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Harrowing Israeli documentary pipped by Danish war drama at Venice Film Festival awards
While many festival-goers thought NAZA would win, the Golden Lion went to May el-Toukhy’s A Woman Unknown.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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Why young filmmakers are spending their savings on feature films
Instead of buying a first home or a nice car, a brave few are risking their own money to make a film.
- by Garry Maddox
Warner Bros axed this Looney Tunes movie. But fans refused to accept defeat
The story of how Coyote vs Acme came back from the dead is crazier than a Looney Tunes cartoon.
- by Nell Geraets
Will Forte loved this movie with all his heart. Then Warner Bros axed it
After years of waiting in limbo, Coyote vs Acme is finally hitting screens.
Sex, drugs and a legend redefined: It’s time to meet the real Marianne Faithfull
Broken English strips away the scandal to reveal the complex, defiant spirit of the late singer-songwriter.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
A witchy sequel lacking in magic, plus other new movies to watch this week
Our critics take a look at what’s new in cinemas this week.
- by Jake Wilson, Sandra Hall and Karl Quinn
Official trailer: Paw Patrol - The Dino Movie
The Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm.
Elon Musk offered his ex $40m to not take part in a new doco about him. She did it anyway
The mother of one of the trillionaire’s 14 children is a key part of a new film described as “a chillingly forensic hatchet job”.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Spider-Man sinks Titanic: Inside the highest-grossing movies ever
As Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to dominate the box office, the world’s highest-grossing movies has undergone a reshuffle.
- by Nell Geraets
Gary Oldman says the new James Bond has been cast
The renowned actor seems confident the iconic super-spy has already been selected and has his fingers crossed for one of his Slow Horses co-stars.
- by Nell Geraets
‘Don’t know why I’m there’: Even Nathan Fielder is baffled by his bizarre Elizabeth Holmes doco
In the weeks before she reported to prison to serve an 11-year sentence, the convicted Theranos fraudster invited the absurdist comedian to chronicle her life.
- by Nicole Sperling