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TV ratings: April 22-24

Harrison Ford's Raiders of the Lost Ark managed to attract 5.2 million viewers to BBC1 last night - even though it was the second time in seven months the channel has shown it.But it was still not...

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Indie villain: I bless my iPod every day'

Actor and LEGO villain Paul Freeman never goes raiding without his trusty iPod at his sideWhat's your favourite piece of technology?My iPod – it's wonderful, and I bless it every day. I play it on...

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Shortcuts: Raiders of the Lost Ark, as you've never seen it before

Seven years in the making, by three boys with big dreams and no money, and coming soon to a cinema near you - as long as you live close to London's Leicester Square, where it has its UK premiere next...

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The film that changed my life: Neil Marshall

Raiders of the Lost Ark by Steven Spielberg, 1981I first saw Raiders of the Lost Ark when I was 11 years old with my best mate at the Odeon in Newcastle. Walking out of the cinema I knew then that I...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark: No 11 best action and war film of all time

Steven Spielberg, 1981What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Raiders of the Lost Ark? The hat? The theme tune? The weird Chinese boy whose presence hasn't really dated very well?...

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Indiana Jones whip expected to fetch £50,000 at auction

The 12ft-long bullwhip used by Harrison Ford's character in the Raiders of the Lost Ark will go on sale later this monthThe famous bullwhip used in the classic film Raiders of the Lost Ark is to be...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark – review

Spielberg's rollicking yarn is still fantastic after 30 yearsSteven Spielberg's rollicking adventure yarn still looks buoyant and dashing after 30 years. Harrison Ford is the archaeologist Indiana...

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Why I'd like to be … Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark

Why righteous treasure hunter and all-round intellectual superhero Indiana Jones inspired our Reel history columnist Alex von Tunzelmann to join the Young Archaeologists' Club and occasionally don a...

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Steven Soderbergh recuts Raiders of the Lost Ark as a silent movie

To show the importance of staging in filmmaking, the director reworks Steven Spielberg’s classic adventure into a moodily black and white silent filmThe two Normans: Steven Soderbergh’s Psycho...

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Raiders! first look review - feelgood fanaticism that's Boys Own stuff

The documentary detailing Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos’s painstaking shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark captures the lunacy and love of fandom and friendshipEric Zala and Chris...

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Harrison Ford: five best moments

The veteran superstar actor’s greatest hits, from a career that has spanned six decades. It’s fair to say that 2015 is a pretty big year for Harrison Ford. The 72-year-old actor is set to make a...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark cinematographer Douglas Slocombe dies aged 103

The three-time Oscar nominee is best known for shooting the first three Indiana Jones films and nearly all the classic Ealing comediesRaiders of the Lost Ark cinematographer Douglas Slocombe has died...

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'A total blast': our writers pick their favorite summer blockbusters ever

As the season heats up on the big screen, Guardian writers look back on their picks from the past with killer sharks, mournful crime-fighters and time-traveling teensMadman bomber Nicolas Cage stole...

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Mary Poppins, The BFG and Spectre: your complete Christmas film guide

The best festive films, from the classic The Grand Budapest Hotel, to modern favourites such as Up and Brooklyn, plus the creepy baby from Twilight and everything in betweenLes Mis, Torvill and Dean,...

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Pepsi ad, Fyre and Sausage Roll Jesus: how to fix a PR disaster

The creator of Flack, a drama based on a London media fixer, suggests ways to spin some classic media blundersModern Toss on the PR meetingAnna Paquin is back and starring in Flack, a show in which PRs...

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Temple of Dumb: sequels to Boris Johnson's 'hilariously awful' film pitch

The prime minister’s Indiana Jones-style film idea may have been even less successful than his parliamentary votes, but the follow-ups could hit bigOf course Boris Johnson is a frustrated scriptwriter....

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'I barely breathed': Tilda Swinton, Emma Thompson, Steve McQueen and more on...

From transformative nights in the grubbiest of fleapits to spellbinding screenings under the stars, film-makers and critics recall the communal thrill of going to the cinema• Walter Murch: why movies...

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Keith Short obituary

Sculptor and modeller who created pivotal props for films including Batman, Alien and Raiders of the Lost ArkEven hardened film buffs may not know the connection between the sleek, sinister Batmobile...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark at 40: Indiana Jones’s first adventure remains his...

Steven Spielberg’s deliriously entertaining throwback remains a pure pleasure, a film drawn from forgotten serials and comics and brought brilliantly to lifeIt took almost no time – certainly not the...

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The making of Raiders of the Lost Ark – archive, 23 July 1981

23 July 1981 George Lucas and Steven Spielberg talk about the friendship that led to the creation of the first Indiana Jones adventureSigning up both producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg...

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