Peter Jackson admits to ‘softening’ HD version of The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit director reveals negative reaction to 48fps version of An Unexpected Journey led him to make higher frame rate edition of sequel 'more filmic', writes Ben Child
Guy Lodge’s DVDs and downloads
Guy Lodge explains why vintage film fans should tackle the daunting delights of the Internet Archive
Whisky, Wikipedia and Pixar: the advent of holiday calendars for adults
You don't have to be Christian to appreciate – or design – a good advent calendar, as these examples show
Tech titans gather to make winners of the ‘Oscars of science’ into instant millionaires
Silicon Valley hosts lavish ceremony for Breakthrough prize that aims to give scientists celebrity status and inspire interest in life's 'big questions'
Hotfile to pay Hollywood studios $80m damages in filesharing settlement
Online storage service must also shut down unless it adopts technology to filter out infringing films. By Stuart Dredge
On my radar: Alan Davies’s cultural highlights
The actor and comedian tells Ben Marshall about a duo who rap about Cornish pasties, a documentary about Israel's security service – and his immersion in Friday Night Lights
Viral Video Chart: Channing Tatum, Sandra Bullock and Tom Hiddleston
Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits, Mike Tyson lends an ear and 10 years of The X Factor in 60 seconds. By Janette Owen
The Hobbit dips his hairy toes into Google Chrome experiment
Immersively explore Middle-earth on your computer or phone with just your browser. By Samuel Gibbs
Danny Dyer on Harold Pinter, misogyny and giving up drugs
Danny Dyer tells Hadley Freeman about his relationship with the Nobel laureate playwright, plus what he really thinks about Zoo magazine and the true, Dyer-approved, definition of 'slag'
Daniel Radcliffe avoids Twitter’s spell – but fans have other ideas
Media Monkey: Harry Potter star says he steers clear of Twitter and Facebook to protect his privacy, but that doesn't stop them posting about him
Filesharing search engines take to dark web and Bitcoin to escape Hollywood
Indexing sites follow drugs marketplaces hiding within Tor and the internet’s underground, funded by bitcoin. By Samuel Gibbs
How video games are transforming the film industry
They once wanted to emulate films. But now it is the movie industry that is adopting the technology of video games
Temple Run movie heading for the big screen
Film based on smartphone game about an idol-stealing explorer set to follow Angry Birds movie into production
Gravity review – Alfonso Cuarón leaves you breathless with excitement
Less sci-fi and more a thriller set in space, this manages to create both awe at the glorious space vistas, and knuckle-gobbling tension