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15/18 A Place to Heal review – heartfelt docu-realist study of a French teen psychiatric facility

Director Cédric Kahn combines compassion with coolly detailed forensic scrutiny in this genre-challenging film which puts a troubled love triangle at the centre of the story

The 60+ best Labor Day sales on cookware, bath towels, luggage and more

Cut through the noise with our round up of worthy Labor Day deals at brands including Caraway, Kiehl’s, Monos and Sony

‘Like a tired boxer, battered by applause’: as Andrew Scott’s biopic premieres, Richard Eyre remembers Ian Charleson’s superb, near-death Hamlet

In 1989, the Chariots of Fire actor took on the incredible task of playing Shakespeare’s prince while terminally ill from Aids. This weekend sees the world premiere of Elsinore, a new film about the episode, itself heavily-tipped for awards

Latcho Drom director Tony Gatlif dies aged 77

Film-maker acclaimed for his celebrations of Roma culture had been working on a ‘historical film project’ in Provence

‘I’m used to doing the impossible’: George Lucas unveils new LA museum – what’s its story?

Spaceship-shaped gallery, featuring works from Banksy, Norman Rockwell and Frida Kahlo, is devoted to ‘visual storytelling’ – and is finally ready to open

Queer Edward II review – funny, touching time capsule of Derek Jarman at work

Venice film festival: Filmed during the making of his queer royal feature, while the director was living with HIV, the candid footage includes uproarious scenes at a Cliff Richard rehearsal

‘Many of us in Israel live in a state of shock at the savagery’: veteran director Amos Gitai returns to Gaza

The writer-director once called Israel’s ‘one-man New Wave’ is in Venice with The Road to Jericho, a new and poetic attempt to highlight the plight of those in the occupied West Bank

Wallace’s dog Gromit was nearly a cat, reveals creator as Aardman turns 50

Nick Park began modelling the character as a feline, before finding it too difficult and changing him to a dog

Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman was one of DC’s few successes. It’s a mystery why she got the chop

James Gunn and Peter Safran’s regime had good reasons to ditch Ben Affleck’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman. Other choices have been much harder to fathom

It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

The CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement

Health-tracking smart ring maker Oura to list on US stock market

Valuation above $11bn expected for firm whose fans include Prince Harry, Jennifer Aniston and Kim Kardashian

The best hair dryers for smooth, speedy styling at home – whatever your hair type

Want every day to be a good hair day? We tested 22 hair dryers to find the best, from gentle diffusers to high-speed and travel-ready models

A remarkable documentary made by blind students: ‘We were stunned by the footage’

In Brailled It, the tension and stakes of the annual Braille Challenge are brought to the screen by three of the competitors

The Mandalorian and Grogu to Mayday: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Pedro Pascal’s bounty hunter and Baby Yoda hit the big time, plus Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds’s funny cold war buddy caper has charm to spare

‘If you can’t understand what sex is, it’s irrelevant if you seem to be enjoying it’: how Queen at Sea upended the dementia drama

Lance Hammer’s first film in 18 years is a heart-wrenching masterpiece about family, mental decline and sexual consent. He and supporting actor Juliette Binoche discuss how they brought unabashed realism to a condition rarely seen on screen

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