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Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Last night's show featured a bizarre James Bond tribute - while failing to duly honour visionary director David Lynch. That choice spoke to the awards' profound identity crisis.Early on in Sunday's three-and-three-quarter hour Academy Awards ceremony, there...

Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix(Credit: Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix)Meghan's new Netflix series in which she offers cooking and home tips arrives next week. She's just the latest high-profile woman to present herself as a lifestyle guru – and divide opinion in...

Nicholas Barber and Caryn JamesA24/ Alamy/ TIFF/ MUBI(Credit: A24/ Alamy/ TIFF/ MUBI)In one of the most exciting and dramatic awards seasons ever, the field is wide open in several fields. BBC film critics give their expert predictions for the major...

Jack Flynn(Credit: Jack Flynn)The legendary actor tells Katty Kay that his parents would have much rather he became an accountant or insurance broker, but finally came around when they saw him perform on stage.With a shelf filled with awards, including...

Courtesy of Warner Bros(Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros)From Disney's Snow White to Mickey 17, these are the films to stream at home and watch in the cinema this month.Giles Keyte(Credit: Giles Keyte)Disney's Snow WhiteDisney's Snow White is a live-action/ CGI...

AlamyA new revival of Christopher Marlowe's pioneering play about the 14th-Century King of England puts the spotlight back on his relationship with his male "favourite" Piers Gaveston.This week, at its base in Stratford-upon Avon, the world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)...

Getty ImagesAfter the A Complete Unknown star's surprise SAG win, viral acceptance speech and attention-grabbing campaign, could he pip Adrien Brody to the post to win the coveted best actor prize?He turned up to his premiere on an e-bike; crashed...

Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty Images(Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty Images)The Jane Austen-hits-LA comedy changed fashion, language and cinema. As it turns 30 and a new stage musical version opens, its writer and director discusses why it's so personal to her.Back in 1995,...

NetflixFrom a lavish historical epic set in Sicily to a satire of Hollywood studios starring Seth Rogan, and the acclaimed final instalment of British Tudor drama Wolf Hall.Disney+Daredevil: Born AgainIt's right there in the title – you can't keep a...

Sydney Opera House (Getty Images)The building of the Sydney Opera House began on 2 March 1959. But when BBC Tonight visited the construction site in 1965, it was plagued by technical problems, soaring costs, vacillating public opinion and political infighting.In...