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I Blame Society review – film-maker turns serial killer in uneven black comedy

Sometimes funny, often annoying, director Gillian Wallace Horvat’s film tells us what happens when your script is rejected one time too many

Richard Rush, Oscar-nominated director of The Stunt Man, dies aged 91

The film-maker’s early underground work included Hells Angels on Wheels before he entered the mainstream with hits such as Freebie and the Bean

Virtual awards and real diversity: all-new Baftas dust off cobwebs of the past

This year’s ceremony will exhibit the effects of top-down changes made to an institution with its eyes suddenly set on the future

Peter Bradshaw’s Baftas 2021 predictions: who will win – and who should

Our film critic picks his winners ahead of the big night – and the gems left off the nominations list altogether

British films for British people: even the new inclusive Baftas must battle with a paradox

Having piled prizes on films about tormented toffs for decades, Bafta has woken up to Britain’s diversity of talent. Suddenly the establishment event is at odds with No 10 - but is there also an internal struggle?

Why Godzilla vs. Kong saved cinema, not Tenet

Christopher Nolan’s film baffled audiences – all they wanted in this most bewildering of years was to see a giant ape and a dinosaur going at it for 15 rounds

Why did The Bonfire of the Vanities go from bestselling book to box-office bomb?

Thirty years on, why was Brian De Palma’s star-studded adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel such a flop?

Can cinemas bank on a big return to the big screen?

The Covid crisis and the TV streaming boom has badly hurt cinemas but experts say a happy ending is possible

Bafta diversity scheme participant says casting director made racist comments

India Eva Rae, selected for Bafta’s Elevate programme, alleges she was subsequently threatened by a mentor to not speak out about the comments

Investors should take the danger of Deliveroo’s ‘ticking bomb’ seriously

Top fund mangers’ long-term worries sound correct as labour practices are only likely to rise further up the political agenda

Curzon cinema looks into vaccine-only and no-jab-only screenings

Exclusive: giving customers a choice would avoid potential legal issues from a blanket rule, says chain’s boss

Baftas 2021: three hosts, two days – is this a one-off?

The ceremony has ditched Graham Norton and adopted a curious new-look format. Is the red carpet a thing of the past?

Cineworld makes $3bn loss as Covid cinema closures take toll

Cinema chain’s 127 UK sites have been closed since October when premiere of latest Bond film was delayed

Is the devil really Prada? An uneasy history of fashion as cinema’s punchbag

Slaxx, a new indie horror-satire about a pair of murderous jeans, is the latest film to turn fashion into a baddie. The Guardian’s film critic thinks it is time to change the story

Cineworld to reopen UK cinemas in May and US Regal theatres at Easter

World’s second-largest cinema operator plans to open UK chain from 17 May in line with Covid-19 restrictions

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