From Gwyneth Paltrow thanking the whole auditorium to Angelina Jolie declaring her love for her brother, we round up the most memorable speeches.

Back to the Future II thought 2015 would be a futuristic land of flying cars and hovercrafts. As the New Year dawns, which of the film's predictions were hits - and misses?

A list of the biggest-grossing movies of 2014 reveals that global earnings are becoming an increasing part of a film's total take.

A film about a corrupt Wall Street stockbroker and an animated Disney movie were the two most pirated films of 2014.

"Thunderbirds are go" will once again be heard on the small screen next year as the 1960s cult-classic is due for a remake - and to wet fan's appetites a teaser trailer has been released.

After announcing they would not distribute comedy about killing North Korean leader after terrorist threat from hackers, Sony does a U-turn.

In the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to his lair.

Director who gave the world Mrs Robinson and propelled Dustin Hoffman to stardom dies suddenly after suffering a heart attack.

Court documents obtained by TMZ reveal that Williams was suffering devastating form of dementia as well as Parkinson's.

Lorde rubbed shoulders with the cast of the new Hunger Games film Mockingjay Part 1 at its London premiere.

False rumours that former child star had been found dead had picked up steam on social media, especially Twitter.

A one-woman show toured under the auspices of the British Council testifies to live theatre's unrivalled ability to enliven storytelling with a palpable sense of a real human presence.

Gadget based on Back to the Future II board uses a magnetic field to generate lift. Yours for just $US10,000.

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.

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.

Los Angeles police are investigating the fatal home invasion shooting of a director who worked on the reality TV show "America's Next Top Model."

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.