Trump’s foreign film tariffs could ‘wipe out’ UK movie industry, ministers told Union warns that 100% levy could be ‘knockout blow’ and urges government to defend sector and those who work in it
Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt By insisting tariffs on films at least partly produced outside the US, the president is trying to limit the important worldview of cinema
Trump’s movie tariffs are designed to destroy the international film industry Vague and grandstanding as the US president’s messaging may be, it has serious ramifications which could wipe out large sections of the film business
‘As a film lover, I want more’: the Black female directors taking centre stage The curator of the BFI’s Black Debutantes season on piracy, truncated careers and the frustrations of dealing with big studios
Pedro Almodóvar attacks Trump as ‘catastrophe’ in New York speech Spanish director compared the US president to Franco and said he wondered whether it was appropriate to visit country while he is in power
‘It feels empty’: is Hollywood film and TV production in a death spiral? Filming in Los Angeles is at a historic low, with some suggesting the city might go the way of Detroit
‘I miss those days terribly’: readers share their defining video store memories With the arrival of a new video store in Brooklyn, we asked you to tell us about your most memorable anecdotes
Netflix chief Ted Sarandos says cinemagoing is ‘outmoded’ and the streamer is ‘saving Hollywood’ The executive told business summit that most people no longer want cinemas and ‘we deliver the programme to you in a way you want to watch it’
Coming soon … fame for film’s unsung superheroes: the trailer-makers! Highly skilled specialist editors produce two-minute promos that can make or break a blockbuster. We step inside their hidden world
Tell us: what are your favorite video store memories? A new physical video store has opened in New York and we want to know about your most memorable experiences
Paddy Higson obituary Producer and production manager who worked in the Scottish film industry with Bill Forsyth and Peter Mullan
‘Death to streamers!’: can a New York video store start a revolution? Despite the ongoing Netflix era, Brooklyn’s Night Owl Video hopes formats such as VHS, DVD and Blu-ray will see a vinyl-like revival
Ted Kotcheff obituary Director whose work ranged from BBC TV’s Play for Today to award-winning drama and Hollywood thrillers
‘I was being a sassy Karen’: Florence Pugh’s skyscraper stunt positions her as the new Tom Cruise The star’s insistence on jumping from a 2,722ft skyscraper to up the action ante for Thunderbolts* may not be quite enough to save Marvel’s latest. But her career should fly
Iraq veteran and film-maker Ray Mendoza: ‘Writing Warfare with Alex Garland was like going to a therapist’ The former US Navy Seal on working alongside the Ex Machina director to produce a war movie that’s as true to life as possible