A series of tragic and bizarre events earned Poltergeist the title of most cursed production of all time. Now, it's set for a remake.

In the closing moments of this deliciously unpredictable Western, set in Colorado but shot in the South Island, the camera revisits the scenes of the various killings that have punctuated the action.

Johnny Depp has reportedly walked off the Pirates of the Caribbean set on the Gold Coast and is headed back to the US to be with his wife.

Even Anna Kendrick knows that female-led franchise reboots could lead somewhere silly. Here she spoofs Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Simon Pegg has slammed superhero movies as "childish" and suggested the genre is "dumbing down" the film industry.

Apfel looks like a cross between a peacock and an owl. She has a plume of white hair, a slender physique and above-average height.

Jane Hawking tells Celia Walden how she remains good friends with her physicist ex-husband.

The first official teaser trailer for the Danny Boyle-directed Steve Jobs biopic has been released.

With the release of Mad Max: Fury Road this week, Dominic Corry counts down the ten coolest movie cars.

Like the many, ingenious vehicles it has roaring and exploding across the screen, Mad Max: Fury Road is a giant scrapyard jalopy, says Herald entertainment editor Russell Ballie.

Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn is on a roll with his performances in everything from the television series Bloodline to the New Zealand-made Slow West. He talks to Lydia Jenkin.

He was the action hero who was cast into the Hollywood wilderness. Now 50, Keanu Reeves is ready for his comeback — with a whopping eight films underway. Robbie Collin meets him.

A Kiwi stuntman has won a prestigious international award for his work on a Hollywood blockbuster starring Brad Pitt.

Director Taika Waititi has cast Sam Neill in his long-awaited screen adaptation of a book by Barry Crump.

Actor Samuel L Jackson has been cast in the remake of cult classic The Blob.

Scottish director John Maclean talks about why he filmed his awarding winning off-kilter Western in the South Island

Who knows what happened on May 8, 1945 when Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and sister Princess Margaret went on to the streets of London to celebrate Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Johnny Depp's dog groomer says she feels sorry for the Hollywood star after the Australian government ordered Pistol and Boo to "bugger off" or be put down.

If you're aching to learn which films have made the cut for the upcoming New Zealand International Film Festival, there's bad news in store: you'll have to wait until the full programme is launched on June 23.

Little known outside her native France, director Emmanuelle Bercot is the first woman to open the famous film festival since 1987.

Actor Michael Fassbender has refused to let screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s criticism sour his experience on the set of his upcoming Steve Jobs biopic.

Hugh Jackman has joined the 1000 pound club, proving that he is incredibly buff and may in fact be Wolverine.

A hiker in Oregon has found the boot Reese Witherspoon tossed into the wilderness while filming Wild.

A post-apocalyptic procession of tricked-out desert vehicles has caused a three-hour shut-down of Sydney’s busy Cahill Expressway.

British star Simon Pegg loves hanging out with Tom Cruise and is adamant his Mission: Impossible co-star doesn’t preach about Scientology.

Reviewers can't get enough of the new Mad Max film, calling the post-apocalyptic action-adventure "a modern classic" and "a "stone-cold action master class".

Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence is bridging the Hollywood pay gap by earning double what her male co-star Chris Pratt will take in her next movie.