Here are the highlights of thirteen film festival premieres and when you can expect to see them in New Zealand.

Disney has unveiled the toys that will be released as part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Actress Sienna Miller's appearance in Johnny Depp's much-anticipated James "Whitey" Bulger biopic Black Mass has been cut.

Selena Gomez is set for her first film appearance alongside fellow Disney Channel product Zac Efron in the sequel to Bad Neighbours.

The critical and box office success of Straight Outta Compton has saved Ice Cube's son O'Shea Jackson, Jr from being maligned and hated, says his famous father.

Neve Campbell has paid tribute to the late director Wes Craven.

Inoffensive, unremarkable and mostly just a bit naff, this adaptation of Bill Bryson's memoir of walking the Appalachian Trail is about as good as it could possibly have hoped to be, which is to say not very good at all.

Same-sex political tussles across Tasman add to 'magic' around release of film based on cherished memoir.

Jemaine Clement unleashes the dad jokes as a father in a bittersweet new American comedy. He talks about it and his many other projects to Russell Baillie.

Disney reveals details of its Pasifikan princess movie with Dwayne Johnson talking about playing Maui. Dominic Corry reports.

Because this is a film about the darkest days in New Zealand's long-time connection to the highest peak on the planet, it was always going to resonate here differently than in many parts of the world.

One of the highest grossing directors of all time says it's time for superheroes to hang up their capes.

A day after its trailer debuted online and months before it hits theatres, a Will Smith football head-trauma film is already sparking controversy.

Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, this indie coming-of-age dramedy is all about Greg (Mann), a teenage boy whose mother makes him spend time with cancer-stricken classmate Rachel (Cooke).

The Danish Girl tells the story of transgender woman Lili Elbe, and is already being pegged for Oscar glory.

International critics have voted Mad Max: Fury Road as their best film of the year, their main federation says.

A big shake-up of online streaming catalogues has Netflix losing major films to Hulu in a recent deal.

A new movie of William Shakespeare's Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender in the lead role looks like it has been influenced by Game Of Thrones.

If he could have chosen anyone to play him on the big screen, travel writer Bill Bryson would almost certainly have picked Robert Redford.

From the producers of The King's Speech comes the feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) whose ambitious wife (Marion Cotillard) urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king.

Even if you're not a horror fan, you've probably seen a Wes Craven film. Dominic Corry picks his five favourite films from the Scream director.

In the interview, Tarantino took aim at Ben Affleck, Cate Blanchett and attractive people in movies.

Concussion is supposed to be a serious Oscar contender. But will audiences be able to get past Will Smith's terrible accent? The verdict appears to be 'no'.

Director unleashed Freddy Krueger on the world with Nightmare on Elm Street series and found new fans with Scream.

The latest movie starring wonderboy Zac Efron has bombed over the weekend, becoming one of the worst releases in American box office history.

Ten stories above Manhattan, Zachary Quinto leans back in a chair, inches away from a massive plate-glass window.

Boy Star James Rolleston and Youtube sensation Jamie Curry among a star-studded cast for movie of the debut novel by Eleanor Catton.

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on Broadway has died after falling from a fire escape.

Australian actress Margot Robbie has given her Suicide Squad co-star Cara Delevingne a wrap present she'll never forget, by tattooing her foot.