‘You can see the money on screen’: why Hollywood is betting on Gladiator II not being another Folie à Deux

From the 1:1 scale Colosseum to the marauding model rhino, Ridley Scott’s forthcoming sequel screams conspicuous spending – but how bullish is Hollywood feeling, and what do we know about the film so far?

Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino review – from fish out of water to Hollywood star

The method actor traces his path to success, spending as much time on the films that flopped as the greatest hits

All British cinema is propaganda: how our film-makers are unwittingly reshaping the world

Propaganda films didn’t end after the war. Instead they became a tool for packaging our cultural heritage, promoting tourism and transforming British culture

Superboys of Malegaon review – boisterous heartwarmer about movie-loving underdogs

Inspired by a true story, this feelgood Indian film is about some Bollywood superfans making their own movies with a cheeky but admirable DIY ethos

BFI apologises to film-maker over racial discrimination complaint

CEO Ben Roberts admits Faisal Qureshi has been ‘let down’ after report finds his complaint was badly handled

‘I hope God gives me the strength to make more movies’: Scorsese addresses retirement rumours

Director tells press conference he has ‘more films to make’ after long-planned Frank Sinatra biopic and adaptation of Shūsaku Endō’s A Life of Jesus both get delayed

‘Bond’s audience will be patient’: Amazon MGM Studios’ boss on the hunt for a new 007

Jennifer Salke, who is increasing investment in Britain, says some of the ideas floated in the post-Daniel Craig hiatus have been ‘interesting’

Paul McWilliams obituary

Other lives: Visual effects specialist who worked on films and later switched to become a PE teacher and charity volunteer

Would starring in Men in Black really have made David Schwimmer a movie star?

The Friends actor says he regrets not going for the role made famous by Will Smith, but could he have made ‘I make this look good’ as good?

The British are coming, again! Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Craig and Hugh Grant set for Oscars face-off

As awards season starts, a certain similarity has been detected between three of the key leading actor contenders

Norman Spencer, David Lean’s collaborator and UK’s second oldest man, dies aged 110

The producer, screenwriter, production designer and actor worked on some of the most acclaimed films of British cinema including Blithe Spirit, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia

Tony Strong obituary

Other lives: Scenic artist whose work enhanced theatre, TV and film productions

Film industry ‘nowhere near’ gender parity, says London festival head

Kristy Matheson bemoans ‘alarmingly’ low number of mid-career female directors as festival lineup unveiled

Working-class parents do not see film and TV as viable career for their children

Nine in 10 working-class parents would discourage pursuit of such creative jobs in favour of traditional professions

My First Film review – charismatic new star beefs up audacious grad school-style project

Slippery and unsubtle, Zia Anger’s film about a film-maker is saved from self-indulgence by its sly humour