A star of the all-female version is OK with being cast as a transit worker.

They're taking that "bloody car to Invercargill" - again.

The latest offering from the inimitable Coen brothers is Hail, Caesar!, a goofy love letter to the golden age of Hollywood.

Thousands of costume-clad fantasy fans took over the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau today.

Oscar Isaac is set to star as Hamlet.

Zoe Saldana has shrugged off criticism about her appearance in Nina.

Many superhero fans believe Christian Bale offered the definitive version of Batman across three intensely dark films.

The new Coen Brothers film about old Hollywood has its moments but its narrative juggling act doesn't come off.

Ahead of this weekend's Armageddon Expo in Auckland, Ethan Sills takes a look at the rise and rise of cosplay.

Soap opera melodrama and visual effects wizardry combine in a mythical Egyptian fantasy adventure - and it's an uncomfortable mix.

The first local release of the year is an impressive adaptation of Witi Ihimaera's 1994 novel Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies.

Being on the young side didn't stop Nancy Brunning playing the kuia in the new Lee Tamahori-Witi Ihimaera film. She talks to Helen Barlow.

The Coen Brothers have gathered a star-studded cast for a movie about Hollywood's bad old days, reports Helen Barlow.

Have you seen her? Watch the new full length trailer, following the famous fish with a big heart and a bad memory.

Star caught on camera getting into a car as he left post-Oscars celebrations. Clip shows a man rushing out holding the statuette and attempts to hand it to Dicaprio.

Cost of retaining an independent body in NZ to classify entertainment products is a price worth paying, Andrew writes.

Sacha Baron Cohen resurrected his Ali G alter ego at the Oscars - but his appearance was a complete surprise to organisers.

The newspaper drama Spotlight pulled off a surprise win over frontier saga The Revenant for best picture honours at the Academy Awards.

Leo took out best actor and Mad Max cleaned up, winning many of their nominations. Here are all the winners from the 88th Annual Academy Awards.

The talented New Zealand born woman, who worked behind the scenes on Mad Max: Fury Road took home the Make-up and Hair styling Oscar.

We'll have all the action from the Oscars red carpet and beyond, live on nzherald.co.nz.

The 2016 Academy Awards kicked off with an epic montage of the year's movie highlights.

Chris Rock, a stand-up comedian and actor himself, quickly addressed the issue, branding this year's Oscars the "White People's Choice Awards" then turning to calls for him to quit as host.

WATCH: He was expected to get his hands dirty, and Chris Rock didn't waste any time getting down to business as host of the Oscars.

Live coverage of the red carpet, the winners, reactions, mistakes and snubs with Spy Editor Ricardo Simich, The Hits host Polly Gillespie and NZME's Laura McGoldrick.

Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated five separate times for an Academy Award. But he's never won one - until, possibly, today.

The chances of Leonardo DiCaprio not winning the Best Actor gong this year are slimmer than those of surviving a bear attack.

It has taken me a while to process things in the aftermath of Zoolander 2.

Jennifer Garner says she and Ben Affleck had been "separated for months" before he was linked to their nanny.

Ruby Rose quickly hit it off with the actor, who has been a hero of hers since she was a young girl.