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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal trainwreck has taught us this: never go to court. Ever

The alleged conflict between the pair began on a film set and has been disastrous for everyone involved. Apart from the lawyers, naturally, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Sweary first trailer for young Anthony Bourdain biopic

Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers breakout, will play legendary chef in a 70s-set drama from BlackBerry’s director

Our Land review – right-to-roam campaigners offer bacchanalian antics and a heartfelt message

Orban Wallace’s documentary avoids big clashes between landowners and campaigners in favour of wide-ranging exploration

An AI version of Milton’s Paradise Lost is fundamentally unworthy of one of the great works of art

Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary wants to bring the epic poem to the big screen using the power of artificial intelligence. It can’t be any good

The Odyssey: new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s classical Greek epic released online

Trailer offers glimpses of Matt Damon as mythological hero Odysseus, Tom Holland as his son Telemachus and Anne Hathaway as his wife, Penelope

Is Jeff Bezos the real villain of The Devil Wears Prada 2?

The film’s villain is a conniving tech oligarch seeking to buy his way into fashion’s inner circle. Sound familiar?

Surrender review – Josh Duhamel hunts smirking serial killer in 90s throwback thriller

A whiff of David Fincher’s Seven lingers in the air but this moody crime drama from David Lipper is devoid of clever twists

Preemptive Listening review – artist’s film about sirens is buzzing with sonic ideas

With its striking images and experimental soundtrack, artist Aura Satz’s film is an endurance test that might work better in a gallery

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over acrimonious It Ends With Us production

Settlement details were not revealed in the agreement that put an end to a highly anticipated trial before it began

Kokuho review – passionately male Cain-and-Abel kabuki epic of gender-crossing actors

Lee Sang-il’s heartfelt drama spans 50 years following the bond and rivalry between two young men who play the rigorously observed female roles in the traditional art form

The Devil Wears Prada 2: bitchy one-liners, devious double-crossing and Lady Gaga – discuss with spoilers

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway shine in frothy sequel that smartly comments on struggling media industry

Self Driver review – cabbie who signs up for sinister app offers Travis Bickle take on the gig economy

A desperate driver joins a service that directs him down a shadowy path in this interesting, less-is-more satirical thriller

‘As reassuring as a warm hug’: why Donnie Darko is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their most rewatched comfort films is an unusual journey back to the 1980s through the lens of the early 2000s

Breakwater review – troubled souls cross class and age barriers in nicely judged debut feature

An Oxford theology student and a middle-aged fisher are drawn together despite their many differences in an ambitious first film from Max Morgan

Rise of the Conqueror review – Gladiator meets throat singing as Mongol hordes ride out

Christian Mortensen takes up arms as the 14th-century kingmaker Timur but could do with a stronger force behind him and a better beard in front

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  • Film industry cannot fight rise of artificial intelligence, says Demi Moore
  • Google announces raft of free upgrades for Android phones
  • Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military
  • French film industry at risk from the far right, say actors and directors
  • Broadcasters must react to threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News
  • Sound baths are supposed to help relax and ‘soothe’ your nervous system. But do any of these claims ring true?
  • Tomorrow, When the War Began: a film made in a lab for 2010s Australian teens
  • Matching Gary Oldman’s Krapp with a teenager’s take on Godot is a masterstroke
  • ‘He’s inspired generations’: Stormzy to produce biopic about football great Ian Wright
  • GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as ‘neither credible nor attractive’
  • Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech
  • Chasing Utopia review – renegade Google exec Mo Gawdat searches for ethical AI in alarming insider warning
  • US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says
  • Nobu review – story of obsession and loss that lies behind the luxury sushi empire
  • Paying in sweat! How Debbie Allen went from stardom in Fame to conquer Hollywood
  • Ciao UFO review – Hong Kong tear-jerker is less ET than time-hopping chronicle of housing estate kids
  • Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech while emulating Xi Jinping on AI
  • Sunset Boulevard: The Backstage Cut review – does Norma Desmond really need another closeup?
  • Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) review – one man’s quest to keep Gaelic psalm singing alive
  • Datacentres should be forced to invest in wind and solar energy, all states agree – except Queensland
  • Cannes spotlight reverts to auteurs as Hollywood retreats from film festival
  • ‘It’s our kinship’: can Australia learn to coexist with dingoes?
  • Texas accuses Netflix of spying on children in new lawsuit
  • BuzzFeed sold to Byron Allen, who will take over as CEO in $120m deal
  • ‘A consistent pattern of lying’: Musk v OpenAI trial exposes what insiders think of Sam Altman
  • Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal crashes
  • Miami sheriff’s deputies sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon over The Rip movie
  • Michael Pennington obituary
  • Theatre streaming is not a threat to in-person attendance, new research shows
  • Michael Pennington, Shakespeare and Star Wars actor, dies aged 82

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