"We are a fat-hating society." Fat people are rarely seen being intimate on screen and this reinforces negative attitudes towards them, says an academic.

Watching an actor evolve can make for fascinating viewing - sometimes proving more entertaining than their output. Take Ryan Reynolds.

The patient, deeply humane tone that distinguished Conversations with My Gardener and My Afternoons with Margueritte is on show in the new film by veteran French director Becker.

Fantasy master Guillermo del Toro's latest project is a cartoon about death that is fun for the whole family. Michele Manelis reports.

Karl Puschmann and Russell Baillie debate the merits of the Fast and Furious franchise.

Kevin Spacey is going from the Oval Office to the soul of a magical cat.

Last night's Auckland premiere of Fast & Furious 7 left movie-goers in tears. Reviewer Chris Schulz explains why.

Nominated for a Golden Globe, The Book of Life is directed by Jorge Gutierrez but also carries the creative imprint of producer Guillermo del Toro.

Frederic Tcheng, who co-directed Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and co-produced Valentino: The Last Emperor, steps out with his solo directing debut, Dior and I.

Theron, 44, will be replaced by an actress in her 20s for the new Mad Max film. Video / Warner Bros.

On the eve of the release of Woman in Gold, an expert at Christie's has spoken of a force that is changing the shape of the international art market: the scale of wartime art thefts.

James Bond legend Roger Moore insists he said nothing racist about fellow British actor Idris Elba - tipped to play the superspy next - in a French magazine interview.

Fans of Wolverine should get the tissues ready. Actor Hugh Jackman has hinted that he will be bowing out of the Marvel comic book franchise after the third Wolverine film.

Jake Gyllenhaal shows off a very toned torso as he takes a vicious beating in the harrowing new trailer for Southpaw.

It’s the film the Church of Scientology would rather you didn’t see.

It's rare that a film's most iconic line practically preordains its franchise.

In these days of Hunger Games, Avengers and 50 Shades of Grey, it may seem improbable that a traditional family fairytale should top the US box office charts.

From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua and starring Academy Award nominated Jake Gyllenhaal comes a story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to redemption.

Shaken and slurred: Crew of Spectre trigger international air safety alert after rampage aboard the official 007 jet.

Russell Baillie talks to the directors of Shaun the Sheep.

It was the Cinderella interview that was edited to make Cate Blanchett look like the wicked step mother she's been cast to play.

She's done Hollywood -- and now she's turned her back on it. Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton tells Kaleem Aftab why pretty-girl roles aren't enough.

Sam Taylor-Johnson, the director of the hit movie adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey," will not return for the sequels.