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Believe it or not, some people out there have not seen the original Star Wars movie. And two of those people work on the Herald's Entertainment and Lifestyle team.Seeking to right this wrong, veteran Star Wars viewer Karl Puschmann...

She's a big old galaxy, and there's a lot of Star Wars lore to get your head around. If you fancy a refresher before seeing The Rise of Skywalker, here's Karl Puschmann's alphabeticised primer. A – Alderaan The earth-like home...

Walt Disney Co's highly anticipated Star Wars movie The Rise of Skywalker has divided film critics, earning more detractors than any film in the saga since 1999 movie The Phantom Menace.Rise of Skywalker, which debuted in cinemas...

Watching Star Wars is not as simple as you think. Especially if it's your first time visiting this galaxy far, far away.The obvious place to start would be at the beginning, right? Wrong. Because where even is the beginning of...

Freddy Corrotea Occupation: Graphic designer 1.When did you become a fan? I was only 4 when I saw this massive poster for The Empire Strikes Back, and I was begging my parents to see the movie. They said "you're too young"....

Meet Red Carpet Entertainment LLC, the opposite of Netflix in the fast-changing home-video world.Unlike the famous streaming service, which serves up thousands of films and TV shows to millions of subscribers for about US$13 a month...

Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Herald was invited to the global media launch event in Los Angeles. Chris Reed had NZ-exclusive interviews with the cast and director.In this video, Naomi Ackie, who...

Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Herald was invited to the global media launch event in Los Angeles. Chris Reed had NZ-exclusive interviews with the cast and director.In this video, Keri Russell, who...

Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Herald was invited to the global media launch event in Los Angeles. Chris Reed had NZ-exclusive interviews with the cast and director.In this video, Anthony Daniels,...

Wearing a tall black hat, a heavy mottled fur coat covered in trinkets, a long beard and plenty of hair, Andy Serkis received a round of applause from the crew of "A Christmas Carol" after thanking them for their hard work on the...

Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Herald was invited to the global media launch event in Los Angeles. Chris Reed had NZ-exclusive interviews with the cast and director.Here, director, producer and co-writer...

Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Herald was invited to the global media launch event in Los Angeles. Chris Reed had NZ-exclusive interviews with the cast and director.In this video, Billy Dee Williams,...

Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Herald was invited to the global media launch event in Los Angeles. Chris Reed had NZ-exclusive interviews with the cast and director.In this video, long-time fan Richard...

Those looking for some 1950s nostalgia will be able to revisit the decade thanks to Auckland's Mt Smartstadium.Mt Smart is converting its stadium, which normally holds sporting and concert events, into a drive-in movie theatre on...