‘It’s a war between technology and a donkey’ – how AI is shaking up Hollywood

Hollywood used to run on hunches. Now, data analytics is far more effective than humans at predicting hits and eliminating flops. Is this a brave new world – or the death knell of creativity?

Cue the zombies! Night of the Living Dead remade in real time on stage

There are more than 1,000 shots in George Romero’s classic horror movie. Can a band of actors, armed with video cameras and Barbie dolls, recreate it?

Sharon Stone blocked from Bumble dating app

Actor says she was blocked from the app after users reported her account profile was a fake

The Irishman reaches 26m streams in first week, says Netflix

Martin Scorsese’s mob movie was streamed by more than 26m accounts worldwide, securing 13.2m views in its first five days in the US alone

The Tories have punched truth in the face

A mendacious tweet-storm about a phantom punch drowned out the fact that a child was left lying on a hospital floor, says Joel Golby, author of Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant

‘Baby Yoda’ mystery: Giphy sorry for pulling gifs of Star Wars character

Gifs depicting the much-loved character from the Mandalorian vanished, but were later reinstated

My changemaker of the decade, by Amal Clooney, Solange Knowles, Caitlyn Jenner and more

Who had the biggest impact on the decade? Some of its top players nominate the person they most admire

We spend so much time staring at our phones. What do we miss when we don’t look up?

The deeply corny film Last Christmas was maligned for its main character’s ‘look up’ philosophy. But perhaps it’s the philosophy we need right now

Reanimating James Dean is a monstrous, legacy-destroying idea

Film-makers plan to digitally resurrect Dean to make him the star of a new film – it will pave the way for a nightmarish procession of the famous dead

James Dean to be ‘resurrected’ for new Vietnam war drama

Rights have been acquired to digitally reanimate the actor, who died in 1955, so he can star in his fourth movie

Apple hopes its new streaming service will make a splash

AppleTV+ starts with smaller budget than Netflix or Amazon but aims for prestige market

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound review – why Top Gun roared

The maestros of film sound reveal the secrets of their challenging job with great frankness and amazing modesty

Netflix faces film-maker backlash over playback speed test feature

Judd Apatow and Brad Bird have both voiced opposition to a new test feature that will allow consumers to speed-watch certain titles

God’s gift: how to look like Chris Hemsworth

More than 1 million people have already downloaded Chris Hemsworth’s fitness app. Why? Is it because they too want to look like a Norse demi-god, asks Alex Moshakis

Jennifer Aniston’s Instagram debut sends platform crashing

Former social media recluse’s Friends selfie attracts 116,000 followers in an hour