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A campaign wants Ali G out of cinemas before he even arrives. Sacha Baron Cohen's reply was to make sure he'd be in the papers again by breakfast.

Steven Soderbergh's art-world comedy plays like a scandal somebody must have lived through. Ed Solomon built Ian McKellen's painter out of his own mentors and a room full of real artists' advice instead.

A leading British cinema executive has sparked debate by urging filmmakers to trim their runtimes, hinting at a shift in how audiences and cinemas approach the modern film experience.