John Kerry: ‘People want a future. The orange menace is not providing that’

The 2004 presidential candidate has teamed up with three Brits to make films to counter fake news, dirty tricks and misinformation – things of which he has been on the receiving end

Never-ending stories: from Bond to Galbraith, why is everything so long?

Films are bum-numbers, books are doorstoppers – even podcasts go on for hours. What’s behind the rise of cultural epics – and is it time someone gave them a trim?

No money to burn: how Bond crowdfunder could be the way forward

A new campaign to buy No Time to Die from MGM has been started on GoFundMe. Next step: nationalise 007

Cross-border toilet trips at Chester cinema fall foul of Welsh Covid rules

Loos for Storyhouse’s Halloween drive-in screenings were just over Welsh side of the line

Borat can’t save us from Trump – but he may be the way forward for film

Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel has passed up the chance to help cinemas in their hour of need. But its topical, social media-friendly blueprint points to the industry’s future

Everyman cinema staff say Covid-19 lay offs have left them in limbo

Company letter claims decision to stand down 400 employees will keep more people in jobs

‘I don’t sleep. I’m afraid to open the post’: Covid’s continued effect for film industry workers

At the end of March, we spoke to professionals in the movie business caught up in the criss. Seven months on, we find out how they’re faring

James Bond filmmakers receive millions in UK tax credits, report finds

Thinktank questions why studio allowed to save millions despite tiny profits

Million-pound question: why save Secret Cinema while real cinemas are in ruins?

As affordable arts venues fight to survive, the exorbitant events company got a huge bailout. And film fans will pay the price

‘Cinema brings hope in a way laptops cannot’: what readers miss most about the movies

Last week we asked you to tell us what you most mourn about the big screen experience, as chains across the UK announce plans to close. Here’s what you had to say

Cinemas ‘shocked and dismayed’ by Disney decision to launch Soul on streaming

Studio bypasses big-screen release for its new Pixar animation with plans to debut the film on Disney+ on Christmas Day

Vue to shut a quarter of UK cinemas three days a week

Chain will operate from Friday to Monday at 21 sites in attempt to cut costs as Covid takes toll

Patty Jenkins is right: nothing can replace the joy of watching a film on the big screen

The pleasure of cinema-going could be lost forever thanks to Covid-19

How the Cineworld closures could turn leisure parks into a disaster movie

Experts fear firm’s mothballing of UK cinemas will spark a grim chain reaction for surrounding hospitality trade

If cinemas survive this movie drought, 2021 will see a flood of blockbusters

With Bond, Marvel and Disney films all delayed, Hollywood may soon face a very different problem to the one it has now