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he U.S. President’s latest wave of tariffs, proclaimed on April 2nd as “Liberation Day”, has triggered alarm across the global Media & Entertainment industry. Cultural exports, such as books, news, films and television shows have long been exempt, and immune, from…

A snapshot of production levels in Los Angeles shows a steep decline in soundstage occupancy over the past two years, highlighting the plunge in filming in the region. Seventeen studios that operate the majority of stages in L.A. posted average…

The Lord of the Rings was a crowning achievement for film production in New Zealand and opened the door for more movies to be filmed here. A Minecraft Movie is just the latest overseas blockbuster to be produced on our shores,…

New Zealand has been featured as the first country Minecraft players can explore on a free downloadable map – and Rotorua plays a big part. It comes in the lead-up to the release of A Minecraft Movie next weekand was commissioned by Tourism NZ.…

It’s mostly set in a bizarre cubic wonderland, but there’s a little bit of Huntly in the latest big budget blockbuster hitting cinema screens this week. A Minecraft Movie stars Hollywood A-listers Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Emma Myers and…

“Hang on to your vaginas,” says Megan in the trailer of M3GAN 2.0 shown exclusively to CinemaCon attendees during Universal‘s presentation. Set two years after the little robot lady went on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator…

The global TV and film industry is bracing itself as US President Trump prepares to widen his trade war this week. Since taking office, Trump has announced tariffs on imports from countries such as China, Canada and Mexico, and targeted…

Adam Aron, chief executive of AMC Entertainment, said there’s more agreement around extending exclusive theatrical windows than one might think given the tensions bubbling among the exhibitor community and pretty much exploding at CinemaCon this year. “I have at least…