Gladiator II takes $87m to break Ridley Scott opening box-office record
Long-awaited sequel performs strongly in UK and France, although behind February blockbuster Dune: Part Two
Tony Todd obituary
Star of the Candyman horror films whose other movies included The Crow, Platoon and The Rock
Paul Mescal interviews Ridley Scott: ‘I was so ahead of the game. The Oxbridge lot were aghast’
As Gladiator II roars into the arena, its Oscar-winning director and star talk about horse-riding, Blade Runner, vodka, Scorsese, Elon Musk, vulnerability, AI … and Russell Crowe
Curzon Cinemas has been sold for a ‘bargain’ £3.9m – is this good news for UK filmgoers?
The British arthouse cinema chain has changed hands. Its new American owners would be wise to ignore industry gloom and invest in discerning movie audiences
Curzon cinema chain acquired by Poundstretcher owner Fortress
US private equity group buys company’s 16 UK cinemas, distribution arm and online streaming service
Brutal hours, tyrants and chest pains: a freelance producer on the reality of British TV
‘TV industry would not exist without freelancers, yet it bullies us “lucky” ones into fearing about future work if we complain’
Box Office Poison by Tim Robey review – Hollywood’s fascinating flops
A hilarious account of film’s most stunning failures takes in hubris, stupidity and an assortment of disastrous animals
‘I’m going to sue the living pants off them’: AI’s big legal showdown – and what it means for Dr Strange’s hair
AI has given us the pope in a puffer, but it is also predicted to wipe out 200,000 entertainment jobs. We report from a crucial event in Portugal, full of angry artists, digital miracles – and a surprising amount of optimism
Korean cinema in ‘precarious period’ due to Netflix, says Jang Joon-hwan
Director of Save the Green Planet, which is getting US remake, says film industry suffering amid rise of streaming
Quincy Jones obituary
Musician, producer and arranger who had global hits with Michael Jackson, was the first black composer to find acceptance in Hollywood and won 28 Grammys
Juror #2: the curious case of the missing Clint Eastwood film
The 40th film directed by the 94-year-old is only being shown in 50 cinemas in the US. Why is Warners burying a movie by one of its most decorated stars?
‘It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen’: 10 film flops that became classics – ranked!
Hindsight can be a wonderful thing – as much-loved movies including Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption and Blade Runner have proved
‘Chaos is great. This time it went over the top’: Andrea Arnold and Robbie Ryan on 21 years of film and friendship
The director and cinematographer talk collaboration, health and safety on their new film, Bird – and the perils of DJing at your daughter’s birthday party
Idris Elba to move to Africa ‘to bolster the film industry’
The actor plans to relocate to help make African films that are not framed by colonialism but ‘own those stories of our tradition, of our culture, of our languages’
‘A fertile time’: Bafta Cymru honours golden age of film and TV production in Wales
From Doctor Who to Men Up, Cardiff’s creative sector has become one of the fastest growing in Britain