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One Battle After Another wins best film at BAFTAs

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor, it takes home six awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of the company's buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover

Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros Discovery may squeeze theatrical releases, analysts say

Duvall, seen here at his farm in northern Virginia in  2010, told entertainment journalist Fred Robbins in 1984: “I have to have my freedom when I act. I like to be left alone – that’s it. Leave me alone, or hire somebody else.”
OBITUARY

Robert Duvall had a message for directors: ‘Get out of my way’

The late actor, who directed five feature films himself, had a reputation – a proud one – of being testy with filmmakers

"A Minecraft Movie" grossed US$958 million worldwide, with about US$424 million from the North American box office.

Repeat moviegoers help Hollywood eke out a slightly better 2025

Those who see a film in a theatre at least six times a year increased 8 per cent, according to Cinema United

Warner Bros had earlier agreed to sell its movie, television and streaming assets to Netflix, but Paramount has now muscled in.
THINKING ALOUD

Netflix or Paramount? Either way, the sale of Warner Bros will shake up the global media landscape

How this plays out is still somewhat up in the air, especially since regulatory approval of the deal is needed

Few filmmakers have matched Reiner’s breadth – or left behind so many lines that endure in memory, quoted everywhere from comedy stages to political podiums.

Five Rob Reiner films that rocked, romanced and riveted

ROB Reiner’s cinematic career spanned decades and defied categorisation, embracing courtroom drama, fantasy, horror, comedy and satire.

George Clooney (right) and his wife, lawyer Amal Clooney pose on the red carpet of The Albies Awards at the Natural History Museum in London, Britain, Oct 3, 2025.

George Clooney says Trump should create incentives, not tariffs, for movie industry

MOVIE star George Clooney said on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all films produced overseas was the wrong solution for a real issue.

Iger has morphed from outspoken CEO to capitulating yes-man – a transformation that encapsulates the narrative arc of most of corporate America.

Bob Iger just learnt a hard lesson

Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night TV taught Disney’s CEO and the rest of corporate America that playing yes-man to the Trump administration is bad for business

A decline in film and TV production is ripping through businesses that support the entertainment industry, as major film and TV companies have curbed spending and cut thousands of jobs.

Hollywood’s largest landlord is showing signs of distress

[LOS ANGELES] Michael Hackman, who spent billions of dollars acquiring soundstages around the world, is becoming one of the big casualties of a global slump in film and TV production.