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Depp and ex-wife face off again in US trial

The latest chapter in Hollywood star Johnny Depp's legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard has begun in the US with a defamation trial over allegations Heard made about domestic abuse.

Will Smith slapped with 10-year Oscars ban

Will Smith strikes Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife's appearance at the...

Will Smith slapped with 10-year Oscars ban

Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years after the best actor winner slapped presenter Chris Rock on stage at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.

Academy considers discipline for Smith

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith's wife...

Academy considers discipline for Smith

Will Smith refused a request to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped presenter Chris Rock, Hollywood's film academy says, as it began a process that could lead to the best actor winner's expulsion.

Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock for Oscars slap

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the Vanity Fair Oscar party following the ceremony on Sunday...

Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock for Oscars slap

Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock for slapping the comedian at the Academy Awards, issuing a statement after the film academy said it might take action against the Oscar-winning actor.

Still power of delight on farm at director’s successes

Philippa Pope and partner Al McKnight with the distinctive Hawkdun Range behind them on their...

Still power of delight on farm at director’s successes

The Power of the Dog may not have won all the gongs at the Oscars, but a Central Otago farmer is delighted her Ida Valley farm - one of the stars of the atmospheric film - helped propel Dame Jane Campion to a historic best director award.

Campion wins best director Oscar for Power of the Dog

Dame Jane Campion is the first woman to be twice nominated for best director, and joins Kathryn...

Campion wins best director Oscar for Power of the Dog

Dame Jane Campion has won the best director Oscar for The Power of the Dog, becoming the third woman in Academy Awards' history to take home the prize. The dark Western was largely filmed in Otago and missed out on best picture.

From page and stage to the screen

Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura in Drive My Car. PHOTO: POTENTIAL FILMS

From page and stage to the screen

For his Oscar-nominated film Drive My Car, Ryusuke Hamaguchi adapted three stories and a play, writes Michael Ordona.

The young women, the film industry boss and a fight for justice

Eve Ainscow, 43, was a victim of indecent assault by her horse wrangling boss Wayne McCormack on...

The young women, the film industry boss and a fight for justice

Eve Ainscow spent years helping build evidence against her film veteran boss and endured a week of humiliation in court testifying against him.

'It's fantastic': Campion’s success brings smiles to South

Rally car driver Emma Gilmour, of Dunedin, was the driving double for star Kirsten Dunst in The...

'It's fantastic': Campion’s success brings smiles to South

Otago locals involved with filming of The Power of the Dog are thrilled and proud when the movie and NZ director Dame Jane Campion added more high-profile awards to a swag of accolades and nominations.

Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dead at age 71- reports

Actor William Hurt arrives for the premiere of his movie "Winter's Tale" in New York in 2014....

Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dead at age 71- reports

William Hurt, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in movies such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "Broadcast News," died on Sunday at the age of 71, according to Deadline.

Top BAFTAS for Campion's The Power of the Dog

Dame Jane Campion's dark western The Power of the Dog, filmed in Otago, has scooped the top two honours at the British Academy Film Awards, winning best film and director for the New Zealander.

Quest to develop diverse talent

A quest to help members of ethnic communities develop their creativity has been a driving force for a Dunedin training organisation.

June film and book festival should go ahead: organisers

June film and book festival should go ahead: organisers

Organisers of the 20th NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival remain optimistic the June event will go ahead.

A legend in the making

Kanye ‘‘Ye’’ West and Donda West in jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy. PHOTO: NETFLIX

A legend in the making

A new documentary series is an essential portrait of hip-hop star Kanye West’s rise, writes Adam Graham.

Cyrano, the outsider within

Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne, centre, and Monica Dolan as Marie, right, in Joe Wright’s Cyrano....

Cyrano, the outsider within

In Cyrano, Haley Bennett’s Roxanne is an "outsider in an insider's body", writes Michael Ordona.

Visitors can't stay at Wanaka studio complex

Residential units will be inside film studio buildings located in the Venice, Paris, and New York...

Visitors can't stay at Wanaka studio complex

Workers can stay at Wanaka’s Silverlight Studios complex - but not visitors, a fast-track panel has decided.

Campion film leads race for Oscars

Jane Campion (left) with Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst. Photo: Reuters

Campion film leads race for Oscars

New Zealand director Jane Campion's film The Power of the Dog, filmed in Otago, leads the nominations for this year's Oscars.

No cruise for mothers

Milena Smit (left) and Penelope Cruz are the Parallel Mothers in Pedro Almodovar’s new film....

No cruise for mothers

Penelope Cruz commits to parenting on stage and in real life, writes Patrick Ryan.

Documentary makers film second series

Dr Kurt Bennett checks out the sea bed in Fiordland this week. PHOTOS: TOITU

Documentary makers film second series

It was third time lucky for an intrepid group heading to one of the most remote places in New Zealand this week.

'Once Were Warriors' actor Pete Smith dies

Pete Smith. Photo: Supplied/ NZ Film Commission

'Once Were Warriors' actor Pete Smith dies

Kiwi actor Pete Smith, who starred in Once Were Warriors, The Quiet Earth and The Piano, has died.

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