Here comes the Angry Birds film, but why can’t a game just be a game?

Big-screen adaptations of computer games, with A-list cameos, produce big cash. Some of it could be used to produce groundbreaking art

Hulu to add live TV offering to compete with Netflix and cable providers

Multiple reports citing executives at the internet video streaming service published Monday confirmed the additions to the streaming service

Internet Australia backs calls to end geoblocking as video-on-demand use increases

Local providers forced to secure more rights if circumventing geoblocking was legal, peak body claims

Lift geoblocking as ‘frustration’ drives illegal downloads, Productivity Commission finds

Productivity Commission says online infringement mostly driven by ‘sheer frustration’ at poor access

Why the panic about texting in cinemas? Phones can breathe new life into old spaces

Last week the cinema chain AMC caused outrage when it announced it would allow phone use in its theatres. But should we be so afraid of augmenting the experience?

Games based on pop stars, yesterday afternoon, a bin, root canals – we review anything

Every Friday we apply critical attention to things that don’t normally get it. This is an important function that might hold civilisation together. Or, more likely, not. Drop your suggestions for reviews in the comments or tweet them to @guideguardian

If Sean Parker has his way, opening night for movies will be in your living room

Napster founder, backed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, is pushing Screening Room: a plan release films in theatres and at home on the same day – for a price

How a Hollywood film reveals the reality of drone warfare

As Helen Mirren’s new film Eye in the Sky is released, an expert reflects on the morality of how and when to use drones in war

War zone via smartphone: the Syria mobile film festival

Since conflict in Syria began in 2011, experiences have been documented by films shot on phone cameras. This innovative festival in Berlin brings them to a global audience

Will Sean Parker’s Screening Room hurt or help the film industry?

The entrepreneur wants to make films available at home the same day they open in theaters. But can Screening Room repeat the impact of Napster?

Watch Taylor Swift fall off a treadmill in an Apple Music ad

The Shake It Off star makes light of her battle with the iPhone maker and Jason Statham populate an entire town in our review of new advertising

Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart to star in The Intouchables remake

The Breaking Bad and Ride Along actors are to co-star in the Hollywood version of French hit comedy The Intouchables

Games reviews roundup: Hitman; Mega Man Legacy Collection; Ishi-Sengoku-Den: Sadame

Hitman’s bite-sized assassinations will keep you coming back for more

Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley on the hunt for Lara Croft role in Tomb Raider reboot

Force Awakens star hopes to take archeological adventurer role in series based on the hugely popular video game

Flashdrives for freedom? 20,000 USBs to be smuggled into North Korea

Forget sanctions – campaigners say exposing residents to western TV is a powerful way to undermine the regime