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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.

Broadway actor dies, aged 21

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on Broadway has died after falling from a fire escape.

Movie review: Last Cab to Darwin

The film version of a well-regarded stage play, which was itself based on a true story, was always going to be at high risk of being a weepie of cloying sentimentality.

Movie review: Sunshine Superman

Leaving the theatre after watching this documentary about Carl Boenish, father of the base-jumping movement, I couldn't help but think how far skydivers have pushed the sport.

NZ's best PSA ads

NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop looks back at how public service announcements have been portrayed on Kiwi TV screens and in films.