Andy Mulligan: How I wrote Trash in 10 days straight
The author of Trash on how some stories are biters that you just can’t shake off – and how he watched the movie adaptation by Stephen Daldry through a mist of tears
Fifty Shades of Grey movie slapped with 18 certificate
British classification authority cites “strong sex” in decision to prevent under-18s watching much-anticipated adaptation of EL James’ novel
Sundance 2015 review: Brooklyn – a rose-tinted peek at what your granny went through
Saoirse Ronan is great as a plucky 1950s heroine, but this runs out of steam just short of the landing
Sundance 2015 review: A Walk in the Woods – Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundowner Kid
Sundance creator Redford takes the lead in this adaptation of Bill Bryson’s hiking memoir – it’s a pleasant enough pootle but never gets us very far
Cutting The Hobbit down to size: no dwarf-elf flirting, no albino orcs
One anonymous editor has whittled down Peter Jackson’s nine-hour, three-part unexpurgated journey down to a single four-hour chunk – with the odd casualty
Inherent Vice: why Thomas Pynchon is made for the movies
Hollywood may have been slow to embrace Pynchon’s brand of Great American Novel, but this new film adaptation starring Joaquin Phoenix is well worth the wait, writes John Dugdale
Jane Hawking: ‘I firmly believed in Stephen and his brilliance’
Eddie Redmayne won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. But how did the scientist’s first wife Jane Hawking, whose book it is based on, feel about the film? Nicola Davis finds out
Stephen Daldry to work his directorial magic on Wicked film
British film-maker confirmed to take charge of adaptation of hit stage musical, with release pencilled in for as early as 2016
Fifty Shades of Grey R rating suggests bondage sex gagged
US censors deem film suitable for teens with chaperones, while star Jamie Dornan reveals his private parts will remain so
The Theory of Everything skips over the black holes of marriage and science
James Marsh’s biopic of Stephen Hawking oversimplifies the physics and dodges the darker side of his marriage breakdown, but the precise performance from Eddie Redmayne is out of this world, writes Alex von Tunzelmann
The 88 movies we’re most excited about in 2015
Think 2014 was a good year for film? Think again. This year is shaping up to be one of the classics. Here’s what’s on our radar
A zealot, a rebel, but no miracle-worker: film studios plot a secular take on life of Jesus
Two planned films about the life of Christ are unlikely to be welcomed by traditional believers, but reflect a renewed interest in Bible epics
Selma’s David Oyelowo set to join Lupita Nyong’o in journey to Americanah
British actor could follow Oscar-tipped turned as Martin Luther King with film of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel about struggles of Nigerian emigrants
The 10 best films of 2014: No 3 – Inherent Vice
Joaquin Phoenix’s pothead private eye lurches between a wild bunch of star cameos in Paul Thomas Anderson’s hugely enjoyable Pynchon crime caper
Bored of the rings? No more Tolkien, says Peter Jackson – but Ian McKellen suspects otherwise
Director says that the likes of The Silmarillion out of bounds for film-makers unless Tolkien estate has change of heart, as Hobbit star McKellen later predicts