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Trailer: The Secret Life of Pets
Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max's life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets and their owners.

Why zookeepers are recreating this Jurassic World scene
It's not often zookeepers start trending on social media - but thanks to Chris Pratt's hit new film Jurassic World, that's exactly what's happened.

Capturing the genius of the Beach Boys on screen
The film switches between the Beach Boys’ rise to pop stardom in the 1960s and Wilson’s breakdown and recovery in the 1980s.

We rank every Pixar movie ever made
So many great Pixar movies, but which is best? And where will the studio's latest feature, Inside Out, sit? Dominic Corry ranks all of Pixar's movies.

Cannes movies to feature at film festival
With the New Zealand International Film Festival programme due to hit streets next week, organisers have announced yet more titles to be included in next month’s event including a raft of movies which were contenders at last month’s Cannes Film Festival.

True Detective star to play US president
Woody Harrelson has been cast as former US president Lyndon Baines Johnson in director Rob Reiner's new biopic LBJ.

Actress insists on female director for biopic
Actress Natalie Portman reportedly held up development on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic after insisting on working with a female director.

Rupert Wyatt to direct X-Men spin-off
Filmmaker Rupert Wyatt has reportedly signed on to direct Channing Tatum in the much-anticipated film adaptation of Gambit.

From Shortland Street to Grey's Anatomy: Kiwi star's key roles
Martin Henderson has come a long way since his days as Stuart Neilson on New Zealand's national soap, Shortland Street in 1992.

Eight unrealistic Jurassic World scenes
Jurassic World is not Selma. We don't need to debate how realistic it is because, well, it's about a theme park filled with dinosaurs. And yet, there are still moments in Jurassic World that are so overtly fake, they become impossible to ignore.

Point Break remake is 'stupid'
Point Break actress Lori Petty has criticised the film's upcoming remake, branding the new movie "stupid".

Film fans flock to New Zealand
New Zealand is the third most popular destination for film buffs wanting to follow in their favourite character's footsteps.

Happy 40th birthday, Jaws!
The true meaning of Jaws has been picked over by critics and academics ever since its release in June 1975, and even its status as the first summer blockbuster has been questioned. But isn’t it just about a killer shark, asks Mark Kermode.

Clooney delivers year's flop
Tomorrowland, starring George Clooney, is one of the worst flops of the year and is set to cost Disney Studios between US$120 million and US$140 million (NZ$170.95 million - NZ$199.44 million), according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The serial killer thriller critics are raving about
The new Spanish thriller Marshland opened in New Zealand this week following a raft of international acclaim and awards.

Ready for Jurassic Kiwi?
Off to see Jurassic World this weekend? Canvas columnist James Griffin pens his own NZ dino-rampage blockbuster.

Hollywood starlets' hilarious spoof
Bryce Dallas Howard has teamed up with her The Help co-star and fellow redhead Jessica Chastain to poke fun at comparisons between the two stars.

Movie review: Behind The Beautiful Forevers
The acclaimed non-fiction book by New Yorker staff writer Katherine Boo is the raw material of this energetic and often spellbinding production of an adaptation by David Hare, the first National Theatre show with an entirely Asian cast.

Here's the first footage of Ratchet & Clank on PS4
Insomniac has shown off the first gameplay from upcoming PlayStation 4 platformer Ratchet & Clank.

Movie review: Marshland
It’s the early 80s and the country is emerging uncertainly from the Franco era. Old loyalties are dying hard — the area, we gather, was a fascist stronghold — and widespread industrial unrest lends a simmering sense of disquiet.

50 Shades screenwriter won't watch film
Fifty Shades Of Grey screenwriter Kelly Marcel still hasn't seen the raunchy movie because the creative struggles with EL James throughout the process “broke her heart”.

'Sexiest man alive' joins Ghostbusters
The girls in the new Ghostbusters film will have some decent eye candy to look at when they tire from fighting all the nasties.

Is this final proof that Han Solo shot Greedo first?
There are those who say Lee Harvey Oswald didn't act alone. There are those who say 9/11 was an inside job.

A brief guide to being eaten at the movies
The highly anticipated film, Jurassic World, opens in NZ cinemas today. Dominic Corry takes a look at other great movies where characters getd evoured by deadly creatures.

Stars arrive to shoot new Kiwi film
Tintin star Jamie Bell and The Imitation Game's Mark Strong have arrived to begin shooting the action thriller 6 Days.

Where to see THAT sci-fi film
If you're a science-fiction film fan, you’re probably wondering why one of this year’s hottest sci-fi film hasn’t yet landed in local cinemas.