About 20 minutes into this electrifying, often terrifying documentary, the film-maker shows for the first time the man we have come to know as Edward Snowden.

If hype, 'likes' and advanced ticket sales are any indication of success, box offices around the world will get a boost this weekend with the release of the much anticipated adaptation of author EL James' "mummy porn" phenomenon, Fifty Shades of Grey.

For five films and almost 15 years, Spider-Man has spun a solitary web, without a superhero sidekick to share his on-screen adventures.

Female characters comprised just 12 per cent of protagonists in the top 100 grossing films of 2014, the lowest figure for more than a decade, according to a new study.

The highly anticipated film Fifty Shades of Grey is being unleashed on New Zealand this week. Dominic Corry takes a peek at some of the cringiest sex scenes shown on the big screen.

The first reviews of the highly anticipated movie adaption of Fifty Shades of Grey are out - and they're not good.

Die-hard fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels have been turned off by Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, according to Kiwi researchers trawling through responses from viewers.

Civil rights drama Selma failed to land a single nomination at this year's Bafta Awards because movie bosses did not organise enough voter screenings, according to the organisation's chief executive.

Thousands of moviegoers have bought tickets to the hotly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey.

Fifty Shades of Grey lead Christian Grey may have a fetish for sex toys, but this new video takes things to another level.

Kiwi author Anthony McCarten has helped steer Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory Of Everything to Bafta glory, picking up two top awards.

The erotic movie Fifty Shades of Grey, due to be released on Valentines Day, should be boycotted because it "glamorises sexual violence", Family First says.

Clothes were crucial to Martin Luther King being accepted, writes Stephen Jewell.

How did a Hollywood novice who hadn’t even read the book come to direct the film version of the mega-hit Fifty Shades of Grey? Sam Taylor-Johnson reveals all.

The media and public fascination with Stephen Hawking has, it seems to me, always been driven by a mixture of infantilising sentimentalism and morbid curiosity.

Magic Mike is making a return and, judging from the new trailer, the second film features more muscle than ever.

Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias reunite for the hotly anticipated sequel Magic Mike XXL.

As french as croissants aux amandes and so extravagantly theatrical that you can practically smell the greasepaint in the cinema, this small and goofy French comedy follows the struggles of a young teenager to come to terms with his sexual identity.

Poor Amy Adams looks a little precarious on the cover of Vanity Fair's 2015 Hollywood issue. But hey, getting awkwardly hoisted onto Channing Tatum's shoulder is a small price to pay to be a part of the ever-buzzy annual photo shoot.

Screen stars Jamie Dornan and Benedict Cumberbatch have topped a list of the world's sexiest men.

Spy movie Kingsman: The Secret Service inspired Dominic Corry to take a look at some of his favourite Bond-inspired films.

How to bring a legend to life? That was the challenge for film-maker Ava DuVernay when she was given the opportunity to direct - what is remarkably - the first major motion picture about Martin Luther King.

A gospel singer from Hawaii has received the call-back thousands of aspiring Polynesian princesses have been hoping for for more than a month.

Unless you're a Kardashian sibling, there are some things you just don't share with your parents.

Jedi master Yoda has been recreated at Madame Tussauds for a new exhibition.

The creator of Game of Thrones says he once wrote a TV pilot with a plot focused on an alien landing at the Super Bowl.

Fifty Shades of Grey is set to feature more sex on screen than the 100 raunchiest films released in 2014 put together, making it the most erotic mainstream movie in a decade.