Game on as Hollywood logs on to the PlayStation generation
Top directors want big bucks - and creative control - of video games, reports David Smith.
Computer wizards auction themselves on eBay
8am: The team of computer gurus that helped Tom Cruise dodge a helicopter as it raced through a Eurostar tunnel in Mission Impossible has put itself up for sale on eBay. By Dominic Timms.
Films to go
Want video-on-demand but don't have broadband? A new dial-up service has the solution, writes Paul Rubens.
Hollywood’s nightmare has arrived
A new piece of software means downloading movies has never been easier, says John Naughton.
Bollywood gambles on Kazaa
Sixty million Bollywood fans will soon be able to download full-length features with the file-sharing software Kazaa
The main attraction
Brazil could soon have the largest network of digital cinemas in the world, thanks to new technology that does away with high printing and distribution costs. Alex Bellos reports.
Play it again, Sam
Forget Hollywood special effects, hip film-makers are using PCs to create a new type of cinema, reports Azeem Azhar.
Smash the Windows
Dylan Evans: To be truly free in the 21st century, we have to ignore the flashy graphics and really get inside our computers.
Reel appeal
The Raindance film festival in London is showcasing 15-second films made especially for mobile phones. Sean Dodson explores the rise of miniature cinema.
Lord of the Rings drives up Amazon profits
Amazon has made its first profit outside Christmas, propelled by its free post strategy and a surge in DVD sales boosted by Lord of the Rings, writes Owen Gibson.
Fantastic voyage
Interview: Ed Catmull, president of Pixar
British film premieres online
A low budget British movie from the Oscar-nominated writer of The Full Monty will today be the first in the world to be given a premiere on the internet.
James Bond star kicks out cybersquatter
Actor Pierce Brosnan has won control of the internet name www.piercebrosnan.com in a ruling by a United Nations panel.
Don’t make us angry…
Film fan sites can now really influence a Hollywood release. Fortunately for director Ang Lee, most of them like The Hulk, writes Justin Hunt
Court win for music-copying software
Defeat for Hollywood and US record industry as court rules firms who distribute file-sharing software are not liable over its use