My big break … as a photograph: meet the TV and film stars who don’t even have to act

From the murdered teen in Adolescence to Love Actually’s deceased wife, some characters’ roles are literally two dimensional. The people behind them open up about fame, money – and devastated friends

Danny Dyer says Harold Pinter’s death sent him into ‘spiral of madness’

Actor tells BBC about his relationship with the playwright, his ‘mentor’, and how he went ‘off the rails’

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk tops poll of UK’s favourite second world war films

Mix of films including Pearl Harbor and Schindler’s List feature on list compiled by War Movie Theatre podcast

From The Wedding Banquet to Kylie Minogue: your complete entertainment guide for the week ahead

The queer romcom gets an update with Lily Gladstone, while the revitalised Padam Padam hit-maker tours the UK’s big venues

Ex-model testifies in Harvey Weinstein retrial about alleged sexual assault

Kaja Sokola says disgraced movie mogul forced her to touch his genitals in Manhattan apartment when she was 16

Pope Leo XIV watched Conclave movie to prepare, brother says

In a new interview, the new pope’s brother reveals he ‘knew how to behave’ because he had seen the 2024 hit thriller

Nonnas review – fact-based Netflix restaurant comedy is a warm surprise

Vince Vaughn plays a grieving son who decides to open an Italian eaterie with grandmothers in the kitchen in a simple but charming crowd-pleaser

The Guardian view on the impact of Trump’s film tariffs: a disaster movie waiting to happen

Editorial: The US president’s proposed levies will badly hit the UK industry just as it is recovering from a series of blows

Career change: Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart and Harris Dickinson to premiere directorial debuts at Cannes

Eleanor the Great, The Chronology of Water and Urchin are all in the festival’s prestigious Un Certain Regard sidebar. A first step to being the next Clint Eastwood?

‘It’s all very sad’: Trump’s attack on arts funding has a devastating effect

The president’s steady dismantling of the National Endowment for the Arts has affected organizations across the US with more chaos set to continue

‘A kick in the teeth’: UK film industry’s horror at possible Trump tariffs

Prop-maker at Shepperton Studios fears for future after post by US president throws sector into uncertainty

Director Ava DuVernay calls on artists and historians to resist ‘criminal’ Trump

Oscar nominee warns ‘truth itself is under revision’ while receiving award at Smithsonian American history museum

The big Thunderbolts* plot twist shows Marvel wants them to save the MCU. Are they serious?

Casting A-listers such as Florence Pugh strongly suggests these misfit superhero also-rans will not be limited to just one adventure

Post your questions for Julia Stiles

Ahead of her directorial debut, ask the actor about her 00s romcoms, working with Heath Ledger and Julia Roberts and whether she is still a Duran Duran fan

Eminem stalker reconvicted after third home invasion in six years

Matthew David Hughes found guilty after breaking into rapper’s Detroit home, following 2020 incident in which he allegedly threatened to kill him and 2019 break-in