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Dark Mofo: 2026 festival to show Willem Dafoe film that can only be watched by one person at a time

Regular events at the Tasmanian festival, including the Winter Solstice Nude Swim and the Night Mass party, joined by Australian and international musicians and artists in a program dominated by Latin American art

Oscars to leave Hollywood for downtown Los Angeles in 2029

Oscars to end over two-decade run at Dolby Theatre the same year it moves broadcast to YouTube

Hook, line and cinema: why boxing films are still a knockout

The BFI’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing shows how this captivating genre has endured for more than a century and celebrates its ability to inspire generations

Alexander Kluge, author and key film-maker in the New German Cinema movement, dies aged 94

A winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, Kluge was a committed pacifist and one of the last living torchbearers of the Frankfurt school of neo-Marxist cultural criticism

DJ Ahmet review – totally charming tale of teen travails in North Macedonia

A young shepherd besotted with his neigbour rigs up his tractor to play music from so she can practise dance routines in a story that remains sunny without hiding hardship

Will Stephen Colbert’s Lord of the Rings film be Tom Bombadil’s time to shine?

The US talkshow host’s script will focus on chapters three to eight of Tolkien’s first volume – a section Hollywood originally thought disposable but is now circling back to monetise

Halle Bailey: ‘It’s a vulnerable place to be – a young woman cast as a Disney princess’

The singer and Little Mermaid star answers your questions on ‘cool auntie’ Beyoncé, Bridgerton – and being confused for Halle Berry

Creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood says she received death threats over project

Eline van der Velden says she developed her ‘digital twin’ to provoke discussion but backlash from some has been worse than expected

William Shakespeare’s Romeo+Juliet review – Baz Luhrmann’s joyful tragedy is still extravagantly full of life

The 1990s love tragedy starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes is a tonic and a delight

Rave Culture: A New Era review – high energy testimonial to the UK’s dance revolution

It could do with more robust political context, but this Spanish-made documentary is still a loving, insightful delve into rave’s lasting influence and lost-weekend logistics

They Will Kill You review – satanic beat-’em-up offers gore, bad jokes and deja vu

A housekeeping role turns into a fight for survival in a derivative cocktail of action, comedy and horror that doesn’t go down all that well

Dodging the ‘wrinkle wagon’: why a Brazilian film about ageing is inspiring older women

The Blue Trail, about a rebellious 77-year old woman who escapes forced exile for elderly people, has struck a nerve in a country where ageism is widespread

Orwell: 2+2=5 review – documentary portrait doesn’t wholly add up

Raoul Peck’s film about the Nineteen Eighty-Four novelist makes a compelling case for its continuing relevance but could ask more searching questions about its author

Charity Commission warns Alan Turing Institute of its legal duties after complaints

Exclusive: Watchdog issues formal guidance to trustees at top AI research institute after staff expressed concerns

Law firms investigate possible Australian cases after US jury finds Meta and YouTube designed addictive products

Courts in Australia may be willing to hold social media companies accountable for real-world harm, lawyers say

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  • Birds of War review – war journalists find love among the ruins
  • AI summaries of Tripadvisor hotel reviews downplay serious complaints, investigation finds
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  • The Guilty review – Russell Tovey is commanding in cop thriller that fills you with dread
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  • Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears
  • Spielberg’s Disclosure Day is making some wonder: will we have real disclosure soon?
  • Shrinks on the verge of a nervous breakdown: how horror movies came for therapists
  • Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie review – two goofballs in search of a gig roll back the years
  • The best theatre to stream this month: all rise for Rosamund Pike’s Inter Alia
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  • Enola Holmes 3 review – Netflix mystery franchise is starting to lose steam
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  • UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores
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  • Why is Elon Musk boosting an anti-immigrant film loved by the far right?
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  • Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet
  • Supergirl: doggy distress, frontier justice and a new direction for superhero movies – discuss with spoilers

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