New zealand film The Dark Horse continues to win global acclaim, with prominent British reviewers giving it glowing reviews as it hit UK cinemas over Easter weekend.

In the black-and-white photograph of her that appears briefly during the end credits of this true-life melodrama, Maria Altmann looks somewhat more interesting than her screen version.

The new film by the writer-director duo behind the 2011 hit The Intouchables is not as formulaic and manipulative but it lacks the single-minded coherence that was so crucial to that film's success.

Quorra and Sam Flynn are back. Olivia Wilde, 31, and Garrett Hedlund, 30, will reprise their roles in the next Tron film, according to an article from The Hollywood Reporter. The Disney movie will also see Joseph Kosinski as the director.

The six original Star Wars movies are being released online in digital form for the first time, the studios behind the iconic franchise has announced.

The final trailer for Avengers: Age Of Ultron was released on Monday, full of all the action and quick wit fans have come to expect from the superhero franchise.

This piece is basically one big spoiler. If you don't want to know what happens to Paul Walker's character at the end of Furious 7, stop reading.

Arnold Schwarzenegger certainly didn't waste his breath when it came to airing his views on the fourth Terminator film.

"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.

See the first teaser trailer for the 24th James Bond adventure SPECTRE. A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.

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