TV tonight: celebrate a decade of Robert Popper’s sitcom Friday Night Dinner
Come for the insight, stay for the behind-the-scenes footage of the late Paul Ritter. Plus: Mary Beard goes inside culture. Here’s what to watch this evening
December 2017
First look review
Pitch Perfect 3 review – Rebel Wilson and co hit the top notes in subversive sequel
Throwing all plausibility in the bin, the Bellas take on a whistlestop European tour of military bases in their third outing, which somehow stays in tune
June 2016
Elizabeth Banks bows out of directing Pitch Perfect 3
The actor-turned-director made her directorial debut with Perfect Perfect 2 – but has decided to only star in and produce the third film in the hit series
May 2016
Rebel Wilson to make West End debut in Guys and Dolls
‘Hopefully I’ll crush it,’ says the Pitch Perfect film star, who will play the part of Miss Adelaide for eight weeks at London’s Phoenix theatre
January 2016
Study shows female film-makers made up 19% of top Hollywood jobs in 2015
The figure was up just 2% from the year before with some of the year’s biggest hits, such as Fifty Shades of Grey and Pitch Perfect 2, directed by women
November 2015
30 minutes with …
Elizabeth Banks: 'I want control over how much money I make'
The Hunger Games star talks about topping off a busy year with a role in the final chapter of the franchise and why a move into directing has been empowering
October 2015
2015 predicted to be record-breaking year at US box office
Spectre and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, when added to the summer’s blockbusters, will lead to box-office receipts totalling $11bn
September 2015
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
The New Girlfriend; Pitch Perfect 2; John Wick; The Goob; Faults – review
Elizabeth Banks set to reboot Charlie's Angels film franchise
August 2015
Universal breaks all-time global box office record for Hollywood studio
Mammoth $5.53bn haul from hits including Jurassic World, Minions and Fast & Furious 7 beats record held by rival 20th Century Fox since December
June 2015
Women in Australian film: 'Change is not happening quickly enough'
Box office analysis: UK
Jurassic World success drives monster audiences before Spectre and Star Wars
Box office analysis: US
Jurassic World record: dinosaur reboot scores monstrous $511.8m on debut
Elizabeth Banks tapping Red Queen for vein of inspiration
Pitch Perfect 3? Writer warms up for another encore of singing comedy
Box office analysis: UK
The Spy who everyone loved: Melissa McCarthy comedy tops UK box office
Box office analysis: US
Fifa film United Passions scores just $607 in US opening weekend
Box office analysis: UK
Dwayne Johnson cracks the disaster movie as San Andreas hits the UK
Box office analysis: US
San Andreas rocks US, but Cameron Crowe does not have audiences at Aloha
May 2015
Box office analysis: UK
Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road continue UK box office domination
George Clooney’s Tomorrowland fails to budge Anna Kendrick and Tom Hardy from the top while François Ozon’s latest opens well
