The world premiere of a black-and-white documentary about a small-town rugby club is the centrepiece of the New Zealand International Film Festival's Autumn Events programme next week. Peter Calder spoke to the film's makers.

John Steinbeck's classic American tragedy-in-miniature has had five screen adaptations (including an Iranian film) but the only theatre version was the author's own, published and first staged in 1937, the same year as the novel.

New Zealand was on the right track when adopting a 'three strikes' regime to counter infringing file sharing in music and movies, an industry group says.

Time for a little foreign movie culture. Dominic Corry lists off five contemporary French films you really need to see.

As the world's most suave secret agent, James Bond has survived 23 films while barely breaking a sweat.

Scott Eastwood has defended his new rodeo film The Longest Ride after the Los Angeles premiere was picketed by animal rights protesters.

New zealand film The Dark Horse continues to win global acclaim, with prominent British reviewers giving it glowing reviews as it hit UK cinemas over Easter weekend.

In the black-and-white photograph of her that appears briefly during the end credits of this true-life melodrama, Maria Altmann looks somewhat more interesting than her screen version.

The new film by the writer-director duo behind the 2011 hit The Intouchables is not as formulaic and manipulative but it lacks the single-minded coherence that was so crucial to that film's success.

The final trailer for Avengers: Age Of Ultron was released on Monday, full of all the action and quick wit fans have come to expect from the superhero franchise.

This piece is basically one big spoiler. If you don't want to know what happens to Paul Walker's character at the end of Furious 7, stop reading.

Arnold Schwarzenegger certainly didn't waste his breath when it came to airing his views on the fourth Terminator film.

Meet Earth's Mightiest Heroes once again with a new preview for Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron.

When Robin Williams died last year, a sequel to one of his biggest hits, Mrs Doubtfire, was in early development.

"We are a fat-hating society." Fat people are rarely seen being intimate on screen and this reinforces negative attitudes towards them, says an academic.

Watching an actor evolve can make for fascinating viewing - sometimes proving more entertaining than their output. Take Ryan Reynolds.

The patient, deeply humane tone that distinguished Conversations with My Gardener and My Afternoons with Margueritte is on show in the new film by veteran French director Becker.

Kevin Spacey is going from the Oval Office to the soul of a magical cat.

Last night's Auckland premiere of Fast & Furious 7 left movie-goers in tears. Reviewer Chris Schulz explains why.

Nominated for a Golden Globe, The Book of Life is directed by Jorge Gutierrez but also carries the creative imprint of producer Guillermo del Toro.

Frederic Tcheng, who co-directed Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and co-produced Valentino: The Last Emperor, steps out with his solo directing debut, Dior and I.

An exclusive trailer released today previews an autobiographical film about rugby legend Jonah Lomu 20 years on from his explosive World Cup performance in South Africa.

Theron, 44, will be replaced by an actress in her 20s for the new Mad Max film. Video / Warner Bros.

On the eve of the release of Woman in Gold, an expert at Christie's has spoken of a force that is changing the shape of the international art market: the scale of wartime art thefts.

James Bond legend Roger Moore insists he said nothing racist about fellow British actor Idris Elba - tipped to play the superspy next - in a French magazine interview.

Fans of Wolverine should get the tissues ready. Actor Hugh Jackman has hinted that he will be bowing out of the Marvel comic book franchise after the third Wolverine film.