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How gaming YouTuber Markiplier became an overnight box-office sensation

by Blake Simons

Iron Lung has unexpectedly turned the box office upside down – what led a YouTube legend to take on Hollywood with his horror feature debut?

A moody shot from behind the scenes on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, showing a couple in the centre of the frame with dramatic lighting.

Hard Craft

Light Touch: How Hollywood gets lit

by Gabie McFadden

Gaffer Jon Haney is responsible for literally lighting up the screen – what does that mean in the digital age?

Two young men sitting on ground beside car, one wearing baseball cap and white shirt, other in grey t-shirt and trainers.

Opinion

Coming of age with Rob Reiner

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

In the wake of this Hollywood titan’s sudden and tragic demise, we look back at the life and work of an artist whose life was powered by empathy and humour.

Can we make greening the film industry sexy?

by Ben Smoke

It’s not easy being green, but the Green Rider initiative aims to engage Hollywood’s biggest names with making changes to filmmaking that could help reduce the film industry’s carbon footprint.

Who killed the Tween Girl Movie?

by Charlotte Moore

At the turn of the millennium tween girls had plenty of films made for them – nowadays, there’s next to nothing. Why did Hollywood give up?

In Heaven Everything Is Fine

Light in the darkness: David Lynch’s Dune

by Marina Ashioti

David Lynch’s one-time adventure in Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking would forever change him – but not his heart.

In Heaven Everything Is Fine

One more cup of coffee in Mulholland Drive

by Adam Woodward

Adam Woodward reflects on the importance of a cup of coffee in David Lynch’s Hollywood neo-noir.

Interviews

Barry Keoghan: ‘I have my own method; I’m still learning and discovering’

by David Jenkins

The role of charismatic chancer Bug in Andrea Arnold’s Bird feels like a victory lap for Hollywood’s most unlikely new darling.

Review

The Substance review – as shallow as the very thing it’s critiquing

by Hannah Strong

Coralie Fargeat’s supposed satire on Hollywood’s impossible standards for women is an ultimately unpleasant and ugly screed against those that try to play the game.