Duncan Jones: ‘Warcraft will right the wrongs of game movies’

Like every parent, David Bowie told his son to put down the console and play outside. But that young gamer has grown into the director of the first World of Warcraft movie. Duncan Jones on tackling a $100m fantasy epic

Snoop, cufflinks, envelopes, Minions, Twitter’s ‘heart’ – we review anything

Every Friday, we review things that desperately need appraising but seldom receive the critical treatment they deserve. We also review things that really don’t need appraising at all. We’ll review your suggestions, too – suggest in the comments or @guideguardian

Star Wars: a short history in video games

Star Wars is back, with The Force Awakens opening in cinemas in December, but for gamers the franchise has never gone away, from the early arcade delights of destroying the Death Star to recreating the movies in Lego

Magic in motion: the Victorian toys spinning back to life as GIFs

These charming updates of 180-year-old toys are a delight – and they’re proof of an ancient human obsession that frees our minds

Steve Jobs: the legacy of Apple’s mysterious co-founder

Since Steve Jobs’s death from cancer in 2011, the myths keep accumulating. Tim Adams assesses his legacy and speaks to Danny Boyle and Alex Gibney, directors of two new films about the Apple boss

Cinema’s hot 25: what will you be watching?

Virtual reality, 70mm film, digital streaming, the new Star Wars – read on for the biggest things in cinema in the coming months

Ten of the best Star Wars apps and games

Whether you want to roleplay as a Jedi warrior, record your own Star Wars scenes or swap digital trading-cards, the app stores will provide

Want to watch a film on a plane? Bring your tablet, say airlines

A transatlantic service from Gatwick is launching without seatback screens, with content to be streamed directly to passengers’ devices

Back to the Future day: how do predictions shape up to 2015 tech?

We’ve reached 21 October 2015, the ‘future’ Marty and Doc Brown visited. We look at what regulation means for the tech and brands the film forecasted

Back to the Future day: it’s 21 October 2015 – and we still need roads

As fans worldwide celebrate the date depicted in cult 1989 film, Universal Studios, Nintendo and Pepsi also get on (hover)board

VR could change human consciousness – if we get there, says Chris Milk

The film-maker and co-founder of virtual-reality storytelling app Vrse predicts a big future for the medium, but admits he has more questions than answers

This guy built Thor’s hammer using an electromagnet and fingerprint sensor

Mjölnir is real! Or at least, as real as you can call a hammer which only works on metal surfaces

Star Wars Battlefront: what the biggest beta test in EA’s history told us

Attracting over nine million players, the Battlefront beta was a huge success for Electronic Arts. But did it pose more questions than it answered?

Michael Fassbender: fearless performer with a craftsman’s approach to the art of acting

His three forthcoming films – Assassin’s Creed, Macbeth and Steve Jobs – function as a sort of cross-section of where the extraordinarily diverse actor now finds himself