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Black Panther becomes most tweeted-about movie ever

The hit Marvel adventure has been mentioned more than 35m times, knocking off Star Wars: The Force Awakens from the top spot

Call Me By Monet: how Instagram hybrids turned pop into art

High art and pop culture have often been mashed together – but rarely as effectively as on three Instagram accounts delighting fans of Monet, Alexa Chung and Harry Potter

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story review – a remarkable double life

By day, a glamorous film star, by night a technology pioneer

Murder, monsters and massage: seven Mother’s Day films to avoid at all costs

Planning some light viewing on Sunday? If so, beware: movies tagged with ‘mother’ on streaming sites may turn out a little less than family-friendly

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story review – startling life of the film star/inventor

This excellent documentary celebrates the glamorous Hollywood icon and brilliant engineer whose groundbreaking work led to Bluetooth and wifi

Hedy Lamarr – the 1940s ‘bombshell’ who helped invent wifi

The actor, who depicted film’s first female orgasm, was well known for her scandalous love life and sultry beauty. Now, a new documentary explores how her scientific talents were vastly overlooked

Home entertainment spending overtakes print sales for first time

UK music, video and games sales higher than those of magazines, books and newspapers last year

Reloaded: Nokia brings back the 8110 ‘Matrix’ banana phone

HMD Global bets on nostalgia once more after the successful relaunch of the 3310 last year

Profile review – Skyping-with-Isis thriller dials up the suspense

Timur Bekmambetov’s film about a journalist investigating women online being lured to Syria is silly but effective

Claws out: how Black Panther fought off a toxic Ghostbusters-style online campaign

The pushback against an attempt to lower the superhero movie’s score on Rotten Tomatoes has show that culture war’s latest battleground is still raging

On my radar: Laurie Anderson’s cultural highlights

The artist, composer and film-maker on her favourite New York restaurant, the restorative power of Central Park, and the courage of rappers in addressing the current political crisis

CEO Kaz Hirai on Sony turnaround: ‘My job has been to revive pride in what we do’

The firm’s chief executive says his hands-on approach has paid off so far, but he’s not ready for a victory lap just yet

Do we want Alexa to have an opinion over what we should watch?

Amazon’s Fire Stick might be getting a new feature that could turn a helpful presence into a slightly judgmental one with opinions on what films and shows to play next

Fast & Furious Live: it’s got ice, tanks, a plane, a submarine – and lots of explosions

As the fast-car phenomenon spawns a live show, our writer pulls in for a backstage tour

Spielberg’s Ready Player One – in 2045, virtual reality is everyone’s saviour

At last, a film that dares to show the positive side of living in virtual reality. Steven Spielberg’s future shocker, about people using VR to escape hell on Earth, promises to be everything The Matrix wasn’t

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