Author: Douglas McFarlane

The latest batch of new film trailers brings together three releases that could hardly be more different. Sacha Baron Cohen is resurrecting one of his most famous creations in Ali G: Who Iz I?, Simon Stone turns to the remarkable story of actor Ian Charleson in Elsinore, while Margaret Qualley and Gabriel Basso lead the […]

BBC Director-General Matt Brittin has praised an unofficial 50-minute AI-generated episode of Doctor Who, highlighting how rapidly artificial intelligence is changing the possibilities for independent filmmakers, while raising fresh questions about the future of television production. Artificial intelligence has been steadily transforming the tools available to filmmakers, but remarks from the BBC’s Director-General suggest that […]

Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are expanding their production company, Artists Equity, with a dedicated independent film division and financing fund designed to support emerging directors, develop original stories and give independent cinema a stronger presence in theatres. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have announced a significant new initiative aimed at supporting the […]

Avengers: Endgame Encore storms back to the top of the UK box office, while Resident Evil holds strongly, Brad Pitt and Jane Austen enter the top four, and Spider-Man edges ever closer to the £100 million mark. The UK box office received a significant autumn refresh over the weekend of 25 to 27 September, with […]

Matthew Rhys, Gabrielle Creevy, The Guest, Y Golau: Dŵr and Y Crwydryn were among the winners as BAFTA Cymru celebrated another year of Welsh talent across film and television. The Welsh screen industries took centre stage at the 35th BAFTA Cymru Awards, with actors, writers, directors, producers and craftspeople gathering at ICC Wales in Newport […]

Luca Guadagnino turns one of Silicon Valley’s most extraordinary corporate power struggles into a major new drama, with Andrew Garfield starring as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. It lasted only a few days, but the extraordinary boardroom battle that erupted inside OpenAI in November 2023 offered a glimpse into a much bigger question: who should control […]

Matthew McConaughey says actors need to protect their identities from AI. Tom Cruise believes audiences still want to see something real. Ben Affleck says he doesn’t worry about Skynet and regards AI as another form of computing. Meanwhile, performances by Margot Robbie from Neighbours are being repurposed into a new short-form product with the help […]

Key Casting, a London casting company working on major feature films filming in the capital, is currently looking for people aged 16+ for paid extra work. It could be a fun way to earn some extra money, get experience on a professional film set and see the world of film and television production from the […]

UK cinemas have a particularly varied slate arriving this week, ranging from full-blooded survival horror and Aardman animation to dark comedy, intimate drama and an extraordinary real-life love story. All five of these films open in UK cinemas from Friday 18 September 2026, giving audiences plenty to choose from beyond the usual blockbuster fare. Resident […]

There is no shortage of debate about the future of cinema. Streaming, ticket prices, theatrical windows, changing viewing habits and the difficulty independent films have finding an audience are all part of the conversation. Yet perhaps we are overlooking something much simpler. If we want cinema to have a future, we need to think about […]