Alan Perrott looks at the top entries in New Zealand's largest photo competition.

New Othello production combines a tightened script with movement choreographed by Douglas Wright and music by Gareth Farr.

When it comes to old-fashioned arthouse cinemas, Auckland is spoilt for choice, writes Cate Foster.

Kiwi icons such as Billy T James and Sir Edmund Hillary could soon grace the facades of Manhattan high-rises....

Movie star James Franco upset his big business links when he posted a shot of his hand down the front of his crotch as part of a Twitter-based art project.

From high-brow fare to the incredibly strange, there's something for almost every movie fan at this month's International Film Festival, writes Barney McDonald

Sheriden Rhodes ducks down Melbourne's laneways where amazing street art, cafes, hip bars and boutiques await.

Glimpses of surrealism and the dark side of Romanticism.

When Simon Trpceski made his debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra three years ago, he gave us Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the impetuosity and zeal of a youthful athlete.

Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst is not noted for his prolific output, so a new novel is always a great event. And his latest could be his best yet.

Michael Jackson's lawyers are battling to save his $900 million secret art collection.

Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Ten short plays by emerging actors take a conservative look at human relationships.

Actor Laurel Devenie inhabits the world of one of New Zealand's earliest female pioneers in a play inspired by her memoirs. Dionne Christian reports.

France's Loire Valley was the unlikely last home of an Italian Renaissance genius, writes P.K. Stowers.

Part of US philanthropist's collection will be on show free during Rugby World Cup.