Surmounting the not considerable obstacle that French pop music makes John Denver sound like AC/DC, this Christmas crowdpleaser breathes new life into the girl-becomes-woman genre.

Charlie brown's return to the big screen, 25 years after the last Peanuts feature, is sure to charm and delight both newcomers and fans of Charles M. Schulz's iconic comic strip.

Family First has started its own streaming TV and movie site, akin to Netflix or Lightbox.

L'Osservatore Romano weighed in on J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars movie, The Force Awaken and thought the film's villains just weren't evil enough.

It's been a big year for movies, one of the biggest ever. Here are some of the movies, moments and performances we found to be the most memorable.

Warning: This article contains major plot spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

These are Hollywood's most overrated actors, according to Herald readers.

J.K. Rowling has said she "loves" the fact that Hermione Granger will be played by a black actress in the highly anticipated new Harry Potter play.

Boutique theatre company's opening Kiwi musical Daffodils is to be made into a movie

Everything we want know about Star Wars Episode VIII. WARNING: Spoilers.

The star may be staying at one of Peter Jackson's many homes on Seatoun's Worser Bay

Warning this article contains Star Wars: The Force Awakens SPOILERS. Do not read this article if you have not seen the movie. Seriously, just don't.

Ever wondered what a year in the life of Richie McCaw is like? Bio pic hopes to answer that question, and more.

For the perfect Christmas you will need; a massive tree, a dangerous amount of lights, cheese-ball movies and songs so bad you wouldn't listen to them any other time, writes Matt Heath.

Disney producers were so determined to get the 73-year-old to reprise his role as Han Solo for The Force Awakens that they agreed to a $37 million fee.

A heroine steps up to the plate in the latest in the franchise.

Actor Jeremy Renner is heading into the ring to play legendary boxer Rocky Marciano in an upcoming biopic.

The pop star told the Supreme Court of New York that the suggestion Penn was violent towards her was completely "outrageous, malicious, reckless and false".

John Cleese talks about bringing Monty Python to New Zealand and the formative experiences the country gave him as a young man

The fear of technology are not helped by a continuing epidemic of artificial intelligence (AI) and robophobic screenplays emanating from Hollywood.

The force may be strong with Star Wars: The Force Awakens but as the old saying goes, 'haters gonna hate'. So join Karl Puschmann on the dark side as he fulfils his destiny with a spoileriffic list of the Top 15 WTF moments in the new film.

A documentary about tickling made by TV3 journalist David Farrier will debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

It's been a great year for film, but there's no denying that some movies fell far short of their potential. Here's Dominic Corry's list.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has set a new box office record in New Zealand, earning a massive $1.57 million in its opening day.

Simon Pegg is a co-writer and star of the new Star Trek film - but even he doesn't like the new trailer.

Rarely do box office smashes wow Academy voters. Technical categories aside, Oscars are reserved for movies that are just more sophisticated.

The first image from the new Ghostbusters movie has been released showing the four leading actresses in their jumpsuits, proton packs and blasters.

Director JJ Abrams said it is an "enormous relief" that fans are finally going to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Actor is in the middle of a Star Wars promotional campaign he doesn't seem to be enjoying that much. He talks to Chris Schulz.