Chris Hemsworth sought out Taika Waititi after seeing Boy, saying he was just what Thor needed.

Review: If you didn't know better, you might think it was a tasteless spoof.

Jim Jarmusch has two movies in this year's festival including one about the band which changed his life and gave the world Iggy Pop.

The actor named to play Han Solo has been revealed as the first to audition for the role.

Paul Dano likes a good fart joke. Which is lucky, because his new film is full of them.

When the trailer for the new Ghostbusters movie was released in March, the internet went bananas for the Holtzmann wink.

This year Ghostbusters had to prove that they weren't just afraid of no ghosts - but no trolls either. News of the all-female reboot

Herald film critic Russell Baillie checks out the new Ghostbusters to determine if it really deserves all the flak.

Sporting knee-high boots, super-long eyelashes and with her blond hair stacked high, Odessa Young is hardly your average 18-year-old.

A New Zealand cinema chain is under fire for posting a seemingly sexist Facebook message about a reboot of the popular film Ghostbusters.

Many films have tried to replicate Ghostbusters success, but very few have succeeded. Is that the problem with the new reboot?

The Patea Maori Club performs their famous hit Poi E in the iHeart Lounge at NZME to celebrate the release of Poi E: The Story of Our Song.

The world premiere of Poi E: The Story of Our Song opened the New Zealand International Festival at the Civic last night to a sell-out

A new image of Pennywise the Clown from the It reboot is the stuff nightmares are made of.

A few words with 17-year-old actress Lily-Rose Depp.

When Amazing Race host discovered that Kiwi Harry Watson rode in the Tour de France 88 years ago, he set himself the challenge of telling his story.

Tonight's opening movie of the New Zealand International Film Festival captures a magical moment in our pop culture.

Fans of Maze Runner actor Dylan O'Brien have mounting concerns for his wellbeing, as the rising star has not been seen or heard for four months.

While Tom Hiddleston's busy with Taylor Swift, another Kristen Stewart's name has been thrown into the ring for James Bond.

Alicia Vikander is forging a new path as an in-demand action star and has already started gruelling training for her upcoming role as hero Lara Croft.

There was a time when Zac Efron was only known for his teen-friendly films, smooth dance moves and Bieber-esque hair (before Justin Bieber was actually a thing). But throw a rock these days and it'd be hard to miss an Efron role in the latest bro-comedy.

New Zealand's highest grossing film of all time has just earned another accolade - a place in film review website Rotten Tomatoes top 100 movies of all time.

Movies predicted a lot about the then-future which is now our past, so what'd they get right?

Everyone said a female cast would ruin the new Ghostbusters, but it seems it's the only thing everyone agrees the film got right.

Temuera Morrison got so deep in character for Once Were Warriors he had to work to stop from being overwhelmed by Jake the Muss.

From international artists to local tours, and Ghostbusters to Poi E - here's what you can look forward to this week in entertainment.

Nothing says "a lovely film for kids" like a giant, crotchety old man in a cloak who peeks through windows and steals young orphans

A film's change of setting captured a priceless atmosphere.

I don't think there was a clear moment I decided I wanted to be an actor. Certainly there were experiences I had that helped seal

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston have arrived in Australia, flying in on a commercial flight this morning on their way to the Gold Coast for Taika Waititi's Thor film.