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It’s not just racism and sexism. The Golden Globes have been sunk by sheer stupidity

The preposterous Hollywood Foreign Press Association gravy train might have chugged on for ever if its members had just swallowed their pride and done more for diversity

Olivia Williams: ‘I’ve been close enough to stardom to see how horrifying it is’

As she prepares to star in The Nevers, an eerie TV drama about supernatural Victorian women, the actor talks about fame, cancer – and squaring up to Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense

Films shot on smartphones herald new age for cinema, say directors

London’s first international festival for movies made on mobiles will celebrate innovation, diversity and access

Absent friends, ad-libs and awards: how Bruce Dern learned to behave

Part of a unique Hollywood household with three stars on the walk of fame, the much-loved character actor, currently starring in The Artist’s Wife, veers characteristically off-script to reflect on his storied 60-year career

I’m still picking up the pieces after being sexually harassed by a fellow actor

Actors and crew need better protection from abuse and bullying on set. Too many powerful people get away with it, says a TV and film actor

The new Marvel megatrailer: just go limp and let it stomp all over you

Lockdown is lifting – to be replaced by mandatory MCU movies from now until eternity, from Black Panther 2 to Ant-Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 to Thor 4. And more …

Golden Globes body unveils plans to deal with crisis over diversity and ethics

HFPA’s roadmap includes proposal to add minimum 20 new members in 2021 with a ‘focus on recruiting Black members’

Historian fights to establish William Friese-Greene as true father of cinema

On the centenary of his death, admirers hope to win recognition for the Bristol photographer’s motion picture camera

DisneyMustPay: authors form task force to fight for missing payments

Coalition of author groups call for Disney to pay outstanding royalties owed to writers of novels and comics including Star Wars, Alien and Buffy the Vampire Slayer series it now owns

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies review – Star Wars film boss gets his name up in lights

Alan Ladd Jr greenlit Star Wars, Alien, The Omen and many more – winning the lasting admiration of countless directors and actors. Now, his daughter has made a heartfelt celluloid tribute to the producer

Can Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings fix Marvel’s ‘Asian problem’?

The presence of Hong Kong cinematic legend Tony Leung lends authenticity to Marvel’s forthcoming superhero movie

Golden Globes crisis deepens as former president expelled and advisers resign

Hollywood Foreign Press Association expels Philip Berk after he shared article calling Black Lives Matter a ‘racist hate group’

Sparks musical with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard to open Cannes film festival

Written by Ron and Russell Mael and set in Los Angeles, Annette is the first English-language film by Holy Motors director Leos Carax

Clapboard Jungle review – confessions of an indie horror film director

Canadian director Justin McConnell has created a self-indulgent selfie-fest – I’d pass on his fantasy horror too

Oscars 2021: looming TV ratings disaster could be calamitous for Academy

The starry telecast keeps the Academy afloat – but plunging viewers suggest the institution is out of sync with the public

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