Robbie Williams biopic to be directed by Greatest Showman’s Michael Gracey

Filming of ‘superhero narrative’ of one of the UK’s most successful pop stars slated to begin in the summer

Golden Globes organisers criticised over payments and membership

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is accused of ‘ethical lapses’ and failing to maintain sufficient diversity according to an investigation by the LA Times

Rocks romps home at British independent film awards

Teen drama wins big as His House takes awards for actress and director while Anthony Hopkins is honoured for The Father

Furred time’s a charm? How Paddington can escape the curse of the threequel

With a third marmalade-packed outing on the cards, the onus is on Paddington to succeed where Neo, Batman and Shrek failed

‘I can count the senior women on both hands’: VFX’s gender problem

It’s a booming industry encompassing tech and art, and where training is readily available. So why aren’t more women working in visual effects?

‘My father and I disagree on the purpose of cinema’: Anders and Nicolas Winding Refn on film-making

The two Danish directors have known the joy of success and the pain of failure in their respective careers. Just don’t expect them to see eye to eye on anything else

Alberto Grimaldi obituary

Italian film producer whose credits included Last Tango in Paris and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Lad: A Yorkshire Story – the slow-burn film setting Amazon alight

Ten years after it was made, a small-budget coming-of-age tale is finally finding a big audience online

Trump resigns from Screen Actors Guild before they can expel him

Home Alone 2 star cites his contribution to ‘cable news’ in letter to Screen Actors Guild with disciplinary hearing imminent

Seeing double: why Hollywood keeps telling the same story twice

From two incarnations of Churchill to uncannily similar terrorist attacks on the White House, the film industry can’t resist repeating itself

‘Getting work has never been harder’: TV and film production during Covid

Four people who work in the industry describe how their careers have been affected by the pandemic

Ten female directors make 2021 Baftas shortlist

Of the 20 films in director category, half have a female director or co-director, but there’s little love for Da 5 Bloods or Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Money spent on film and TV production in UK down 21% in 2020

Investment in high-end TV shows overtook that of film for first time, according to BFI figures

Matt Hancock’s vaccine rollout was inspired by Contagion. Here’s what he should watch next

It’s understandable – if troubling – when politicians are watching disaster movies for tips on dealing with a global catastrophe. Anybody got a number for The Rock?

Golden Globes 2021 nominations: ‘A new thoughtfulness in the air’

From Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland to Promising Young Woman, our critic casts an eye over this year’s nominees