Images from the next wave of New Zealand films - both adaptations of prominent writers by leading directors - have been revealed.

The skimpy metal bikini is no more.

Daisy Ridley decided to audition for Star Wars: The Force Awakens after getting a "really weird feeling."

An exceptional cast of three Oscar nominees, with some wins between them, work hard to elevate a plodding script to more than a TV movie of the week, but it's a tough ask.

The Star Wars team has unveiled stunning new character posters for The Force Awakens new heroes and villains.

Any film about Malala Yousafzai, the courageous Pakistani girl shot by the Taleban in 2012, would be inspiring.

Hollywood studios have shut down a huge piracy website run out of house in suburban Auckland.

The first fruit of a co-production agreement between Australia and India, this cross-cultural love story follows a formulaic and predictable path.

A Texas man's dying wish is to see the new Star Wars film but he's worried he won't live long enough to see his dream come true.

The world is going crazy for James Bond, but Kiwi fans must wait to discover what all the fuss is about.

It didn't take long for The Girl on the Train - aka the Gone Girl of 2015 - to get snapped up by Hollywood.

Robert De Niro and spring break aren't exactly a match made in heaven.

Sandra Bullock's political satire Our Brand Is Crisis and chef drama Burnt starring Bradley Cooper added to a pile of films that failed to please.

Her Star Wars character is hidden behind a suit of armour, but Gwendoline Christie says Captain Phasma is "a very progressive female character."

A huge blaze has broken out on the set of Tom Cruise's new movie, engulfing a trailer with Tom Cruise standing just metres away.

A comedy starring Robert DeNiro and Zac Efron

Cinemas look to smash records as two blockbuster franchises battle for supremacy in the pre-Christmas showdown.

James Bond's criminal mastermind enemies Blofeld and Scaramanga were named after prefects who terrorised Ian Fleming's nephew at school, said a member of the Blofeld family.

Not sure what to wear this Halloween? Here are 10 great costume ideas that are totally 2015.

The polarising 3D format is coming into its own just in time for Halloween, writes Karl Puschmann.

Dominic Corry picks out some of the best classic scary flicks to watch this Halloween.

As Charlie Brown celebrates his 65th birthday, Lucy Davies learns how his creator, Charles M Schulz, reinvented comics for the modern world.

The movie isn't out until next year, but Margot Robbie's role as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad is proving to be a hot ticket this Halloween.

The NZ Herald entertainment team reveals some of their scariest movie experiences.

The reboot of the crime comedy is being produced by star of the original remake George Clooney.

Dynamic and passionate, thrumming with barely suppressed anger, this sleek American indie has the brains of a documentary, the soul of a moral fable and the beating pulse of a thriller.

Calling this latest collaboration, by director Noah Baumbach and star and co-writer Greta Gerwig a whirlwind of witty observations about the entitled middle class, is an understatement; it's a tornado.