In the age of deepfakes, could virtual actors put humans out of business?
In film and video games, we’ve already seen what’s possible with ‘digital humans’. Are we on the brink of the world’s first totally virtual acting star?
Lucidity and beyond: how Toy Story’s visual effects transformed cinema
Woody, Buzz and co didn’t just charm families in 1995 – they started an arms race that ushered in a new era of film-making
Spielberg After Dark: will a horror show that can only be watched at night be scarier?
Episodes of the mobile-only series are unlocked when the sun sets. But is TV that can only be watched at a certain time really groundbreaking?
‘It’s ghost slavery’: the troubling world of pop holograms
Dead stars from Whitney Houston to Maria Callas are going on tour again. As Miley Cyrus explores the issue in a new Black Mirror, we uncover the greatest identity crisis in music today
Meet Rose Garnett, the mastermind behind Britain’s best movies
The head of BBC Films is worshipped by everyone from Rachel Weisz to Steve McQueen. How did an ex-heroin addict become the biggest hitmaker in British cinema?
Too Old to Die Young review – Nicolas Winding Refn’s dead-eyed LA nightmare
The Only God Forgives director has made his first foray into TV with a supernatural noir series, and it’s just as horrible and upsetting as you’d expect
Woody Allen movie dropped by Amazon to get European release
Distributors Lucky Red have bought Italy rights to A Rainy Day in New York after Amazon Studios terminated agreement with director
The Guardian view on critics: thin-skinned artists beware
Editorial: US rapper Lizzo took to social media when angered by an unflattering review. But the wisdom of crowds hasn’t altered the need for independent, expert advice
Avengers: Endgame Thanos Easter egg lets users throw down Google gauntlet
Site search for ‘Thanos’ gives users the same power as Marvel’s Infinity Gauntlet
Netflix adds 9.6m subscribers in three months despite increasing competition
Streaming service, which spent $12bn on original content in 2018, beat analysts expectations in latest earnings report
Cut! Is this the death of sex in cinema?
The number of films classified 18 for sex has plummeted. We explore how studio pressure, #MeToo nerves and the proliferation of porn created a new puritanism
Body shock: Suspiria’s Damien Jalet unleashes his headless dancers
The horror-film choreographer’s new show, Vessel, weaves spells with writhing limbs, menacing ritual figures and a cauldron of gloop. He explains its origins
Tsai Ming-liang: master of long takes and watermelon sex
This ‘slow cinema’ legend has now abandoned all dialogue. As the UK Taiwan film festival kicks off, he talks about his latest work – about a man with neck pain who owns a fish
Amazon claims Woody Allen ‘sabotaged’ films with #MeToo comments
Tech giant says it was justified in terminating four-film deal with director who has since taken $68m legal action
Apple Martin tells off mother Gwyneth Paltrow for sharing photo without consent
Fourteen-year-old publicly criticised Paltrow for oversharing, reflecting unease of an entire generation