COMMENT: One Pixar motto over the years has been "for every laugh, a tear." But ahead of Finding Dory's release, I wonder: As the marine-life high jinks and slapstick unfold, is it unfair to expect audience waterworks, too?

Steven Spielberg has revealed that one of his films took such an emotional toll that he almost quit directing.

The Legally Blonde star and Oscar winner will no longer be coming to New Zealand.

Pete's Dragon stars a Kiwi, some Kiwi scenery, some Kiwi ingenuity .. .and a dragon.

A former Bond girl says Daniel Craig quit because the pressure of playing James Bond was too much.

Critics say Finding Dory is "fine", "basically the same" as Nemo, but saved by the character of Dory herself.

Ellen DeGeneres has weighed in on same-sex couple speculation in Finding Dory: "I didn't see it."

A Kiwi-made documentary on climate change premieres globally today, to highlight the threat of rising sea levels to the people of Bangladesh.

A Pacific princess named Moana, a demigod played by The Rock, cool animated scenery, and a cute pig - what more could you want?

In 2016, it's possible that there is nothing less relevant or sexy than a magician.

Call it a case of life imitating art. Copies of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird have become hot property at Auckland libraries.

Auckland has played a starring role in TV and films for decades. This week we launch a new series, revisiting places in and around the city made famous on the big and small screen.

All due respect to Meryl Streep, but some stories are simply better suited to a French approach.

If going to the movies and being terrified is your idea of a great night out, then The Conjuring 2 is for you.

Academy-Award winning actor JK Simmons is undergoing a serious body transformation for his next role.

It's the line that made Cuba Gooding Jr. famous, but he says it also stalled his career.

COMMENT: As far as invasions go it was a fairly minor one, consisting only of documentarian Michael Moore's army of one and his film crew.

It's arguably the movie he's best known for, but Morgan Freeman has one big gripe with The Shawshank Redemption.

NZ On Screen Content Director Irene Gardiner takes a look at what is on the list for the highest grossing local features at the New Zealand.

The Four Horsemen's performance once again involves telling how they pull off their tricks. If only the plot revealed itself with the same clarity.

Its seems as though the Star Wars spin-off Rogue One is in a lot more trouble that what was first thought.

Hollywood has failed to translate video games into box office gold so far. But will World of Warcraft fair any better?

Duncan Jones has taken on the epic task of bringing World of Warcraft to the big screen. He talks to Dominic Corry.

The Rehearsal, a film involving many luminaries of acting, movie-making, literature and music is to have its world premiere.

Quentin Tarantino has sparked outrage by asking for "whores" to audition for his next movie.

Warcraft director Duncan Jones says he was inspired by Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and hopes to achieve what he did.

An actress who appeared in the first two Captain America movies has dissed the love story in the latest Marvel film.

Fox sorry for X-Men billboard showing female character being strangled.

Kiwi starlet Brooke Williams hopes her dream of cracking Hollywood is a step closer after scoring a role on the American TV drama, 12 Monkeys.

The on-again off-again sequel to Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim is back on again - and it's got a Star Wars megastar on board.