Wicked: For Good beats box office records previously held by Wicked

Jon M Chu’s sequel, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is the second biggest US opening of the year and the biggest international opening for a stage musical adaptation

Still Pushing Pineapples review – Black Lace trouper on sad disco circuit from Blackpool to Benidorm

Kim Hopkins’ documentary follows Dene Michael, of 1980s novelty pop act Black Lace, as he belts out the band’s hits – though it misses out a key part of his life

Dharmendra, Bollywood’s ‘He Man’ and one of its most enduring stars, dies at 89

India’s prime minister among those paying tribute to celebrated actor whose career spanned six decades

‘Extra challenging during a difficult time’: Robert Redford’s daughter criticises AI tributes to the late actor

Amy Redford thanks fans for ‘love and support’ but takes issue with ‘AI versions of funerals, tributes and quotes from members of my family that are fabrications’

Bila Burba review – how recreating brutal battles helps pass history down the generations

A vibrant community tradition to theatrically restage a decisive moment in their independence struggle is vital to Panama’s Guna people

‘A Thanksgiving classic’: why Stuck in Love is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their all-time favorite comfort films is a 2012 indie romcom that begins and ends on the November holiday

Desperate Journey review – Nazi-fleeing Jewish boy heads for the glamour of wartime Paris

A young Austrian Jew hides out in the nightclub scene in this 1930s-set drama based on a real story – and inspired by countless other tales of Jews in exile in Europe

One in four unconcerned by sexual deepfakes created without consent, survey finds

Senior UK police officer says AI is accelerating violence against women and girls and that technology companies are complicit

Can’t tech a joke: AI does not understand puns, study finds

Researchers say results underline large language models’ poor grasp of humour, empathy and cultural nuance

The Creeps review – reference-heavy mashup of Gremlins and American Pie is stupid-funny

On paper, ‘horny teens do battle with mini demon snowmen’ sounds fun, but the jokes are dumb and the references to better films only draw attention to its weaknesses

Monkey soulmates and extraordinary talent: the man Charlie Chaplin called ‘the greatest actor in the world’

Michel Simon, who steals the show in Jean Vigo’s 1934 masterpiece L’Atalante, was a soft-faced, gravelly voiced clown capable of tremendous pathos – and total chaos

Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog

Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO ‘collapse in enforcement activity’ after Afghan data breach

Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81

Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday

Theresa May and Cate Blanchett to guest edit BBC Today programme

Former PM to examine issue of trust in politics and Oscar-winning actor’s show will discuss AI

BoM asked to explain ‘what happened here’ after cost of website redesign revealed to be $96.5m

Environment minister Murray Watt ‘not happy’ with cost blowout and has shared concerns with new Bureau of Meteorology boss