Comedy great Cloris Leachman dies at 94
US actress Cloris Leachman, who won eight Emmys for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and other TV programmes and an Oscar, has died at the age of 94.
Final curtain for Vere-Jones
Final curtain for Vere-Jones
New Zealand actor Peter Vere-Jones has died aged 82.
The accent’s on the Oirish
The accent’s on the Oirish
Wild Mountain Time is an enjoyable load of old tosh about star-crossed lovers to be sure, writes Jeremy Quinn.
Latest James Bond film delayed again
Latest James Bond film delayed again
The global release of the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" has been postponed to October from April, its producers say, another setback for cinemas trying to rebuild a business crushed by the...
Extras wanted for ‘fairy tale’ filming in Dunedin, Oamaru
Extras wanted for ‘fairy tale’ filming in Dunedin, Oamaru
Dunedin will hit the silver screen as the location for a new production billed as a modern day fairy tale.
A beautiful but predictable story
A beautiful but predictable story
A disillusioned chief executive quits his job in Canada and returns to Italy where he finds himself in his grandfather’s vineyard in the picturesque village of Acerenza.
Theatres look to Bond and Black Widow to spark 2021 moviegoing
Theatres look to Bond and Black Widow to spark 2021 moviegoing
Movie theatre operators, after a year of dismal ticket sales during the pandemic, are hoping a lineup of superheroes, fighter pilots and cinema's most famous spy will help them stage a comeback in...
Q'town teen wins film award after being secretly entered by teacher
Q'town teen wins film award after being secretly entered by teacher
When a letter was handed to a Wakatipu High schooler in the pouring rain at Branches Camp he had no idea what it was about.
Wonder Woman breaks pandemic box office record
Wonder Woman breaks pandemic box office record
"Wonder Woman 1984" pulled in roughly $US36.1 million at theatres worldwide over the Christmas holiday weekend, distributor Warner Bros said as it confirmed plans for a third film in the superhero...
Blithe Spirit remake great idea, but disappointing
Blithe Spirit remake great idea, but disappointing
What could possibly go wrong with a Noel Coward remake?
WW2 spy thriller doesn't deliver
WW2 spy thriller doesn't deliver
A CALL TO SPYDirector: Lydia Dean PilcherCast: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache, Rossif SutherlandRating: (M)Two and a half stars (out of five)REVIEWED BY JEREMY QUINN
Replica Tiger tank’s days are numbered
Replica Tiger tank’s days are numbered
It could have been just a silhouette - a simple, two-dimensional cut-out of a German Tiger tank. But not when Wanaka film and television props master Peter Akass is involved.
Warner Bros to stream 2021 releases
Warner Bros to stream 2021 releases
In an unprecedented move, Warner Bros announced that it will debut all of its 2021 films for streaming and in theatres at the same exact time.
Ex-Facebook president can buy third of Weta Digital
Ex-Facebook president can buy third of Weta Digital
Facebook's first president, billionaire Sean Parker, has won consent from NZ's Overseas Investment Office to buy a third of Academy Award-winning Weta Digital.
Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse dies
Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse dies
David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has died aged 85, his management company says.
International Film Festival's Bill Gosden dies
International Film Festival's Bill Gosden dies
Dunedin born former New Zealand International Film Festival director Bill Gosden has died, days before his 67th birthday.
Depp out of 'Fantastic Beasts' after losing court case
Depp out of 'Fantastic Beasts' after losing court case
Actor Johnny Depp on Friday was forced out of the "Fantastic Beasts" movie franchise days after losing a libel case in Britain against a tabloid that called him a "wife beater."
Johnny Depp a wife beater, court rules
Johnny Depp a wife beater, court rules
Actor Johnny Depp has lost his libel battle with a British tabloid that labelled him a "wife beater", after a London judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted his former partner, putting her in fear for her life.
Movie great Sean Connery dies
Movie great Sean Connery dies at 90
Scottish movie legend Sir Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90.
Jeff Bridges diagnosed with lymphoma
Jeff Bridges diagnosed with lymphoma
Academy-award winner Jeff Bridges has been diagnosed with lymphoma.