Blips of Otago glimpsed in trailer for Netflix blockbuster
It's a blink and you'll miss it situation, but Otago sneaks into the just-released teaser trailer for East of Eden.
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Reliving a legend
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Reliving a legend
It was a privilege to play a part in a new film remembering the courage and valour of Haane Manahi, actor Vinnie Bennett tells Tom McKinlay.
Fun, fashion and changing times
Fun, fashion and changing times
The Devil Wears Prada 2 brings back the flash and fashion of the original film, but also offers insight into a transformed media landscape, its stars and makers say.
'Bully, liar': Rebel Wilson slammed in defamation fight
'Bully, liar': Rebel Wilson slammed in defamation fight
Australian actor Rebel Wilson took out defamation insurance before she posted a series of allegedly slanderous social media posts about the star of her directorial debut, a court has been told.
Obituary: Catherine O’Hara, actress
Obituary: Catherine O’Hara, actress
Canadian actress Catherine O’Hara was a gifted comedienne who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two Home Alone movies.
Jacinda Ardern documentary nominated for two Emmys
Jacinda Ardern documentary nominated for two Emmys
A documentary about former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been nominated for two Emmy awards.
Stars join forces to buy Auckland film and TV studio
Stars join forces to buy Auckland film and TV studio
Actors Cliff Curtis and Jason Momoa, along with director Taika Waititi, have acquired Auckland-based film studio Studio West in a bid to bring more jobs and Polynesian-led storytelling to the country.
Russell Brand sex trial delayed
Russell Brand sex trial delayed
British actor and comedian Russell Brand's trial on seven charges of rape and sexual assault relating to six women will take place in October, a judge says.
A peak into the past
A peak into the past
Steven Knight’s most famous creation, Tommy Shelby, is back, this time in a feature-length story.
The revolution will not win an Oscar
The revolution will not win an Oscar
One Battle After Another doesn't get the resistance in Trump's America, writes Gustavo Arellano.
Val Kilmer to appear posthumously through AI in film
Val Kilmer to appear posthumously through AI in film
Actor Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in what a production company says is a first-ever performance enabled by generative AI for an upcoming film.
Hollywood honours the unconventional
Hollywood honours the unconventional
Darkly comic thriller One Battle After Another won best picture at the Academy Awards, leading a haul of six trophies on a night when Hollywood’s top honours went to unconventional fare.
Hard reality or donkeys
Hard reality or donkeys
This year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts pack a wallop, Michael Ordona writes.
Damp squib reaches no heights
Damp squib reaches no heights
Your opinion on the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights will depend on how willing you are to accept Emerald Fennell drenching the material in her sensual fantasies.
Obituary: Udo Kier, actor
Obituary: Udo Kier, actor
German actor Udo Kier’s icy gaze and strange, scene-stealing screen presence made him a favourite of film-makers including Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier.
Shaking up the script
Shaking up the script
Director couple Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold are on a mission to counter box office franchise churn with eccentric, low-budget projects.
Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall dies
Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall dies
Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the napalm-loving colonel of "Apocalypse Now" or the spectral Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at age 95.
Real life intrudes
Real life intrudes
The show doesn’t necessary go on after the festival, Guy Lodge writes.
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‘Legend of Zelda’ filming in town
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‘Legend of Zelda’ filming in town
A cone of silence has descended on Central Otago as what looks like a large-scale movie production sets up shop.
Catherine O'Hara, star of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone', dies
Catherine O'Hara, star of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone', dies
Catherine O’Hara, the shape‑shifting Canadian comic actor whose characters ranged from the deliriously theatrical Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" to the frantic mother in “Home Alone,” has died at 71.