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Strictly Ballroom was the defining hit of the Australian film industry in the 1990s. Its striking visual aesthetic and feel-good story propelled it to an unexpected $21.7 million at the box office, carving out an enduring place in the national psyche…

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a new camera that works by emulating how human vision works, and it’s not what you might think. If anyone told you that someone had developed a camera that mimics the way…

When you cross actress and first time director Rebel Wilson, you better expect a Rebel yell. She has just dropped a video post, hammering by name some of the backers of her directorial debut Deb, who she claims prevented the…

The New Zealand Film Commission has paid former boss David Strong well over half a million dollars in leave and severance payments after just nine months in the role. Strong’s paid leave period Read on @NZ Herald (PAYWALLED)…

Police officer Bryan Ward and forensic toxicologist Dr Helen Poulsen love the show, and love getting to smile knowingly – but not always spill the beans – when their insider knowledge of their biz helps them spot a detail that’s…

“Deadloch,” an Amazon original comedy drama series from Australia, has been given the green light for a second season The first season saw two very different female detectives thrown together to solve the murder of a man and was set…

As the celebration of Matariki puts a focus on te ao Māori, NZ On Screen is excited to launch a new collection that recognises 30 years of Māori broadcasting funding agency Te Māngai Pāho. Containing more than 40 curated titles…

On Oct. 21, 2021, tragedy struck the set of Rust in New Mexico when Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm that had a live round in it, killing the film’s director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has…

James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Zoe Saldaña, Alan Bergman, Peter Jackson and Avatar: The Way of Water cast and crewmembers are among those in Hollywood paying tribute to Jon Landau, who died Friday at 63. Landau was an Oscar-winning…