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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

Why are historical figures presumed straight? Francis Lee on causing outrage with Ammonite

The Yorkshire director sparked a storm by portraying fossil-hunter Mary Anning as a lesbian. He explains why the film, which stars Kate Winslet as the lead, is his most personal yet

Lockdown one year on: film-maker Aki Omoshaybi on how Covid derailed his debut

The British film-maker made his first feature, Real, for just £50,000. He was riding high on its London film festival premiere when the pandemic hit…

Hard-pressed Cineworld revs up for post-pandemic comeback

The cinema chain’s results this week will be grim, but vaccines offer hope that screens could soon reopen – and stay that way

The Oscar contenders: how to watch them in the UK – and why it’s so difficult

This year sees a democratic, diverse and lengthy list of titles. But distribution politics has left UK audiences to play catchup

Film industry celebrities boycott crisis-hit Golden Globes

Publicists say their clients have withdrawn support over Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ‘ethical impropriety’

Hollywood Down Under: stars flock from US to film in Covid-free Australia

Blessed with sunny weather, diverse locations and a ready-made film industry, Sydney and the Gold Coast have become movie powerhouses

Love is all around: the rise of the fan-made film documentary

From Ghostbusters to Flash Gordon to Troll 2, viewers are giving adulatory treatment to a growing heap of their film favourites. But can this nostalgia boom survive?

Four women up for best director in strikingly diverse Bafta nominations

Rocks and Nomadland top scorecard in first British film academy shortlist since radical changes made to improve inclusivity

‘Snyder cut’ of Justice League accidentally released on HBO Max

Streaming service screened part of Zack Snyder’s 242-minute-long edit instead of new Tom and Jerry animation

Rishi Sunak extends insurance scheme for film and TV production

Budget 2021: policy will continue to support producers against cost of Covid shutdowns

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