The new Coen Brothers film about old Hollywood has its moments but its narrative juggling act doesn't come off.

Ahead of this weekend's Armageddon Expo in Auckland, Ethan Sills takes a look at the rise and rise of cosplay.

The trailer is out for the new Ghostbusters movie, starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones.

Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Source: Sony Pictures

Soap opera melodrama and visual effects wizardry combine in a mythical Egyptian fantasy adventure - and it's an uncomfortable mix.

The first local release of the year is an impressive adaptation of Witi Ihimaera's 1994 novel Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies.

Being on the young side didn't stop Nancy Brunning playing the kuia in the new Lee Tamahori-Witi Ihimaera film. She talks to Helen Barlow.

The Coen Brothers have gathered a star-studded cast for a movie about Hollywood's bad old days, reports Helen Barlow.

Have you seen her? Watch the new full length trailer, following the famous fish with a big heart and a bad memory.

Sacha Baron Cohen resurrected his Ali G alter ego at the Oscars - but his appearance was a complete surprise to organisers.

The newspaper drama Spotlight pulled off a surprise win over frontier saga The Revenant for best picture honours at the Academy Awards.

Another star of the big screen has passed away.

Leo took out best actor and Mad Max cleaned up, winning many of their nominations. Here are all the winners from the 88th Annual Academy Awards.

The talented New Zealand born woman, who worked behind the scenes on Mad Max: Fury Road took home the Make-up and Hair styling Oscar.

We'll have all the action from the Oscars red carpet and beyond, live on nzherald.co.nz.

The 2016 Academy Awards kicked off with an epic montage of the year's movie highlights.

Chris Rock, a stand-up comedian and actor himself, quickly addressed the issue, branding this year's Oscars the "White People's Choice Awards" then turning to calls for him to quit as host.

Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated five separate times for an Academy Award. But he's never won one - until, possibly, today.

The chances of Leonardo DiCaprio not winning the Best Actor gong this year are slimmer than those of surviving a bear attack.

It has taken me a while to process things in the aftermath of Zoolander 2.

Jennifer Garner says she and Ben Affleck had been "separated for months" before he was linked to their nanny.

Ruby Rose quickly hit it off with the actor, who has been a hero of hers since she was a young girl.

Black artists will be conspicuous by their absence on Oscar night, writes Justin Moyer.

Zac Efron is having difficulties training to be a lifeguard for the upcoming movie adaptation of the Baywatch TV series, according to the show's star David Chokachi.

From abandoned astronauts to testosterone-fuelled Wall Street traders, dogged reporters and frontiersmen bent on revenge, it is a man's world in the best picture race at Sunday's Oscars with women again taking supporting roles.

We'll have all the action from the Oscars red carpet and beyond, live on nzherald.co.nz from 11am on Monday.

We'll have all the action from the Oscars red carpet and beyond, live on nzherald.co.nz from 11am on Monday.

The story of the Sonderkommando, the "special units" of Jewish prisoners in Nazi death camps forced to assist with the exterminations of the Final Solution, has been little-told in the cinema.