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Once an Oscar frontrunner, the star is now the subject of much internet sneering.
Council fails to sell Auckland Film Studios — here's its excuse
No buyers emerge after two-year process, which kicked off after $37.5m grant for upgrades.
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Barbra Streisand to receive huge Hollywood honour
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Jo Koy hopes to inspire by hosting the Golden Globes
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Editorial: A good time to celebrate business success
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Australian film-maker wins big at NZ Youth Film Festival
The Oscars-inspired awards show crowned 11 aspiring film-makers on Friday night.
Horror film billboards taken down after complaints they were terrifying
The advertisement showed a close-up of two girls with demonic eyes and bloody mouths.
Live: New Zealand Youth Film Festival winners revealed
The young Kiwis aspiring to be the next Jane Campion or Taika Waititi have been announced.
James Cameron confirms delays to future Avatar movies
The successful film director details future production plans and gaining NZ citizenship.
Sir Richard Taylor and how Lord of the Rings changed Wellington
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Bollywood blockbuster being shot in NZ?
The secretive production follows in the footsteps of other major films down under.
Taika Waititi’s truth: ‘Am I into this stuff anymore?'
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Watch: Trailer to Lee Tamahori’s new film The Convert
Lee Tamahori's new film depicts pre-colonial Aotearoa.
Watch: Sir Peter Jackson asks locals to ‘bear with us’ at Shelly Bay
Plans are under way to 'green' the waterfront real estate and welcome back the public.
Review: Does Taika score again with his new film, or is it an own goal?
Has Waititi's winning touch brought home the win for this underdog story?
Oscar-winner Quentin Tarantino’s praise for Kiwi director
Scott Walker on his new movie with Wētā and an unexpected email from an Oscar-winner.
'I love being a Wellingtonian' - Titanic director James Cameron to become NZ citizen
'I love working here. I love the people that I get to work with here.'
Hollywood actors' strike is over as Sag-Aftra reach deal
The tentative deal could see Hollywood up and running again as early as tomorrow.
Never mind the Oscars - the unique way Wētā's Sir Richard Taylor measures business success
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Review: Jennifer Connelly grapples with enlightenment and rage in new darkly funny NZ film
Director Alice Englert’s feature film debut takes on the enlightenment economy.
No show business: Hollywood strikes stall international productions in NZ
There are lights and cameras, but where is the action?
Oscar-nominated 'Carrie' actress Piper Laurie dies at 91
The strong-willed actress was a three-time Oscar nominee.
Review: Why Kiwi star's new Dunedin-based film is a must see
Julian Dennison tackles the big topics in this local coming-of-age dramedy.
‘For the first time in my life, I have a father’: Two Ukrainian war filmmakers now call NZ home
“It is a story of people who finally find each other 17,000 kilometres from home."
Brutal diss that almost cost Russell Crowe huge movie role
The New Zealand-born actor was almost snubbed for his breakout film, Romper Stomper.
Taika Waititi's take on a Pacific football tale fails to score with reviewers
Kiwi's film about American Samoa's football team premiered to mixed reviews.