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Oamaru station among film locations for series
Excitement is mounting as Oamaru is set to be a Netflix series film location.
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The making of a president
The making of a president
The Apprentice depicts the ex-president’s come up, a gamble that’s led to legal threats and Hollywood discourse, writes Adrian Horton.
Star Wars helmet tops list of auction memorabilia
Star Wars helmet tops list of auction memorabilia
From Yoda's cane to Clint Eastwood's coat in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, hundreds of items will go under the hammer next month in a sale of movie and TV memorabilia.
Friendship on the agenda
Friendship on the agenda
Saturday Night Live writer Harper Steele came out as a trans woman in 2022 at the age of 61.
Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
Dame Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died, aged 89.
Bombastic exercise in metaphor
Bombastic exercise in metaphor
Megalopolis is a Roman epic transposed into contemporary America, where a tormented visionary architect is at odds with a city’s mayor in the ideological and architectural frontier of the future.
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Movie fundraiser first step towards therapy
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Movie fundraiser first step towards therapy
Aoife Coster is on a journey to learn to walk but needs help to pay for a trip to Australia for intensive therapy.
An argument without substance
An argument without substance
It’s ironic that a film titled The Substance would have little of it.
Green steals the scenes
Green steals the scenes
Both a sweeping war epic crossed with a McGuffin-laden political thriller, Milady ultimately ends up slightly confused between the two, trying too hard to pull off both manoeuvres to satisfyingly deliver on either.
McAvoy brings the menace
McAvoy brings the menace
Speak No Evil sets the loaded gun on the table then proceeds to dare you to think it’s going to fire, sewing anxiety, doubt and despair into the tapestry of the text.
A towering presence
A towering presence
Mercurial actor Nicole Kidman has just picked up another award, at the Venice Film Festival, as she proves unstoppable, Leila Latif writes.
James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
American actor James Earl Jones, recognised the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, has died at the age of 93.
The soundtrack to their lives
The soundtrack to their lives
From Britney to Bruce to Bob, music biopics are hotter than ever.
Spat with Crowe highlight of promo
Spat with Crowe highlight of promo
Director Ridley Scott seems to be goading one of the most explosive actors in existence about his absence from the sequel of the film that made him, Stuart Heritage finds.
Stellar performances rescue ill-conceived script
Stellar performances rescue ill-conceived script
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a gentle return to form for Tim Burton, ditching CGI to reignite that colourful practical flair reminiscent of his earlier work.
Obituary: Janis Paige, actress
Obituary: Janis Paige, actress
Janis Paige danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform into her 90s.
Comedy mirroring life
Comedy mirroring life
Julio Torres survived immigration and the art world.
Lopez divorcing Affleck: reports
Lopez divorcing Affleck: reports
Jennifer Lopez has reportedly filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage.
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 tries something new
Film tries something new
Freeskier, surfer and nurse Hank Bilous stars in his directorial debut, short film The War on Style.