Kevin Bacon: ‘I couldn’t care less about being heroic or handsome’

Having broken through off Broadway with Sean Penn and Val Kilmer, it’s no surprise that the actor has spent 35 years striving to put being a teen idol behind him. ‘I’m drawn to dark things,’ he says

UK independent cinemas boom as multiplexes close doors

Smaller venues are picking up audiences while commercial blockbusters struggle

‘We’ve literally been killed by James Bond’: Cineworld’s final day of screenings

The posters for No Time To Die are still up as cinema-goers say goodbye to their local picture houses

‘If Bond moves again, it’s armageddon’: seven experts on the future of the film industry

With multiplexes shutting and film releases shunted forward, how do those in the business see the future?

The pain of cinema closures isn’t just economic

A respite from the internet, a place where you can be alone but surrounded by people – the cinema fulfils a vital social function, says journalist James Greig

The Cineworld effect: UK cinema closures deliver body blow to Bollywood

Chain was fundamental in bringing Indian films to British screens and is a vital link industry’s overseas market

‘We will survive, we just need movies’ says Vue cinema boss

Tim Richards says delay of new Bond film pulled the rug out from under many cinema chains

Anne Heche: stigma around relationship with Ellen DeGeneres cost me huge movie deal

The actor has claimed stigma led to her being frozen out by studios for a decade after she dated TV comic

Netflix indicted by Texas grand jury over ‘lewd visual material’ in Cuties

French film about pre-teen girls who form a dance group is called ‘prurient’ in Tyler County prosecution. Netflix defends story as social commentary against sexualisation

Why Netflix is a lifeline for African film-makers

The streaming giant’s ambitious initiative Made By Africa, Watched By the World is a welcome platform for the continent’s overlooked cinematic talent

London film festival opens as a ‘symbol of resistance’

The capital’s movie showcase starts as Covid-19 is closing cinemas, but its director still has hope

From James Bond to Marvel: can Hollywood survive a year without blockbusters?

No Time to Die is the latest film to be delayed by Covid – again. But release dates can’t be pushed back indefinitely

Tenet didn’t just fail to save cinema – it may well have killed it for good

Branded the saviour of cinema, Christopher Nolan’s time-travelling sci-fi turned out more of a sacrificial lamb – and has totally spooked the industry

Cineworld’s zero-hours staff face no pay as it confirms UK shutdown

Temporary closures mean many workers could be left without pay from Thursday

Quarter of Odeon cinemas to open only at weekends

Lack of blockbusters blamed as chain contacts loyalty scheme members about move starting on Friday