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Golden Globes 2021: full list of nominations

All the nominees for the first big event of this pandemic-affected awards season, in film and TV categories

‘A villain again, why not?’ – is Jean Reno the greatest Eurobaddie ever?

He made his name as a hitman in Leon. Now he’s back in a kung fu heist caper set in New York. The art-loving, olive oil-making French actor explains why he loves playing ‘le baddie’

‘It was a misuse of power’: how screen sex scenes have been forced to change

As Keira Knightley says she won’t shoot one with a male director, the use of intimacy coordinators means that actors can be more comfortable with what they are asked to do

Censor review – disturbing descent into video nastiness

A woman working as a film censor in the 80s is shocked to discover a horror movie that recreates a traumatic incident from her childhood

Variety’s apology to Carey Mulligan shows the film critic’s ivory tower is toppling

It may be timid and half-baked, but the magazine’s mea culpa is evidence of shifting dynamics in a post-#MeToo film industry

Doe-eyed Kristen Stewart might just take the crown as Princess Diana

In a highly competitive field, the American actor has perfected the put-upon princess look for Spencer, the latest royal biopic

‘They said I wasn’t hot enough’: Carey Mulligan hits out again at magazine review

Variety review of black comedy Promising Young Woman prompts actor to speak out on industry’s institutionalised sexism

Cannes film festival officially delayed from May until July

The annual celebration of cinema will move from its traditional time in May to July, giving it a head start on autumn’s top film festivals

Ken Ross: ‘I want to see a disabled person who’s as famous as Brad Pitt on screen’

The film producer on how having a son with Down syndrome inspired him to promote inclusion in the industry

Keira Knightley: I won’t shoot any more sex scenes directed by men

The actor says she feels very uncomfortable trying to portray the male gaze and says she’s ‘too vain’ to shoot intimate scenes

Malcolm & Marie review – furious film-maker takes a pop at critics

Zendaya and John David Washington ham it up entertainingly in a two-hander about a conceited director and his partner

Shaken, not deterred: the latest film delays are proof cinema is plotting a comeback

Only months ago, huge films were cast off to streaming services. Now studios are holding fire with a grand reopening in sight

Let’s hope Cineworld’s shameless bonus scheme proposal flops

Greidinger brothers’ outrageous plan must be voted down. Plus: the worrying rise of spread betting

UK reimposes Covid-related travel restrictions on film and TV crew

Executives and crew arriving in the UK will have to isolate for 10 days in reversal of move made to get film production back up and running

Prominent film industry names sign letter asking for government support for UK cinemas

Steve McQueen, Barbara Broccoli and Christopher Nolan join fellow film-makers and actors in call for more funding for large cinema chains hit hard by the pandemic

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