Irish rap comedy Kneecap tops British independent film awards
Director Rich Peppiatt said ‘there is an irony in the best British film being Irish’ as his Belfast-set film won seven prizes in total
Biden and Harris attend Washington awards ceremony in one of their last major appearances together
Francis Ford Coppola receives lifetime achievement award at star-studded event with politicians, actors and directors
Kapr Code review – operatic retelling of composer Jan Kapr’s turbulent life
Lucie Králová’s daring documentary uses a choir and an original libretto to recount the story of the renegade Czech musician
From Rumours to Rosé: a complete guide to the week’s entertainment in the UK
The great and good of the G7 get lost in the woods, and a member of Blackpink steps into the solo limelight
Japanese singer and actor Miho Nakayama dies aged 54
After making her name with J-pop hits, the performer went on to win acclaim for film roles including Love Letter
‘A dancer dances, even with replaced hips and scoliosis’: only one actor can play Liza Minnelli
Despite Minnelli’s memoir not being finished and a queue of ‘Academy award, Emmy, Tony and Grammy winners excited to talk’, the star of the upcoming biopic is already obvious
Protecting or restricting? The effect of social media bans on the big dreams of young Australians
Australia is about to find out if stopping under-16s accessing sites will protect against harmful content or stifle creativity and block opportunity
‘It’s about consequences’: what can we expect from Wicked: Part Two?
The much-anticipated first part of the blockbuster musical adaptation has bewitched audiences worldwide, but there are dark times ahead in the sequel
Taylor Swift soap, saucy socks and Pet Shop Boys tea sets: it’s the culture Christmas gift guide 2024
From a Snoop Dogg firepit to a sweater celebrating the brutalist genius of Preston bus station, here are 40 fabulous festive suggestions for the culture vulture in your life
Wicked would be fun and forgettable but for the alt-right waging dark arts against it
Digital crusade by anti-woke warriors against a vapid film for teen girls should be sending a wake-up call to Hollywood
Let it show: find an event for every day until Christmas with our culture advent calendar
From The Nutcracker in Glasgow and the Human League in Cardiff to Messiaen in Manchester and Maggie Mistletoe in Farnham, our critics pick the best cultural events in the run-up to Christmas
From Conclave to Michael Kiwanuka – a complete guide to the week’s entertainment in the UK
Cardinal Ralph Fiennes picks a pope (and potentially an Oscar), and the Mercury prize winner returns with another intimate gem
‘Inside the Kellyverse’: how Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy became a Christmas film
Megan Washington and Hugo Weaving share how Kelly’s anthem inspired a ‘beautiful opportunity for redemption’, while Kelly reveals he’s ‘playing around with a sequel’ to his song
‘I just had to rejoice’: the brilliance and tragedy of ‘fifth Beatle’ Billy Preston
A magnetically vibrant keyboard prodigy who played on Let It Be and worked with George Harrison, Preston later lived through years of addiction. A new film aims to find ‘the dark and the light’ in his story
Barry Keoghan set to star in Beatles biopic, claims Ringo Starr
Saltburn actor will reportedly play famed drummer in Sam Mendes’s ambitious films from each member’s perspective