French film giant Alain Delon dies
French film giant Alain Delon dies
French actor Alain Delon, who melted the hearts of millions of film fans whether playing a murderer, hoodlum or hitman in his heyday, has died aged 88.
Film
Film tries something new
Film tries something new
Freeskier, surfer and nurse Hank Bilous stars in his directorial debut, short film The War on Style.
Arrowtown icon for sale
Arrowtown icon for sale
An iconic Arrowtown cinema business is on the market for the first time.
Obituary: Tony Lo Bianco, actor
Obituary: Tony Lo Bianco, actor
Boxer-turned-actor Tony Lo Bianco made his name playing tough guys.
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West Coast trip included in Agatha Christie doco
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West Coast trip included in Agatha Christie doco
A TV production company will be on the West Coast later this month as part of a new documentary retracing Agatha Christie's 1922 world tour - including a little-known visit to the Coast.
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Capturing a free spirit
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Capturing a free spirit
The first news camerawoman in New Zealand, Margaret Moth, who started her career in Dunedin, is the subject of a new documentary Never Look Away.
Obituary: Jon Landau, producer
Obituary: Jon Landau, producer
Although director James Cameron took the plaudits and the limelight, the Oscar-winning film-maker’s career was built upon the 31-year-long relationship he had with his producer Jon Landau.
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Defiant acts of caring
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Defiant acts of caring
Girls can do anything, when they do it together, a new Kiwi film argues.
The best of the festival
The best of the festival
The Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival starts this week and runs until August 25 at The Regent Theatre, showcasing movies and documentaries from around the world.
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The swashbucklers are back
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The swashbucklers are back
The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan bursts onto the screen as a swashbuckling adventure of visual exhibition, setting the stage for a delightful second entry.
Punk energy on the big screen
Punk energy on the big screen
Kneecap, the Irish-language hip-hop trio, were not sure they wanted to be film stars, Peter Larsen writes.
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Cinema owners offer new events
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Cinema owners offer new events
Grace and Chris Rottenbury, are breathing "new life" into the Oamaru movie-going experience with their newly branded location, The Riviera Cinema Oamaru.
Lots to like but familiar flaws
Lots to like but familiar flaws
The essential post-Taylor Swift movie, M. Night Shyamalan’s newest genre-thriller falls into the age-old Trap of the director’s career: a brilliant concept but lukewarm execution.
Obituary: Morgan Spurlock, film-maker
Obituary: Morgan Spurlock, film-maker
Documentary film-maker Morgan Spurlock was an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America’s food industry.
A cat with the cream
A cat with the cream
Somehow, Vanessa Stacey found time to appear in new film Bookworm.
Obituary: Albert Ruddy, film producer
Obituary: Albert Ruddy, film producer
Double Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy put his life on the line to make The Godfather.
A thrillingly cryptic experience
A thrillingly cryptic experience
Nauseatingly terrifying yet paradoxically hypnotising, Osgood Perkins’ satanic thriller Longlegs is a must-see.
Obituary: screen great respected by peers, loved by audiences
Obituary: screen great respected by peers, loved by audiences
Arguably the best actor never to have been nominated for an Academy Award, Donald Sutherland’s wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence was a fixture on screens for 50 years and more than 200 credits.
Obituary: Jeanette Charles, actress
Obituary: Jeanette Charles, actress
As an actress Jeanette Charles was not one to light up the screen, but what the London-born performer had going for her was an uncanny resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II.
Scream your appreciation
Scream your appreciation
Forget the tired franchises, a new wave of horror movies will make us jump out of our seats, writes Martha Gill.