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The new Fijian boxing film Bati. opens and closes with its main character striking a lali – a traditional drum used to call villagers to church and important ceremonies – immediately signalling a unique cinematic experience, rich in cultural tradition and driven by a…

In space, no one can hear you scream, but on Earth, it’s a whole different story. Ahead of FX’s new series Alien: Earth airing on Disney + this month, Mitchell Hageman chats to New Zealand actor Erana James, who was…

Jason Momoa’s historical epic Chief of War, launching August 1 on Apple TV+, is a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories – despite the fact their film and TV production industry now struggles to be viable. The series stars…

Once upon a time, all it took to be an indie filmmaker was a burning idea, a camera, and probably more caffeine than healthy. Fast-forward to now: enter Artificial Intelligence, grinning like a mysterious stranger offering free tools and hidden…

The story of Warner Bros. Discovery is quickly becoming a tale of two companies — and that’s a narrative executives would really like Wall Street to hear. The company behind the Warner Bros. studio, the HBO Max streaming service and…

Apple is quietly building a professional cinema camera, disguised as a future iPhone. Thanks to a series of exclusive YMCinema patent discoveries, we can now start seeing the bigger picture. And it points to one thing: by the time we…