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Trump's film tariffs would be ‘devastating’ for local industry

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Trump's film tariffs would be ‘devastating’ for local industry

A Dunedin-born film-maker says it would be "absolutely devastating" to the country’s film industry if Donald Trump gets his way.

Third theatre coming as business booms

Grace and Chris Rottenberry, holding their daughter Mia, 2, are delighted a third theatre at The...

Third theatre coming as business booms

Business is booming and a third theatre is being developed at Oamaru’s Riviera Cinema.

NZ movie industry anxious over Trump's 100% tariff threat

NZ movie industry anxious over Trump's 100% tariff threat

The New Zealand film industry is anxiously awaiting more details of Donald Trump's plan to slap 100 percent tariffs on movies made outside the United States.

The Suicide Squad, but with heart

Why do "women" love Florence Pugh?

Obituary: P.H. Moriarty, actor

P.H. Moriarty attends a drinks reception celebrating the new co-production agreement between...

Obituary: P.H. Moriarty, actor

Boxer and docker turned actor, P.H. (Paul) Moriarty always said the camera was good to him.

Lessons to be learned from scene-stealing penguin

Lessons to be learned from scene-stealing penguin

Tom McKinlay reviews a simultaneously charming and timely film.

Top notch from the get-go

Emily Watson tells Tim Lewis about making a "cracker" of a film with Cillian Murphy and knowing when to give people the shark eyes.

Fishburne’s screen matrix

As he appears in new film The Amateur, Laurence Fishburne looks back on 12 key roles with Greg Braxton.

Zoomer humour colonises Minecraft in Jumanji-esque escapade

Zoomer humour colonises Minecraft in Jumanji-esque escapade

Overloaded with screenwriters and devoid of serious cinematic care, A Minecraft Movie has been IP-mined for every block the game is worth.

Role of epic proportions

There’s still legend but little heroism in a new take on The Odyssey, writes Tom Shone.

Ephemeral odyssey plays out as folklore

In Grand Tour, East Asia’s cultural richness becomes the tapestry against which the White middle-class Brits stage their trivial social squabbles.

Actor Val Kilmer dies at 65

Actor Val Kilmer, best-known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 65.

Neill hooked on Central, not lure of Hollywood

At Two Paddocks, his vineyard in Central Otago, Sam Neill is cultivating more than just grapes....

Neill hooked on Central, not lure of Hollywood

For Sam Neill, it’s never been about Hollywood glitz or chasing stardom. It’s about the work, the land, and the people he shares it with.

The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain dies

Richard Chamberlain was a versatile actor who won four Emmy Awards. Photo: Reuters

The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain dies

Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fame in TV medical drama Dr Kildare and starred in the mini-series Shogun and The Thorn Birds has died. He was 90.

Fifty-one reasons to hope

A humanitarian mission to Afghanistan carried the extra weight of tragedy, Tom McKinlay writes.

A place for wisdom

Local knowledge, generations deep, proved crucial to restoring the health of a harbour in the Bay of Plenty, Seren Stevens discovers.

Spying on matters of the heart

Photo: Claudette Barius/Focus Features/TNS

Spying on matters of the heart

A married pair of intelligence agents, one suspecting the other of international crimes that could threaten the lives of thousands, navigate the volatile nature of their espionage-based work in their personal lives.