Easter holiday hours

All our libraries will be closed Friday 18 April, Sunday 20 April and Monday 21 April. We will be open normal Saturday hours on 19 April. When libraries are closed, our eLibrary resources, eg Libby, will continue to be available.

Ngā kiriata - Movies

This page aims to be a guide to movie (and television) resources at the library - and covers both our audiovisual resources and our book collections in this area. Have a browse!

Photo of a shelf of DVDs at the library.

Explore our film and TV resources

Booklist: Film in Aotearoa

Recent film and TV stories

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Magazine roundup

Want to check out what's in the latest issue of your favourite movie magazine? Here are some magazines we have available physically at our libraries:

You can also find a selection of eMagazines about film and TV through Libby here.

What's on in Wellington?

Local Cinemas

Cinema guides

  • Flicks
    Trailers, descriptions, ratings and session times for films in New Zealand cinemas.
  • Wellington Film Society
    Join the society or buy a sampler to see old and new gems from throughout the world.
  • Wellington Film Guide
    Session times and reviews for current and upcoming releases.
  • Noremote.co.nz
    Session times for films in all Wellington (and Christchurch) theatres.

Local Festivals

NZ News, Reviews, Media

  • Screen Hub
    Daily online film and television industry news & vacancies.
  • Lumiere
    NZ site with film criticism, reviews and forum.
  • New Zealand Herald
    Daily reviews, competitions, entertainment news.