The London world premiere for the final film in the Hobbit trilogy is underway, while a special screening is held in Wellington.

Check out photos from the Hobbit premiere as Peter Jackson and the stars of the film walk the red carpet in London.

Check out photos from the Hobbit premiere in Wellington.

Hollywood's biggest names all want to be a part of television's new golden age and the latest to follow the trend are Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman.

He shrunk himself down by 10 kilos to play an ambulance chaser in Nightcrawler.

There are Star Wars fans, and then there are complete Star Wars obsessives.

Jake Gyllenhaal was on both sides of the camera in his latest left-field role. He tells Alexander Bisley why.

Bette Midler talks frankly to Bryony Gordon about sex, self-respect and survival.

Baby-faced yet self-assured, Leonardo DiCaprio has just turned 40. Robbie Collin applauds an actor who is truly ageless.

New Stormtroopers, new lightsabers, new cast members - and one helluva flip from the Millennium Falcon! This is the Star Wars fans have been waiting for.

Hoax trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens dupe fans as internet eagerly awaits genuine glimpse of JJ Abrams' take on Luke and the gang.

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn wants to see more women in Marvel movies.

Dominic Corry talks to three of the greats who helped make The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies come to life.

A very loose remake of a 2008 Argentinean romance which was itself pretty soppy, this story of love in the autumn of life is not without its charms.

Veena Malik has expressed her anger and disbelief after she was handed a 26-year jail term by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court for 'malicious acts' of blasphemy.

A special advanced screening of the last film in the Hobbit trilogy is being aired in a small Wellington cinema, marking the end of an era.

The American dream is given a twisted makeover as Jake Gyllenhaal goes to extreme lengths to make a living post-GFC.

Action movie fans are left lacking this summer, writes Robert Smith.

When Peter Jackson went to film his final battle in Middle-earth, Dominic Corry was there.

Because it wouldn't be a sci-fi blockbuster without scientists debunking it on Twitter, Jurassic World's first trailer has provoked the ire of dinosaur nerds over the anatomy of its CGI animals.

Set on the streets of Brooklyn, The Drop is a quietly foreboding psychological thriller set in the criminal world.

I loved The Hunger Games books, but that doesn't mean I want to see two hours of Katniss whining, writes Rachel Bache. Can we not just cut out the pages that you likely skipped anyway and make a movie that is more than just okay?

Hugh Jackman is unrecognisable as Pirate Blackbeard in the first Pan trailer, which hit YouTube today.

Check out the first trailer for Pan, starring Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard and due for release in 2015.