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Seth MacFarlane creates 'Ted' - trailer
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Seth MacFarlane creates 'Ted' - trailer

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane brings his boundary-pushing brand of humor to the big screen for the first time as writer, director and voice star of Ted. In the live action/CG-animated comedy, he tells the story of John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish...and has refused to leave his side ever since.

Talking Heads: Lawrence Arabia & Mike Chunn
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Talking Heads: Lawrence Arabia & Mike Chunn

On Friday 20 July, Lawrence Arabia plays the Auckland Town Hall in support of his new album The Sparrow , joining an illustrious list of artists who have treads its boards including The Beatles, Johnny Cash and The Who. For Talking Heads, Lawrence Arabia's James Milne and Play It Strange CEO Mike Chunn talked about the musical history of the much-loved Auckland venue.

Sundae Sessions: OPOSSOM, Outer Space
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Sundae Sessions: OPOSSOM, Outer Space

OPOSSOM perform Outer Space for the exclusive nzherald.co.nz Sundae Sessions. The fourth of six songs from their debut album filmed at York Street Studios.

Follow Hugh Sundae on Twitter for links to future OPOSSOM sessions and other content on nzherald.co.nz

Sundae Sessions: OPOSSOM, Girl
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Sundae Sessions: OPOSSOM, Girl

OPOSSOM perform Girl for the exclusive nzherald.co.nz Sundae Sessions. The third of six songs from their debut album filmed at York Street Studios.

Follow Hugh Sundae on Twitter for links to future OPOSSOM sessions and other content on nzherald.co.nz

Trailer: Jack Reacher
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Trailer: Jack Reacher

Check out the first trailer for Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise as the literary hard man. Jack Reacher is due out at the end of the year.

V48 Hour Grand Final runner up 'The Girl With the Clover Leaf Tattoo'
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V48 Hour Grand Final runner up 'The Girl With the Clover Leaf Tattoo'

The Judges said this about The Girl With the Clover Leaf Tattoo. "Part puzzle film, part deadpan comedy, incredibly engaging and frighteningly funny" "A delightfully unique 48 hour film, told with wit and a wink." "Everything about this short should make me hate it. But i don't, in fact i love it to bits." "Outstanding technical achievement and excellent comedic timing."

Watch 'BRAINS?' the V48 Hours Grand Final winner
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Watch 'BRAINS?' the V48 Hours Grand Final winner

Here is the winning film from the V48 Hour competition, the International Judges said this about BRAINS? "That rare zombie movie told from the zombies point of view. Hilarious, original and surprisingly touching." "Falling somewhere between completely straightfaced and utterly ridiculous, Brains? satisfies our neverending hunger for a good zombie comedy. "Brains?" has just that, doing something fresh and clever with the zombie sub-genre, a triumph of ingenuity over budget. "in a genre which has literally been done to death, they managed to find a fresh approach- very effective!" "Its about love, its about human emotions, its about a Brain killing and undead heart"

Talking Heads: Savage & Che Fu - Mayhem & Miracles
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Talking Heads: Savage & Che Fu - Mayhem & Miracles

On his new album Mayhem & Miracles, Savage looks back at his upbringing in the streets of Manurewa, South Auckland, while reflecting on what he calls his “second saviour” – his globetrotting music career. Over a game of Texas hold ’em, poker fiends Savage and Che Fu talked Mayhem & Miracles for Talking Heads – with Dawn Raid Entertainment’s (http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/) Brotha D dealing the cards.

Talking Heads: Weird Together - Nick D & Dick Johnson
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Talking Heads: Weird Together - Nick D & Dick Johnson

Broadcaster and international beat digger Nick D and DJ and producer Dick Johnson are 'Weird Together', a worlds-colliding project aimed squarely at the dancefloor that brings together sounds from every corner of the globe. Ahead of their 'World Together' Silo Sessions at Auckland's Silo Park on Saturday 30 June, Nick and Dick talked about being Weird Together.

[Trailer] Hotel Transylvania
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[Trailer] Hotel Transylvania

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s (Adam Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. Drac's world comes crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to his teen-aged daughter. Starring the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg and Steve Buscemi. Due for release in New Zealand cinemas September 27.

Sundae Sessions: OPOSSOM, Fly
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Sundae Sessions: OPOSSOM, Fly

OPOSSOM perform Fly for the exclusive nzherald.co.nz Sundae Sessions. The second of six songs from their debut album filmed at York Street Studios.

Follow Hugh Sundae on Twitter for links to future OPOSSOM sessions and other content on nzherald.co.nz

Lawrence Arabia: The making of The Sparrow part 3
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Lawrence Arabia: The making of The Sparrow part 3

Ahead of the release of Lawrence Arabia's new album on July 6, nzherald.co.nz will be premiering a series of webisodes that go behind the scenes of the album's creation.

In part three, Lawrence (James Milne) discusses how The Sparrow is a much darker album than his previous work.

Bike riding like you've never seen before: Line of Sight trailer
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Bike riding like you've never seen before: Line of Sight trailer

Line Of Sight is a rare view into underground bicycle messenger racing which has become a global phenomenon. For over a decade Lucas Brunelle has been riding with the fastest, most skilled urban cyclists around the world while capturing all the action with his customized helmet cameras to bring you along for the ride. This is bike riding like you've never seen before, in gripping first-person perspective through the most hectic city streets, on expressways in Mexico City, over the frozen Charles River, under the Mediterranean Sea, across the Great Wall of China and deep into the jungles of Guatemala.

'Did you get my dog out?' Firefighter resuscitates two dying dogs
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'Did you get my dog out?' Firefighter resuscitates two dying dogs

"BURN: One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit" is directed by Brenna Sanchez and Tom Putnam, and executive produced by Denis Leary ("Rescue Me"). The documentary was recently shown at this summer's Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. In this scene from the upcoming film, a young man who has escaped from a house fire asks firefighters if they can save his dogs. Two lifeless pups are carried out by one of the firefighters. When the pet owner is unable to revive his canines, the firefighter removes his own oxygen mask and resuscitates the dying dogs.