Dakota Johnson: making Fifty Shades of Grey was ‘psychotic’, ‘crazy’ and ‘always a battle’
Anastasia Steele actor describes constant disagreements on the set of the hit erotic thriller due to disagreements with Fifty Shades author EL James
May 2022
TV tonight
TV tonight: can strangers acting out movie sex scenes lead to romance?
Channel 4’s new dating show asks singletons to recreate sex scenes from TV and film. Plus 1989 revisited in music. Here’s what to watch tonight
October 2019
Next question: rewatching the most awkward movie press tours
A string of uncomfortable interviews with Joaquin Phoenix for Joker join a well of other awkward run-ins between actors and journalists
February 2018
Box office analysis: UK
Fifty Shades Freed ties up top spot at UK box office
The third instalment takes the franchise over $1bn worldwide, while The Greatest Showman appears set to overtake La La Land as biggest-grossing original musical
January 2018
Why pop stars get in bed with the Fifty Shades franchise
From Ellie Goulding to Liam Payne, the soundtrack to the low-level bondage film provides a platform for vanilla artists to add a sense of risk to their brand
December 2017
Fifty Shades sequel tops bestseller lists but whips up little enthusiasm
Film blog
50 Shades of Grey to Brokeback Mountain: are these really the most boring films ever?
June 2017
Saturday interview
Sam Taylor-Johnson: 'Every door that was slammed in my face, I've kicked down'
Love, lust, a midlife crisis: Naomi Watts TV drama lays bare female desire
April 2017
Film blog
Advanced Fifty Shades studies: five films to liven up our classrooms
20th Century Fox is offering US teachers free learning materials inspired by its Nasa-themed hit Hidden Figures. But why stop there?
March 2017
The Handmaiden: the return of erotic cinema
Filthy rich: our tortured love affair with wealth porn
February 2017
Box office analysis: US
Lego Batman thrashes S&M tale Fifty Shades Darker at US box office
Lego Movie spinoff clear at top with Ninjago Movie to follow in the fall while Universal pins Fifty Shades hopes on strong Valentine’s performance
Fifty Shades Darker sets Britain’s burgeoning sex toy industry abuzz
The sequel to the hit erotic drama is poised to provide a second sales boost for Bath-based online retailer Lovehoney
First look review
Fifty Shades Darker review – submissive sequel offers little light relief but lots of washing
EL James’s panting couple are back – but director Sam Taylor-Johnson is not – in this daft yet dull S&M soap
January 2017
Trailer review
Fifty Shades Darker trailer review: fancy a lift?
Anastasia and Christian make up and get it on in an elevator in the second trailer and it all seems to be going so well – but don’t expect a fairytale ending
September 2016
Jamie Dornan goes from Christian Grey to Will Scarlett in new Robin Hood film
The Fifty Shades of Grey actor is to play the archer in tights in a fresh take on the Sherwood legend
Film blog
Fifty Shades Darker – the first trailer deconstructed
From painfully ejaculatory fireworks to dry-humping in the shower, Stuart Heritage provides a handy guide to the highlights of the new Fifty Shades film
First footage of Fifty Shades Darker released in 20-second teaser
Second helping of EL James erotic bestseller promoted by ultra-short trailer ahead of full trailer release on Tuesday
March 2016
Fifty shades of gross – Marlon Wayans on body fungus, weird sex and Donald Trump
After making his name with his brothers on the Scary Movie franchise, the crown prince of gross-out’s next target is even more terrifying – the prose of EL James
