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‘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

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

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