How movies embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing)

From Interstellar to the Matrix and Star Wars the venerable religion has been the driving philosophy behind many hit movies. Why?

Has North Korea found a friend in President Putin?

Natalie Nougayrède: In the midst of the Sony hacking scandal, Kim Jong-un received an invite to Russia. It’s a sign that we’re in a new era of hybrid warfare and deniable attacks

North Korea internet service resumes after shutdown

No indication as to whether a cyber-attack caused outage, and if so who might have been behind it

Sony hackers fed global media only too ready to take the bait

Peter Preston: Stolen gossip about Angelina Joli and George Clooney got the hackers the publicity they desired. It also exposed double standards over hacking and the difficulties of global regulation

Sony calls in celebrity spin doctor to limit fallout from The Interview

‘Crisis guru’ who inspired hit US show Scandal is hired by embattled film-maker as North Korea denies hacking

Sony needed to have basic digital protection. It failed

‘Guardians of Peace’ hackers took advantage of Sony’s abysmal levels of network security – and obliterated the privacy of the company’s employees

Mississippi attorney general calls ‘time out’ in legal battle with Google

Jim Hood had challenged search engine to limit third-party information but internet giant says request was made at behest of Hollywood lobby firm

North Korea demands joint inquiry with US into Sony Pictures hack

Pyongyang denies responsibility for cyber-attack and threatens grave consequences if Washington continues to blame it

The Interview: just one subplot in Sony’s troubled big picture

Japanese conglomerate’s CEO already faced flagging sales of electronic goods before movie brought North Korean fury down on his head

Hold the phones! Sony staff told to keep off company devices after hack

Signs in Sony Pictures’ London HQ reminding workers to avoid company-issued email and mobiles show disruption caused by Guardians of Peace

The Interview: Sony’s retreat signals an unprecedented defeat on American turf

Peter Bradshaw: This is not the first time a Hollywood film has triggered an international incident, but the reaction has struck closer to home than ever before