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Dominic Corry: The year of the robot
2015 is proving to be the year of the robot. Dominic Corry takes a look at some of the best bots we can look forward to seeing on the big screen.

Margot Robbie: The marvel of Margot
From rural Queensland to Los Angeles and what seems like everywhere in between, Margot Robbie has come a long way in a short time in her young career, discovers Michele Manelis.

Movie review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Just as warm and charming and with pretty much the same cast as the original, this sequel will delight its sizeable fan base, and leaves the door wide open for a third film.

Movie review: Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Mike (Austin Powers) Myers' debut as director is a documentary about a talent agent. The choice of subject matter is perhaps the last word in self-referentiality, though it's not clear whether the titular Gordon ever represented Myers.

Movie review: Treasure Island
More theatrical than knuckle-whiteningly dramatic, this NT Live* production of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic 1883 adventure book is nevertheless an eye-poppingly brilliant display of stagecraft with a show-stealing turn from a remote-controlled animatr

Shades star leaving franchise?
The Fifty Shades Of Grey franchise has been dealt a major blow following claims that leading man Jamie Dornan will not be reprising his role as Christian Grey.

PETA wants no monkeys on Pirates set
Animal rights organisation PETA wants Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer to cancel any plans to ship two capuchin monkeys to Australia for the filming of the next Pirates of the Caribbean film.

Bond film shoot marred by Rome's potholes
Production on the new James Bond movie Spectre has suffered another setback after a car chase failed to reach high speeds on the pothole-ridden streets of Rome.

Nicolas Cage cast in controversial Snowden film
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has been cast in Oliver Stone's controversial Edward Snowden movie.

Robbie Collin: Let's have less talk and more action
The audience cheered wildly when Patricia Arquette demanded equal pay and rights for women, but the worry, says Robbie Collin, is if the film industry pats itself on the back for applauding this sentiment while doing nothing to change things

Travolta seen as 'creepy uncle'
So John Travolta — what's going on? How did you become the "creepy uncle" of the award show circuit?

Christopher Hurst: Is Birdman guilty of plagiarism?
Some of the best laughs in the Oscar-winning Birdman are lifted from Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway. But is it homage or plagiarism, asks Christopher Hurst.

Hawking hails Redmayne on Oscar win
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has congratulated British actor Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for playing him in the film The Theory of Everything.

Best quotes from Oscar night
We take a look at some of the best lines from this year's Oscars ceremony.

Oscars: Winners list
Keep up to date with all the winners from the 87th annual Academy Awards.

Oscars ceremony - live
All the awards, all the dance numbers! Our panel of entertainment experts provide commentary on the Oscars 2015 ceremony.

Small odds in Oscar nailbiter
The Oscar best-picture race has turned into a nailbiter. The coming-of-age tale Boyhood was, until a fortnight ago, the strong favourite to win the industry's top prize.

Hobbiton's cruise control
Matamata's Hobbiton movie set last night hosted a group of international cruise customers accompanied by some Hobbit cast and crew.

The pre-Academy Awards
Before the little gold men are handed out, there's just time to reflect on the highs and lows of the three-month campaign trail. Here are our awards season awards.

Jupiter Ascending: Out of this world
It’s a wild ride for all in Jupiter Ascending, writes Leena Tailor.

The Middle Earth legacy
New figures reveal the astonishing boost Tolkien fans have given to our economy, but how long can the lucrative movie off shoot continue, and should we turn our ambitions elsewhere?

Your guide to the 2015 Oscars
Everything you need to know about this year's Oscar race - who should win, will win and why others won't win.

Dominic Corry: When the Oscars got it wrong
There has been some controversy leading up to this year's Academy Awards. Dominic Corry notes ten instances where the Oscars got it wrong.

Ripley to return in new Alien sequel
Sigourney Weaver has revealed the news every Alien fan has wanted to hear for years - she is in talks to reprise her role as warrant officer Ripley in a sequel.

NZ on Screen: Christchurch quake documentaries
On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the fatal Christchurch earthquake, NZ On Screen Content Director Irene Gardiner looks at some of the documentaries that have been made about the disaster.