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Want to help strike-hit Hollywood while Adam Scott walks your dog? Here’s your chance
John Lithgow will paint a watercolour of your pooch while Lena Dunham daubs a mural in your home, all to raise funds for film crew healthcare – here’s your bidding guide for the loveliest, weirdest celebrity auction in years → Read More
Her inside: Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and the perils of fictionalising your ex
The director was ‘scolded’ for creating a character based on her former husband – but reveals she hasn’t seen the film in which he supposedly modelled a character on her → Read More
Barbie, what have you done? The nightmare of Hollywood’s toy movie future
After Barbie’s success, toy maker Hasbro has joined the goldrush – and soon even the dullest playtime object will get its own film. Are you ready for the Play-Doh Cinematic Universe? → Read More
Donald Trump on Fresh Prince? Richard Branson on Friends? The worst celebrity TV cameos ever
From a former prime minister to an entrepreneur and heaps of pop legends, we’ve charted the most terrible television appearances made by famous people who cannot act → Read More
A woman, a couple of eggs and a bag of crisps: how an omelette became The Bear’s breakout star
It’s a tiny, unquestionable act of love – a moment of peace among all the shouting, family bust ups and renovation chaos. It’s the egg dish that captured the world’s imagination → Read More
Best podcasts of the week: LeBron James’s relentless rise from hyped prospect to king of the NBA
In this week’s newsletter: How did the most talked-up teenager of a generation become maybe the greatest of all time? Find out in A King’s Reign. Plus: five of the best podcasts with great hosts → Read More
Things can always get worse – and here’s a Blippi movie to prove it
Was there ever a cheaper looking film than Blippi’s Big Dino Adventure? Children may be thrilled by the prospect, but they are foolish and need protecting. As do the parents → Read More
TV tonight: teenagers go on the run in a gory but gleefully silly thriller
An eight-part thriller starts on a cold open road. Plus: dispatches from celebrity sofas, and the Hampton Court garden festival. Here’s what to watch this evening → Read More
The Hot Wheels movie will be ‘emotional, grounded and gritty’. Why?
Keen to chuck its entire back catalogue at the big screen, Mattel has JJ Abrams working on a deadly earnest drama inspired by tiny cars. Can someone find the brakes? → Read More
TV tonight: Ellie Simmonds’s deeply moving search for her birth mother
The swimmer reveals how she was given up for adoption shortly after she was born. Plus: an investigation into the costs of renewable energy. Here’s what to watch this evening → Read More
Running, jumping, looking: is the new Mission Impossible the Tom Cruisiest film Tom Cruise has ever made?
Will the actor’s latest release deliver all of our favourite Tom Cruise moves and save the summer box office? → Read More
TV tonight: Nora from Queens is back, still dissatisfied and still a delight
Awkwafina’s millennial returns for a third series – and a scolding from her grandma. Plus: Joanna Lumley finds enchantment where there is patently none. Here’s what to watch this evening → Read More
TV tonight: Ross Kemp is a dodgy copper in a new CCTV thriller series
All is not what it seems in this Channel 5 drama. Plus, Bake Off: The Professionals is back. Here’s what to watch this evening → Read More
‘My body wasn’t up for the task’: the TV stars who film their scenes alone
From The Mandalorian to And Just Like That, big-name actors don’t always want a big ensemble shoot. Be it green screen or overdubbed dialogue, they’re finding ways around it → Read More
TV tonight: a haunting series about the evacuation of Kabul – from the people who were there
Never-before-seen footage shows the terrifying reality of what happened in 2021. Plus: Jon Snow reflects on his incredible career. Here’s what to watch this evening → Read More
Liam Neeson’s onscreen kids will explode if he stops driving. Plus ça change
The trailer for Retribution has been released. Can the latest episode of Liam Neeson: Unlucky Dad break the mould? → Read More
Wham! to Prisoner’s Daughter: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
The hair! The bangers! The larky new documentary about the 80s pop marvels! Plus, it’s Brian Cox’s first post-Succession project – and he’s playing another dad almost as bad as Logan Roy → Read More
The best films about AI – ranked!
Will artificial intelligence destroy humanity? That remains to be seen. For now, gen up on the dangers and delights with this selection of movies → Read More
Terrible ideas, tedious shows, zero talent: Meghan and Harry’s trainwreck podcast career
From Prince Harry’s deluded plan to interview Putin to a Meghan Markle podcast so insufferable Taylor Swift refused to appear, it’s been one disaster after another. No wonder they’ve been canned → Read More
Feel Chris Hemsworth’s sweat: has Netflix made the strangest billboard ever?
For action sequel Extraction 2, the streamer has created a giant poster which allows people the opportunity to touch the A-lister’s sweaty face → Read More