Lies and immortality
Lies and immortality
The sentimental retrospective of a late-career auteur exploring his legacy.
Film
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Planned film studio could have ‘massive flow-on effect’
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Planned film studio could have ‘massive flow-on effect’
A proposed $200m Queenstown film studio flagged for fast-track approval could have a "massive flow-on effect" for the region, making it easier to attract projects to the South, an industry leader says.
Stars out to dispel tariff gloom at Cannes
Stars out to dispel tariff gloom at Cannes
Movie legends from Tom Cruise to Denzel Washington are in Cannes this week for the 78th incarnation of its film festival, as the industry tries to shake off worries over dwindling audiences and threatened tariffs.
The search for Orson Welles' lost masterpiece
The search for Orson Welles' lost masterpiece
Josh Grossberg, a New York-based documentarian and journalist, has been on exhaustive search to find the “Holy Grail of cinema.”
Obituary: Genevieve Page, actress
Obituary: Genevieve Page, actress
French actress Genevieve Page was a star of stage and screen who accumulated many credits in English-language films as well as in French cinema.
Carving out a space
Carving out a space
Lily Gladstone’s new movie gives people a reason to laugh, writes Moira Macdonald.
Monochrome take on American life
Monochrome take on American life
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ new movie defies the times, featuring undocumented aliens and abortion, Ryan Gilbey writes.
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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
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
The Suicide Squad, but with heart
Why do "women" love Florence Pugh?
Obituary: P.H. Moriarty, actor
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
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
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
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
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 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
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.