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Hollywood honours the unconventional

Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan won the Oscars for best actress and best actor. Photo: Reuters

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

This year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts pack a wallop, Michael Ordona writes.

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

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

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

Robert Duvall at the Golden Globe Awards in 2015. Photo: Reuters

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

The mysterious film set in Poolburn. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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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 at the 2019 Critics Choice Awards. Photo: Reuters

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.

A wonderful mother to her daughter, on and off screen

Laura Dern (right) and her mother Diane Ladd at the 2012 Golden Globe awards. PHOTOS: GETTY...

A wonderful mother to her daughter, on and off screen

On the first day of filming Wild at Heart, David Lynch’s 1990 black comedy, Laura Dern had to walk downstairs and be confronted by Diane Ladd

Big budget Melania film premieres

The documentary offers rare access to the deeply private, enigmatic US first lady Melania Trump, who has kept a low public profile during her husband second term.

Alive to every line

Stellan Skarsgard, left, and Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value. Photo: TNS

Alive to every line

After a stroke, Stellan Skarsgard feared his career was over, instead he’s rediscovered the intensity of his earlier work, Josh Rottenberg writes.

Obituary: Tatsuya Nakadai, actor

Obituary: Tatsuya Nakadai, actor

Tatsuya Nakadai was a veteran of Japanese cinema, starring in classic films such as Ran, High and Low and Harakiri.

Haircut moment of truth

Zoey Deutch, left, and Guillaume Marbeck in Nouvelle Vague. Photo: TNS

Haircut moment of truth

She was always meant to play Jean Seberg, but first Zoey Deutch needed the haircut, Mark Olsen writes.

Blockbusters coming in hot

Timothée Chalamet in Dune, the third instalment of which is due later in the year.

Blockbusters coming in hot

Weekend Mix reviewer Amasio Jutel reveals 15 movies to watch in 2026.

Scenes from a dream

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in Hamnet. Photo: TNS

Scenes from a dream

Dream workshops helped Chloé Zhao make her latest film, Sophia Evans writes.

Obituary: Pauline Collins, actress

British actress Pauline Collins poses on the set of an episode of Tales of the Unexpected in...

Obituary: Pauline Collins, actress

Pauline Collins was a versatile actress, but her portrayal of characters from her home town of Liverpool won her national acclaim.

Brigitte Bardot dies at 91

Brigitte Bardot's ability to subvert traditional gender roles made her not just a sex symbol, but a pop culture icon and a touchstone for shifting social attitudes.

Obituary: Samantha Eggar, actress

British actress Samantha Eggar circa 1970. Photo: Getty Images

Obituary: Samantha Eggar, actress

Samantha Eggar began her acclaimed acting career doing Shakespeare, but it was her Oscar-nominated role in psychological thriller The Collector which cemented her reputation

Obituary: Costa Botes, film-maker

Prolific documentary and filmmaker Costa Botes. Photos: supplied

Obituary: Costa Botes, film-maker

Film-maker Costa Botes only made it into film school because someone else dropped out, but it was the entree into a life immersed in cinema.

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