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Eat up, honey! See Tom Hiddleston serve you the creepiest breakfast ever

The actor stars in a new ad for Centrum women’s supplements, speaking Chinese and acting like a guilty dog who’s about to cry

Apple TV+: less a rival to Netflix, more a smug religious cult

The launch event for the tech giant’s streaming service featured Oprah, Spielberg and plenty of self-indulgence, but little evidence it can catch up with the market leader

Apple’s crown is slipping – will news and TV shows be its next big thing?

Tim Cook has made Apple the most valuable brand in the world – will this be a new success or a sign of the company’s problems?

‘A monopolistic blob’: what the Disney/Fox merger means for cinema

This cartoon-like demonstration of alpha-capitalism will lead to stricter, safer and blander entertainment – and with each acquisition, the stakes get higher

Press stop: why Hollywood needs to quit relying on the vlogger

In teen weepie Five Feet Apart, a lazy new trend continues with characters relying on video confessionals to reveal information

James Bond to drive electric Aston Martin in new movie

Reports have emerged that Daniel Craig will get behind the wheel of a zero-emissions motor in his latest adventure – only £250,000 to dedicated fans

Tesseract review – strap in for the shapeshifting worlds of Charles Atlas

Inspired by a 1940s sci-fi novella, the artist teams up with Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener for a bracing dance experiment

Rotten Tomatoes rescues Captain Marvel from review trolls

The reviews aggregator has stopped comments being posted before a film’s release date after Brie Larson’s forthcoming movie attracted hostility for having a female lead

Go with the flow: the mesmerising moves of Russell Maliphant

With a dance version of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, a collaboration with Greek composer Vangelis and his touring show Silent Lines, the questing choreographer is busier than ever

Don’t stop at The Departed’s rat: six other movie scenes that should be cut

The car visible in the background in Braveheart? Kevin Spacey in Baby Driver? The money must be raised via Kickstarter to excise these and other crimes against film-making

Woody Allen launches $68m legal action against Amazon

Director sues studio after his latest film, A Rainy Day in New York, is shelved following renewal of abuse allegation, which he denies

Leave Timothée Chalamet alone! Why what happens on a plane should stay on a plane

A series of breathless tweets about an in-flight encounter with the actor has gone viral – yet another example of creepy onboard behaviour

YouTube bans dangerous pranks after Bird Box challenge

Platform acts after challenge leads to people walking through traffic and driving while blindfolded

Apple-produced movie On the Rocks reunites Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola

Comedy star and director who delivered Oscar-winning global hit Lost in Translation spearhead tech giant’s $4bn move into content

One perfect shot: the unsung power of cinematography

Cinematographers can have as much influence over a film as a director. But will prestige TV and declining ticket sales at cinemas put their craft at risk?

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