Empathy machines: what will happen when robots learn to write film scripts?
AI is on the march in the movie industry – but what would an android-written film actually look like? And will it be any good?
‘Soon you’ll hit gold!’: the day I took lessons with Herzog, Atwood, Lynch and more
Comedy tips from Steve Martin, film-making lessons from David Lynch, ballet insights from Misty Copeland … our writer signs up for MasterClass, the star-studded online tutorial service that’s booming in lockdown
Technique Critique: indulgently addictive web series dissects your favourite performances
Is that accent dire? Is that disguise realistic? Could that car chase have really happened like that? This YouTube series brings in the experts
‘You lot can’t rattle me’: John Boyega defends explicit anti-racism posts in wake of George Floyd death
The Star Wars actor expanded on his defiance of racist social media users in an Instagram Live video
Screened Out review – screentime doc knows how to press your buttons
Parents of locked-down kids might be advised to steer clear of this compulsive look at the smartphone and its ruinous effects
Tom Cruise space-set film moves closer to reality after adding director
Doug Liman on board as director of film be shot aboard International Space Station, backed by Nasa and Elon Musk
Tackling the dark side of the movie business: the blockchain startup ensuring film workers get paid
When you buy a ticket to watch a film, do you think about how the money reaches those who made it? Often it doesn’t – and a new tech firm aims to change that
TikTok’s first auteur: Zach King on his madcap micro movies
He scored his first viral hit with Jedi Kittens. Now the farmboy from Oregon’s joyous visual gags are making him a titan of TikTok – with 43 million followers and rising
Why is Elon Musk telling us to ‘take the red pill’?
A cryptic tweet from the Tesla billionaire that referenced the first Matrix movie has garnered approval from Ivanka Trump – but not everyone is happy
Lilly Wachowski rounds on Ivanka Trump and Elon Musk over Matrix tweets
The director was infuriated by social media banter in which Musk and Trump tweeted about ‘the red pill’
Together in the dark: what we miss about going to the movies
Cinemas are closed, but the silver screen’s primal magic lingers – and streaming is no substitute. From close-ups to communal screams, Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch explains why cinema needs a crowd
Chloë Sevigny: unafraid of going her own way over lockdown etiquette
There is a famous scene in the first episode of Friends in which Ross says: “I just want to be married again” and Rachel runs into Central Perk, right at that moment, wearing a wedding dress. “And I just want … Continue reading
Odeon bans all Universal Pictures films as studio skips cinema releases
Fast & Furious maker to break with tradition and release some films direct to streaming services
You, in your bedroom, with your laptop. That’s not the future of film festivals
In the wake of Covid-19, We Are One: A Global Film Festival is taking the experience online. But cinema is a bigger encounter
UK traffic to film and TV piracy sites up nearly 60% in lockdown
Figures mirror rise in legal streaming, while comedy and family shows thrive on TV