Star Trek's Mr Spock, Leonard Nimoy, dies at 83
Will DunhamThe actor, who played the logical human-alien Mr Spock in the cult Star Trek TV series and subsequent movies, has died after battling a lung disease.
Fifty shades of sexual ambiguity
Jessie CohenFifty Shades of Grey takes a nuanced approach to sex and power, but it is far too pedestrian to be called truly provocative feminist cinema.
‘Big Eyes’ delivers more bark than bite
Jordan HoffmanThough it is set 50 years ago, Tim Burton’s latest movie is eerily a film of the moment.
Hardware stores prepare for release of Fifty Shades of Grey
Marc BurleighMillions of fans are expected to flock to the release of the erotic movie based on the popular book - despite the story being rubbished by critics.
The Baftas don't even bother with tokenism anymore
Suzanne MooreThe lack of representation at the Baftas used to at least play on the organisers’ conscience. It’s taken a step back even from that.
Bafta awards: Boyhood scoops best film and director prizes
Sam WilkinFrom Richard Linklater winning the director award to Patricia Arquette taking the supporting actress prize, Boyhood has won big at the film awards.
Amy Pascal steps down from Sony Pictures in wake of damaging email hack
Dominic Rushe in New YorkOne of Hollywood's most powerful executives is leaving company after hacking scandal, but is starting studio-backed venture.
New school of filmmakers creating narratives for the black experience
Elamin AbdelmahmoudSelma’s release caps an interesting period for black cinema - where filmmakers got back to telling complex, unflinching stories about life in the US.
Selma: a reminder that 50 years on, #blacklivesmatter
Katlego MkhwanaziThe Oscar-nominated film comes to our screens at a time when racial and social equality debates are as topical as they were back in 1965.
Bradley Cooper surprised by controversy surrounding 'American Sniper'
The Oscar-nominated actor says he did not foresee "American Sniper" - a film critics say glorifies war - becoming a charged political conversation.
Women still don't cut it in Chris Rock's Top Five
Zanele MjiComedian Chris Rock’s film reminds us that even race-incisive (black) men continue to be very gender-blind.
SAG Awards: Debbie Reynolds says she 'ain't down yet'
Eric Kelsey'Singin' in the Rain' star, Debbie Reynolds, honoured at the Screen Actors Guild awards for her on-screen career of six decades.
The Imitation Game: First-class acting cracks biopic code
Peter BradshawBenedict Cumberbatch delivers a sterling Turing – the man who beat Hitler but was destroyed by homophobia.
When cinema casts gay desire as deviant behaviour
Jessie CohenA former wrestler's furious response to his portrayal in the Oscar-nominated film underscores society’s resistance to sexual difference.
Let's reclaim the core element of film: Entertainment
Rehad DesaiDocumentaries can be extremely enlightening but they lose their efficacy if they are dull and fact-driven and don’t captivate their audience.
The taming of Unbroken
Andrew PulverEpic and ambitious, but Angelina Jolie’s second outing as a director fails to do justice to the rousing real-life story of Louis Zamperini.
A drop in female directors
Ben Beaumont-ThomasA study by San Diego State University finds that only 7% of Hollywood’s biggest hits are helmed by women.
Oscars 2015 Nominations: Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel clear favourites
Piya Sinha-Roy and Mary MillikenBirdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel led the 87th Academy Awards nominees.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler slay Cosby at the #GoldenGlobes
Haji Mohamed DawjeeHollywood's favourite award show hosts did not hold back on throwing shade at the Golden Globe awards.
Oscars: 'Birdman' soars to win best picture
"Birdman", "Selma" and "The Theory of Everything" are among the winners at the 87th Academy Awards.
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