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Oscar-winning filmmaker says it would be ‘wonderful’ to see a woman directing Bond

As crowds finally flocked back to the Toronto film festival after two years thwarted by Covid-19, Hollywood's top directors from Sam Mendes to Steven Spielberg put the escapism and collective experience of cinema in the spotlight with their latest films debuting at the event. "American Beauty" and "1917" director Mendes…

Set in a remote box canyon in Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains, with nary a red carpet or paparazzo to be found, the Telluride Film Festival has prided itself for nearly 50 years on its low-key, all-about-the-movies ethos. And this year’s edition, which kicks off Friday, may feel even further…

This 2012 thriller is a stunning piece of popcorn entertainment. Now that it's available again on Netflix, you need to stream it ASAP.

This essential – if at times distressing – Dispatches documentary chronicles Myanmar’s ruling army killing peaceful protesters. Plus, Extraordinary Portraits. Here’s what to watch this evening

Sam Mendes’s The Lehman Trilogy and Marianne Elliott’s Company took 10 prizes between them and demonstrated the power of UK subsidised theatre

The Tony Awards were back for the first time since 2019

Best leading actor in a play went to veteran actor Simon Russell Beale and the direction categories were dominated by Sam Mendes and Marianne Elliott

Broadway transfers of West End shows were out in front at this year’s celebration of the best of New York theatre