‘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?

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

Crew on Baldwin film raised prop gun concerns before fatal shooting

Text message warning of ‘super-unsafe’ conditions was later followed by a walkout by camera operators

‘Totally preventable and shocking’: props masters talk on-set shootings

After the accidental death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, professionals discuss gun safety in Hollywood

‘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