Rarely has a legal encounter on the finer points of international cultural heritage law drawn such attention.

New Zealand taxpayers have stumped up $153 million via tax rebates for the making of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy after four years of production.

As the superhero takeover continues, Arrow spin-off The Flash debuts tonight.

The political bad joke that is Silvio Berlusconi is a rich source for artists in all media, and his shadow can be seen stretching across two films in the upcoming Italian Film Festival.

When casting began for a new mini-series about legendary illusionist Harry Houdini, Adrien Brody turned out to be the perfect leading man. He tells Chris Schulz why.

Executive named in alleged email one of the most powerful men in Hollywood and was part of the team that persuaded PM to change NZ labour laws.

Labour wants to repeal the law changes that were ceded to Warner Bros over The Hobbit films, a move which the Govt says would cripple the $3b screen industry.

Anyone who thinks show business is glamorous should have been in the cavernous main auditorium of the Westpoint Performing Arts Centre on Monday morning.

The largest private collection of Lord of the Rings film memorabilia has gone under the hammer in Los Angeles.

The largest private collection of Lord of the Rings film memorabilia is expected to fetch almost $2 million at auction in Los Angeles today.

Mike Tyson wants a role on 'Downton Abbey'.

Actress Meryl Streep started smoking and drinking heavily to prepare for her role in upcoming movie August: Osage County.

Film industry has not developed enough creative producers, says South Pacific Pictures Chairman John Barnett.

Great Britain’s capital has played a central role in a cornucopia of brilliant but underexposed films.

John Key went to meet Hollywood bosses with a briefing from officials saying studios were looking for easier ways to target Kiwi who downloaded illegally.

A viewer's heart flutters, as it should, when a warning of "sexual content" appears before a TV drama.

Paul Henry is in talks for a return to TVNZ to front the new-look Close Up programme, the Herald has been told.

From a giant, bug-eyed Gollum sculpture looming over passengers at Wellington Airport to promotional banners covering the facades of entire office blocks, the upcoming The Hobbit movie is impossible to ignore in New Zealand.

The stars were out for the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Thursday Dec. 6, 2012 in New York.