Vera Farmiga on The Conjuring, Bates Motel, maternal angst … and knitting

John Patterson: The Bates Motel star's new movie, The Conjuring, is a spine-chilling story of paranormal phenomena. She talks about belief and scepticism, and the maternal theme that connects her roles

David Spenser obituary

Child radio star of the 1940s and 50s best remembered for playing Richmal Crompton's Just William

Mogwai: Les Revenants – review

Mogwai's soundtrack to the supernatural French drama The Returned is every bit as good as their score for Zidane, writes Ally Carnwath

Burton and Taylor; Take on the Twisters – TV review

Sam Wollaston: Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter play the ultimate showbiz double-act using the full chemistry set

Paul Bhattacharjee obituary

Elegant and meticulous actor whose work ranged from Shakespeare to EastEnders

Toby Stephens, actor – portrait of the artist

'Until a few years ago, I was endlessly playing villainous, smug, posh guys on telly'

Top of the Lake – TV review

Tom Meltzer: Jane Campion's new drama is a complex, dark crime story with a strong female lead – and no subtitles

Colin Firth statue: TV exec adds Drama to stunt

Media Monkey: Channel's general manager leaps into the Serpentine to help promote its poll

Olivia Colman: ‘It’s slightly scary, the tall poppy syndrome. It could all go wrong’

With Run, a bleak new TV series, about to start, the actor talks to Stuart Jeffries about playing downtrodden women, messing up on stage and being called 'divinely gifted' by Meryl Streep

Luther’s back… and this time he’s on the wrong side of the law

Idris Elba is the alpha cop. But what he really wants is to sing and dance, says Maggie Brown

Jim Goddard obituary

Prolific television and film director whose output included the internationally successful 1983 drama Kennedy

Before Midnight rages against film’s dying of the light

David Cox: With talky TV drama more and more dominant, has film ceded the intellectual high ground for ever? Pieces such as Richard Linklater's latest seem to offer a sliver of hope

James Gandolfini’s film career: much more than just another wiseguy

James Gandolfini will always be remembered for his role in The Sopranos, but he had a memorable film career, too. Peter Bradshaw recalls his best performances, from In the Loop to Killing Them Softly