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Peter Dinklage criticises Disney for ‘backwards’ remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Actor who has a form of dwarfism says the studio’s pride in casting a Latina Snow White is undercut by stereotypes retained elsewhere

Netflix could lose 750,000 UK subscribers as Disney takes control of hit shows

Series including Modern Family and How I Met Your Mother have moved to Disney+, with more set to follow

Encanto’s We Don’t Talk About Bruno becomes first Disney song to reach UK No 1

Ensemble song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda has benefited from going viral on TikTok

The Guardian view on Grange Hill and The Wonder Years: old-school drama for new times | Editorial

The Guardian view on Grange Hill and The Wonder Years: old-school drama for new times | Editorial

The Guardian view on British TV drama: a new golden age? | Editorial

A production boom is helping to redefine expectations and promote diversity

The 50 best albums of 2021, No 8: Olivia Rodrigo – Sour

The 18-year-old’s wildly successful debut may show its influences very plainly, but its anxious, barbed emotions announce a new and singular talentMore on the best culture of 2021“Who is Olivia Rodrigo?” At the start of this year, that question would have resulted in a shrug from most people over the age of 20.

West Side Story banned in parts of Middle East over trans character – report

Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-tipped remake will not be showing in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar or the UAE

Christmas in Genovia: what exactly does Hollywood think Europe is?

Netflix and Disney set their festive films in a made-up mishmash of France, Switzerland, Romania and everything in between. Is real Europe so hard to love?

More is less? What it’s like to watch an Imax movie at home

Disney+ has added enhanced Imax versions of a selection of Marvel adventures but does it make a shred of difference?

Encanto review – blandly frictionless fairy tale that misses the magic

Walt Disney’s 60th animation boasts songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda and a fine voice cast, but it’s hampered by contradictory messages and a lack of sparkle

A whole new world: Disney is latest firm to announce metaverse plans

Entertainment company plans to ‘connect the physical and digital worlds … allowing for storytelling without boundaries’

Eternals banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait after Disney refuses gay cuts – reports

The Marvel adventure has been pulled from Gulf region markets after sources claim the studio refused to remove a same-sex kiss

Seven Samurai review – an epic primal myth that pulsates through cinema

Akira Kurosawa’s tale of ascetic mercenaries brought together for a single job inspired endless imitations, but the original has lost none of its magic

Ruthie Tompson, pioneering Disney animator, dies aged 111

The longtime Disney employee worked on 1937 hit Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and remained with the studio for four decades

Is borrowing superheroes from failed movies really a good idea, Marvel?

Kevin Feige now has his pick of ex-21st Century Fox mutants, but does anyone care to see those X-Men or Fantastic Four pitch up in Marvel’s cinematic multiverse?

Scarlett Johansson settles Black Widow lawsuit with Disney

The actor is ‘happy to have resolved our differences’ after legal dispute over release of Marvel movie on Disney+

Introducing Marley Morrison: ‘I’ve told you more than anyone in my life for five years’

Drink, depression, homelessness and football injuries: the road to the director’s first feature, Sweetheart, has been difficult. She even dumped one project when her feelings about her gender identity changed

Misha and the Wolves review – Holocaust hoax doc plays like thriller

This film about Misha Defonseca, author of a ‘memoir’ about escaping the Nazis and sheltering with wolves as a child, is propulsively watchable

Marvel’s Elizabeth Olsen praises Scarlett Johansson in legal battle with Disney

The actor expressed support for Johansson’s legal action against the studio for releasing Black Widow on Disney+ at the same time as in cinemas

Reminiscence review – Hugh Jackman’s Inception rip-off isn’t worth remembering

A thinly plotted noir that shamelessly cribs from the Christopher Nolan playbook has flashes of intrigue but crumbles under its own influences

Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over Black Widow streaming release

The actor claims that the studio breached her contract by releasing her standalone Marvel adventure on Disney+

Scarlett Johansson’s Disney lawsuit is the latest round of a difficult war

The star’s legitimate-on-paper legal battle against the world’s biggest movie studio over the streaming release of Black Widow is an inevitable next step

Jungle Cruise review – the Rock’s Disney theme-park actioner takes predictable turns

Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson are romancing riverboat adventurers in a ride-turned-film that quickly becomes bland

Disney’s Turner & Hooch reboot: shouldn’t we let sleeping dogs lie?

This latest rehash by Disney+ is family-friendly and fine enough but plays out like telly commissioned by computer

Lights, camera, studio space? Lack of production capacity hits UK film industry

Experts warn sector needs extra space equivalent to four new Pinewoods to sate demand

Hear me out: why Titan AE isn’t a bad movie

Continuing our series of writers standing up for loathed films is a defense of an unusual, risk-taking animation from 2000

Griff: One Foot in Front of the Other – we’ve heard nothing yet

(Warner)The Brits show-stealing 20-year-old has earworms and wise words to burn on this tantalising mini-album

Skin flicks: quantifying the Disney tattoo phenomenon

For reasons unclear, an online bingo site has decided to find out which Disney film the most people have tattooed on to themselves

Disney’s Cruella stitches punk’s overlooked female designers into the fabric

Disney should be the antichrist to true punk aficionados, but Cruella tips the hat to the forgotten DIY fashionistas who made the movement so visible

Blue Miracle review – Netflix fishing tale is a surprise charmer

The true story of an orphanage entering into a fishing tournament makes for a conventional yet effective carbon copy of the Disney sports movie formula

Licence to content: Amazon’s MGM takeover gives it access to Bond and beyond

Another worrying step in the monopolisation of entertainment, the internet giant’s $8.45bn splurge is about adding reams of classic Hollywood IP for its film-making arm to feast on

Emma Stone Reveals Why She Suspects Leonardo DiCaprio Thinks She's 'A Little Weird'

While Emma Stone is a Hollywood legend in her own right, it’s good to know she’s as goofy around other big stars as we would be.

Zachary Quinto And Billy Porter To Voice Gay Dads On New Disney+ Series

The Proud Family is going to have some brand new additions when it returns to our screens next year.

Friends Fans Left Devastated By Major Absentee From Upcoming Reunion Special

The full list of guest stars for the Friends reunion was announced on Thursday evening, with a host of A-listers joining the original cast for the unscripted special.

Streaming: the best springtime movies

From the floral euphoria of Bambi to outright pastoral terror in The Wicker Man, cinema’s best spring stories are a heady bunch

Olivia Rodrigo: ‘I’m a teenage girl. I feel heartbreak and longing really intensely’

The Drivers License singer reflects on turning her first big breakup into the year’s biggest hit – and how songwriting saved her from the anxieties of being a Disney star

Disney's new 'real' lightsaber looks just like the movie version

Oh, it's beautiful. Disney Parks on Tuesday revealed a "brand-new, more realistic lightsaber" that's set to debut at Walt Disney World Resort next year.

'Beaks Going Everywhere' – How To Rehome An Entire Zoo In A Pandemic

'Beaks Going Everywhere' – How To Rehome An Entire Zoo In A Pandemic

The Ride review – life lessons on the road to BMX glory

Ludacris and Shane Graham spar as foster father and son in this inspirational story of real-life BMX star John Buultjens

What I Didn’t Expect To Learn From Finding My Parents’ Porn Stash

Maybe I should have stopped after I uncovered my mother’s old artist’s portfolio, leaning against a half-wall covered in cobwebs.

How To Watch This Year's Oscars Films On Netflix, Amazon Prime And Disney+

The biggest night in film is not far away at all – but as you’ve probably guessed, this year’s Oscars are looking a little different to usual.

Man runs from Disneyland to Disney World for diabetes awareness

Don Muchow ran the roughly 2,800 miles from Disneyland to Disney World not because he really wanted to see Mickey Mouse or ride Splash Mountain — the Texan says he did it to show other people with Type 1 diabetes "there are safe ways to do even epic things." Muchow, 59, of Plano was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1972.

Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil ... The Art of Starting Over review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Lovato delivers lacerating lyrics about the trauma she’s faced since childhood, but the music is less startling

Chaos Walking review – cursed YA adaptation stumbles into view

Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley are lost in a sea of dystopian cliches in a delayed and misjudged adventure about a future where men’s thoughts are visible

A Week Away review – out-of-touch Netflix play for Christian audience

A cloying new sub-Disney Channel teen musical, packed with unremarkable performances and forgettable songs, feels oddly of another period

Miley Cyrus Marks Hannah Montana's 15th Anniversary With Heartfelt Letter

This is truly the best of both worlds: Miley Cyrus has paid homage to her iconic Hannah Montana character, in honour of the 15th anniversary of the Disney Channel original series.

'I have to keep smiling': how the female pop star documentary got real

New docs about Demi Lovato and Billie Eilish reveal that while candor around mental health and body scrutiny has changed, the toxic pressures of fame have not

RuPaul's Drag Race UK: 9 Shows To Stream Now If You're Already Missing It

The dust has barely settled on the latest series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, and we’re already wondering exactly what to do on our Thursday nights without a new episode to ease us into the end of the week.

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‘People go a funny colour and keel over’: Briony Greenhill on leading the world’s most intense singing lessons

After discovering the creative joys of collaborative vocal improvisation, the Suffolk singer wants to help people reach into their hearts and bring out their voices

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Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – a heartwarming, sometimes heart-rending biopic

It turns out that young Kanye was extremely charming and funny. But that didn’t stop the music industry from refusing to take him seriously as a rapper – possibly causing his controversial current persona

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Plus: long-distance loans, another cracker of the late-comeback-and-win genre and winning with seven menMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“The other day, the Wordle answer was MOUNT, which got me thinking – is Mason Mount the only footballer (present or former) whose first and second name are recognised five-letter words in the dictionary and therefore legitimate potential answers in Wordle?” asks Joe Hutton.

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