From Downton to Disney, Lily James' role as cinema's new Cinderella is about to send her into orbit. She talks to Michele Manelis.

Whether it's a blockbuster or an indie slow-burner, Mark Ruffalo believes in bringing the same principles and work ethic to every film. He talks to Dominic Corry.

Bringing Cinderella to the screen required Kenneth Branagh and his designers to work some magic, reports Helen Barlow.

Robert Redford, 78, who is in the region filming for the Disney remake of Pete's Dragon, has been spotted around Rotorua recently.

Run All Night is an action thriller set in New York pitting Neeson as alcoholic hitman Jimmy Conlon and Ed Harris as former mob boss Shawn Maguire.

If you have something that somebody else has already imagined, then without a doubt Tim Burton is the go-to-guy to get that shiz reimagined, Karl Puschmann. It won't be any good, of course.

The live return of the Backstreet Boys comes with a movie opening act. Leena Tailor reports.

Hollywood star Johnny Depp is renowned for not wasting his beer, but it was a spill of a very different kind that saw him flying back to America.

The robot-addicted minds at Weta Workshop helped design the star of Neill Blomkamp's new sci-fi romp. Chappie's makers tells Chris Schulz the five steps essential for building a great big-screen bot.

A trailer gives Nirvana fans a sneak peek at the acclaimed Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck. Here's the story behind the film...

Should more movies get theatre releases? Dominic Corry looks at John Wick and other recent films that went straight to DVD in New Zealand.

Check out the trailer for upcoming Kurt Cobain documentary Montage to Heck.

Kiwi Rose McIver relishes her new lead role as a zombie with a conscience - even the brains for breakfast, writes Leena Tailor.

Chameleon character actor Marsan has a long list of supporting-role credits in big films (Sherlock Holmes; Mission Impossible III) and small (X+Y), which releases here next week.

A good kidnapping requires clever design, meticulous planning and a magician's sense of timing; so does a good kidnapping film. This isn't one.

Johnny Depp has been forced to return to America to have surgery after he was injured on location for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, according to

For George Clooney every "second that ticks by the future is running out". At least according to his character in Disney's Tomorrowland, where he plays a former boy-genius on a mission to save the world.

Hollywood legend Robert Redford set tongues wagging after touching down in Auckland en route to his next film set - the central North Island town of Tokoroa.

To celebrate International Women's Day, we look at the important waves that female characters, both fictional and based on real life women, have made in the 21st century so far.

Actress Carrie Fisher has blamed the "curse of Star Wars" for Harrison Ford's dramatic plane crash.

Dominic Corry reflects on Harrison Ford's career and how he's become the last great movie star.

British actress Lily James stuck to a liquid diet while shooting new Disney movie Cinderella because her corset was tied too tight for her to properly digest solid foods.