Thandie Newton says she was sexually abused by a director in one of her first film roles - and she hopes speaking out stops it from happening to someone else.

Samuel L. Jackson has revealed the moment he hit rock bottom, when his wife and daughter found him on the kitchen floor after "cooking" cocaine.

Matt Damon could've been the star of some massive films - these are some of the major roles he passed up.

Reasons to start driving for Uber: 1. The Hulk might get into your back seat.

The BFG is "shaping up to be one of the biggest flops of Spielberg's career" after a poor start at the box office this week.

Tearepa Kahi's documentary Poi E: The Story of Our Song debuts at the NZ International Film Festival this month in time for Matariki, the Maori New Year.

Daniel Craig almost cost the producers of 2012 Bond movie Skyfall millions of dollars because he wanted to wear a pair of gloves in a scene.

It's been a long wait but Ricky Gervais' most famous character David Brent is set for a big comeback this year with his folk music career

Thor: Ragnarok cast were spotted out and about on the Gold Coast as production crew worked to finish outdoor sets for the film.

This actress loved Harry Potter so much she pretended to need glasses so she could look like him.

Please refrain from rolling your eyes at yet another reboot that nobody asked for, but I'm here to tell you that there is a new reboot

A young Kiwi actress is planning her next Hollywood move after going through a gender-swapping twist in a US television show.

Director David Yates now takes on a story that's already been adapted in almost every way possible, and attempts to turn it into a blockbuster that appeals to - well, it's hard to know.

Ex-Downton Abbey actor plays the Queen in Spielberg's BFG.

Kate Beckinsale gets wicked in a Jane Austen screen debut, writes Helen Barlow.

Auckland film-maker Christian Nicolson's four-year 'labour of love' is winning plaudits overseas

Margot Robbie may have the lead role in blockbuster Tarzan, but the actress shares a flat in the London suburb of Clapham with four roommates.

A cinema full of kids and parents waiting to watch Finding Dory were shocked when a trailer for an R-rated movie played beforehand.

The original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie turns 45 years old today. Here are seven things you never knew about the film.

Cliff Curtis and Taika Waititi have been invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the Oscars try to diversify.

You know what you're in with The Rock's new film - but what you may not expect is to see Dwayne Johnson stealing scenes from his comedian co-star.

COMMENT: Once again, with heartening reliability, Bill Gosden and the NZIFF gang have delivered a sumptuous variety of pleasures in the line-up for this year's International Film Festival.

Steven Spielberg's studio has greenlit the next project by the Lord of the Rings director - but the film's name and subject is still a mystery.

A petition is calling for producers of a film about Rumi to look for someone else other than Leonardo DiCaprio to play the famed Persian poet.

The father of Kiwi acting legend Jemaine Clement has spoken publicly for the first time about his "strong and loving" relationship with his son.

Daniel Radcliffe has refused to rule out reprising his role as Harry Potter, saying 'look what happened with Harrison Ford and Han Solo'.

It's no secret that some actors are "difficult" to work with. But a handful are such pains that directors have confirmed they'll never work with them again.

The latest Bridget Jones's Baby trailer has dropped - along with a new love triangle.

We now know what the houses are, who they're for, and how you get in - plus the history of how the US school got started.