Film industry

Rishi Sunak extends insurance scheme for film and TV production

Budget 2021: policy will continue to support producers against cost of Covid shutdowns

Mark Sweney

03, Mar, 2021 @7:30 PM

Golden Globes suffers catastrophic drop in TV ratings

Early Nielsen figures suggest 60% drop in viewers as coronavirus forces starry awards event into limp virtual format

Andrew Pulver

02, Mar, 2021 @12:24 PM

'Sexism stands at the door': 11 female film-makers written out of mainstream Hollywood history

Maya Angelou and Jean Seberg were just some of the women who faced everything from racism and sexism to transphobia, yet produced some of cinema’s most defining pictures

Helen O'Hara

02, Mar, 2021 @10:53 AM

Golden Globes 2021: who will win and who should win the film awards?

Will Nomadland or Promising Young Woman scoop best drama? And will Viola Davis best Vanessa Kirby to best actress? Peter Bradshaw offers his predictions and preferences

Peter Bradshaw

26, Feb, 2021 @2:05 PM

Paramount to launch streaming service for new and old films

From 4 March, Paramount Plus will carry new titles, including Mission: Impossible 7 and Top Gun: Maverick, shortly after release

Catherine Shoard

25, Feb, 2021 @12:48 PM

Pandemic epics or great escapes? What classic movies might tell us about post-Covid Hollywood

Should we expect hordes of allegorical aliens and zombies – or a soothing succession of romcoms and musicals? Cinema history offers some clues

Rachael Swindale

24, Feb, 2021 @9:18 AM

Robbie Williams biopic to be directed by Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey

Filming of ‘superhero narrative’ of one of the UK’s most successful pop stars slated to begin in the summer

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

23, Feb, 2021 @12:05 PM

Golden Globes organisers criticised over payments and membership

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is accused of ‘ethical lapses’ and failing to maintain sufficient diversity according to an investigation by the LA Times

Andrew Pulver

22, Feb, 2021 @3:44 PM

Rocks romps home at British independent film awards

Teen drama wins big as His House takes awards for actress and director while Anthony Hopkins is honoured for The Father

Andrew Pulver

19, Feb, 2021 @1:03 PM

Furred time's a charm? How Paddington can escape the curse of the threequel

With a third marmalade-packed outing on the cards, the onus is on Paddington to succeed where Neo, Batman and Shrek failed

Luke Walpole

19, Feb, 2021 @11:29 AM

'I can count the senior women on both hands': VFX's gender problem

It’s a booming industry encompassing tech and art, and where training is readily available. So why aren’t more women working in visual effects?

Helena Pozniak

19, Feb, 2021 @6:59 AM

'My father and I disagree on the purpose of cinema': Anders and Nicolas Winding Refn on film-making

The two Danish directors have known the joy of success and the pain of failure in their respective careers. Just don’t expect them to see eye to eye on anything else

Xan Brooks

11, Feb, 2021 @3:00 PM