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Bad habits picked up for film
Actress Meryl Streep started smoking and drinking heavily to prepare for her role in upcoming movie August: Osage County.

John Barnett: Film industry needs more top producers
Film industry has not developed enough creative producers, says South Pacific Pictures Chairman John Barnett.

London by Film
Great Britain’s capital has played a central role in a cornucopia of brilliant but underexposed films.

PM pressed on film piracy
John Key went to meet Hollywood bosses with a briefing from officials saying studios were looking for easier ways to target Kiwi who downloaded illegally.

Henry could front Close Up 2
Paul Henry is in talks for a return to TVNZ to front the new-look Close Up programme, the Herald has been told.

NZ seeks Hobbit tourist magic
From a giant, bug-eyed Gollum sculpture looming over passengers at Wellington Airport to promotional banners covering the facades of entire office blocks, the upcoming The Hobbit movie is impossible to ignore in New Zealand.

Photos: Hobbit's NY premiere
The stars were out for the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Thursday Dec. 6, 2012 in New York.