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When Red Dog was released in 2011 it opened with a solid but not spectacular $1.9 million on 245 screens, trailing The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Captain America: The First Avenger and ahead of Bad Teacher and Bridesmaids. But the…

There is one fundamental truth that every one of us needs to accept. Generative AI is here to stay. For all the objections and ethical debates, the stable doors were left unbolted and the horses are now galloping across the…

When filmmakers say they’re experimenting with artificial intelligence, that news is typically received online as if they had just declared their allegiance to Skynet. And so it was when Darren Aronofsky — director of button-pushing movies including “The Whale” and…

“Mad Men” was set in 1960s New York, but it was mostly filmed at a studio just west of downtown Los Angeles. Sienna DeGovia was one of hundreds of people who worked on the show. Someone needed to re-create the…

For the third straight month, YouTube led all media companies in the United States in TV viewing time. Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for April shows YouTube capturing 12.4 percent of all TV use — nearly one of every eight minutes…

Aotearoa audiences will get the first look at one of the year’s most anticipated local films, with the official trailer for Pike River released today. The powerful drama, based on the November 2010 Pike River Mine tragedy that took the…

First screened in May 1975, Close to Home followed Wellington’s Hearte family and became a national favourite. At its peak, nearly a million tuned in. This debut episode features a birthday party, cooking sherry drama, and tenderised beef — marking…

Breaking into Hollywood is one of those giant topics that feels like it has a thousand answers that change with every day we move forward. But one thing I think everyone should be keep an eye on is how Hollywood…

Australia’s film industry has long been a breeding ground for world-class talent, yet one crucial issue continues to plague us: more often than not, our brightest creatives feel they have to leave the country to build successful careers. Despite its…