The Lego Movie
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Richard Linklater’s coming of age drama chief victor at New York Critics Circle awards, while Birdman triumphs at Gotham awards and The Boxtrolls leads Annie nominations
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This $60m advert that deconstructs Hollywood leaves you feeling exhilarated and utterly conflicted
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Box office analysis: global Beyond the UK and US: what films are top of the box office for the rest of the world?
The Lego Movie is the top grossing film so far this year in the UK. Guardians of the Galaxy tops the charts in the US, but what is most popular among movie-goers in other countries around the world? -
Directors say they included the droid into their animation, but were refused permission to use him by Star Wars franchise owner Disney
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Hasbro, the second-largest toy company in the US, is set for a merger with DreamWorks’ animation arm, potentially leading to a deluge of cash-in movie hybrids, from Bop It! to Jenga
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Media Monkey: Movie channel throws its hat in the festive TV commercials ring with family friendly preview
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The film company’s CEO Kevin Tsujihara announces the redundancies as part of $200m worth of budget streamlining after a rocky year at the box office
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Will Arnett due to reprise voice role as Warner Bros reveal plans to release animated adventure ahead of Lego Movie sequel
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The Arrested Development star has spent a decade perfecting cocky, clueless idiots. This year, he’s made two movies that have taken $500m and are, he says, more grounded in the real world. Even if they do star Lego men and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, he tell John Patterson
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The X Factor judge pairs with the team behind the Lego Movie to develop a musical animation based around the flirtatious cartoon character
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloads DVDs and downloads: The Lego Movie, Need for Speed, The Zero Theorem, 20 Feet from Stardom and more
Guy Lodge salutes an ingenious children's retail tie-in and Morgan Neville's wonderful documentary about backing singers -
Film depicting an oil-stricken Arctic in Lego bricks, taken down for alleged copyright infringement, reappears on video site
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Here are the films that have most impressed readers over the last few months. What would be top of your list?
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Charles Gant: Before World Cup fever sets in, Angelina Jolie's fairytale film makes a wicked start in UK cinemas, while the X-Men and Tom Cruise prove they are not past their prime
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If the label 'comedy blonde' has to exist, at least it pertains to some genuinely great comic actors
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Togas-to-go and abs to die for atop the UK box office, while Grand Budapest Hotel books in a surprise third, writes Charles Gant
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It's fun to play but this game lacks the impact of the Lego film, writes Jordan Erica Webber
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Charles Gant: Oscars buzz boosts UK box office and whether growling on a plane or voicing an animation, it's Liam Neeson's moment
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The plot sticks close to the acclaimed movie, which is good news for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC users, writes Toby Moses
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The Academy Awards red carpet will be missing the one thing that should be there: a small plastic brick. Let me explain …
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Charles Gant: The Lego Movie retains its top slot with an impressive second-weekend tally
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Jeremy Kay: The Bodyguard should be charged with dereliction of duty: but it does better than Pompeii, which blows hard
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Warner Bros' follow-up to this year's animated box-office smash will hit cinemas on 26 May 2017
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Noah Kristula-Green for The American Conservative: The Lego Movie should get a Cannes Lion Grand Prix for advertising. It sells the magic of plastic that can link generations
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Charles Gant: Half-term brought Warners' Lego film a strong opening weekend, well ahead of George Clooney's men-on-a-mission movie and the Valentine's Day releases
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Media Monkey: Episode featuring Homer and family as Lego characters to be part of show's 25th season including Futurama collaboration
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The launch of The Lego Movie is the latest step in the resurgence of the Danish company that a decade ago was on the verge of bankruptcy
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With its lively animation and adult-friendly gags, The Lego Movie does nothing to undermine the brand's reputation, writes Mark Kermode
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Her | The Lego Movie | Bastards | The Monuments Men | Cuban Fury | 8 Minutes Idle | Love Is In The Air | Endless Love | Bette Bourne: It Goes With The Shoes
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Mike McCahill: This imaginative and delightful film doesn't think outside the box so much as operate on another astral plane
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Sydney-based digital-effects studio Animal Logic produces animated blockbuster catering for all generations
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Playfully subversive and countercultural, the Lego Movie satirises surveillance culture and our modern-day neoliberal struggles
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Jonathan Jones: Lego Michelangelo is a refreshing addition to the animated posse who unites to save the world in The Lego Movie – perhaps Lego should create Renaissance building kits too
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Animation starring Chris Pratt, Morgan Freeman and Will Ferrell records second biggest February debut of all time
Cinemas are dreadful. Especially when you're a lone adult at The Lego Movie
Stuart Heritage: You may as well be given a special hat to wear on entry so everyone can identify you as a weirdo without having to get too close