'Thumbs Up' signatures climb
A petition established by a Gibbston film-maker last year urging the Government to introduce a compulsory labelling system on all food and drink packaging in New Zealand is gathering steam.
Film
LOTR effects expert admits murdering parents
LOTR effects expert admits murdering parents
A Kiwi visual effects technician who worked for Weta Digital on the Lord of the Rings films has admitted brutally murdering his own parents in a row over the family dog.
Taika Waititi film wins big in Toronto
Taika Waititi film wins big in Toronto
New Zealander Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" has won the audience award given at the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which has in many past years been a bellwether for Academy Award...
'Downton Abbey' cast feels the pressure ahead of film
'Downton Abbey' cast feels the pressure ahead of film
Get out the tiaras and the best china. Hit British television series 'Downton Abbey' is about to arrive on the big screen and the makers are feeling uncharacteristically nervous.
Samoan movie edited from Dunedin office
Samoan movie edited from Dunedin office
An Otago-based movie editor has created a feature film from his small Dunedin office.
Carter doing what he loves
Carter doing what he loves
Dan Carter was the man of the moment the last time the All Blacks ventured to the World Cup. Now his life and times are the subject of a new film and he talked with Steve Hepburn.
Obamas make Hollywood movie debut
Obamas make Hollywood movie debut
Barack and Michelle Obama have made their Hollywood debut with a documentary set in industrial Ohio that film reviewers are calling compelling and timely. VIDEO 🎥
Name, details of new Bond film announced
Name, details of new Bond film announced
The new James Bond film finally has a title - No Time to Die - and an April 2020 release date, producers have announced.
'Easy Rider' actor Peter Fonda dead at age 79
'Easy Rider' actor Peter Fonda dead at age 79
Oscar nominated actor Peter Fonda, who played a cool and introspective motorcyclist in the 1969 film "Easy Rider" that captured the spirit of the era's counterculture movement, died on Friday at age 79.
$7m crime drama to be shot in Queenstown
$7m crime drama to be shot in Queenstown
Shooting is set to start next month on a $7 million crime drama series set in the "stunning but brooding landscape" around Queenstown.
Our top drops face the best
Our top drops face the best
A belief that New Zealand’s wine story has not been given the ‘‘airplay’’ it deserves inspired David Nash to try to remedy the situation, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Aim to lure Chinese film-makers
Aim to lure Chinese film-makers
A Dunedin film-maker wants his upcoming film to encourage more Chinese film-makers to the city.
Reel take on wealth, inequality
Reel take on wealth, inequality
A new New Zealand film on the work of a French economist strikes at the heart of wealth and power, writes Tom McKinlay.
Tom Cruise 'scouting for South Island digs'
Tom Cruise 'scouting for South Island digs'
Tom Cruise is reportedly planning a move to New Zealand and is already "scouting" for appropriate properties.
Highlights of the NZIFF
Light shining in the dark
Another memorable, enthralling and exhilarating few weeks of movie-going lie in store, writes Weekend Mix film critic Jeremy Quinn.
Taika Waititi unveils first peek of 'anti-hate satire' film
Taika Waititi unveils first peek of 'anti-hate satire' film
Director Taika Waititi has unveiled the first peek of his new film Jojo Rabbit, in which he plays an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler.
Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer dies
Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer dies
Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, best known for his role in science fiction classic Blade Runner, has died after a short illness. He was 75.
Marvel makes major announcements at Comic-Con
Marvel makes major announcements at Comic-Con
Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in "The Eternals," Mahershala Ali in a remake of ...
Horror flick explores sensitive subjects
Horror flick explores sensitive subjects
Horror can be the perfect genre to explore sensitive subjects, the producer recreating a cult slasher classic in Dunedin says.
'Scarfies' 20 years on
'Scarfies' 20 years on
Two decades have passed since the release of the film Scarfies gave the rest of the world a glimpse of Dunedin student culture, writes Elena McPhee.