Film shows off southern art and region
The latest work from Dunedin film-maker and musician, Bill Morris, has been picked to be shown at a prestigious film festival.
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Allen, Amazon end dispute over movie deal
Allen, Amazon end dispute over movie deal
Woody Allen has ended his multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Amazon.com for backing out of a four-picture production and distribution agreement and refusing to distribute a film he had finished.
Oscar winning director to speak in Dunedin
Oscar winning director to speak in Dunedin
Superstar director James Cameron will discuss his life as an explorer during a visit to Dunedin this month.
Actor awake to the possibilities
Actor awake to the possibilities
She's been in some of the biggest blockbusters of recent years, yet has somehow always remained below the radar. But that's all about to change. Alex Moshakis meets the star of the new Stephen King...
Newtown-John to auction Grease costumes
Newtown-John to auction Grease costumes
Olivia Newton-John's black leather jacket and very tight pants from Grease, complete with a broken zipper, go up for auction this week as the top item in a sale to help raise money for her cancer...
Queenstown to host stars of new Netflix film
Queenstown to host stars of new Netflix film
Hollywood megastars Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst are poised to brighten up the South Island over the summer holidays.
Competing for locations a threat to NZ film industry
Competing for locations a threat to NZ film industry
The boss of Film Otago Southland says competing for filming locations is one of the biggest threats to the New Zealand industry.
Manager of Film Otago Southland resigns
Manager of Film Otago Southland resigns
Film Otago Southland executive manager Kevin Jennings has resigned, effective December 31.
'Thumbs Up' signatures climb
'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.
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.