video scandal. She discusses art versus offence, while the BBFC’s head makes the case for its relevance today
Letters: why we are fighting to save Radio 4’s The Film Programme
The show that for 17 years has played a vital role in the arts world is under threat