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Lawrence Arabia: The making of The Sparrow
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Lawrence Arabia: The making of The Sparrow

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 one, Lawrence (James Milne) discusses the writing of The Sparrow.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days official trailer
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days official trailer

Based on Jeff Kinney's 4th Wimpy Kid book, about Greg's worst summer ever, beginning with Greg and Rowley going to Rowley's country club after school closes for the summer, but Greg is kicked out because he complains of even the smallest predicaments.

Les Miserables - Official Trailer released
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Les Miserables - Official Trailer released

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption. the movie stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.

Film Review: Prometheus
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Film Review: Prometheus

Since hatching "Alien" 33 years ago, Ridley Scott has hoped no other filmmaker would try to answer this question: Where did the space eggs containing those terrifying beasts come from? Scott has hints of an answer himself with "Prometheus," a cousin to "Alien" that opens Friday in the US and marks the filmmaker's return to science fiction.

Who let the Hounds out?
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Who let the Hounds out?

Hounds - the new comedy from 7 Days creators thedownlowconcept is set in the unfamiliar-to-many world of Greyhound racing.

To get a better understanding of where the idea came from, they took Hugh Sundae through a tour of the Greyhound Racing New Zealand track at Manukau.

World premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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World premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place in the New Zealand capital of Wellington later this year. Kiwi Prime Minister John Key says the making of two films by Sir Peter Jackson about the adventures of hobbit Bilbo Baggins - before the event of the Lord of the Rings movies - has provided phenomenal global promotion for the country.

[VIDEO] Lawrence Arabia: Travelling Shoes
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[VIDEO] Lawrence Arabia: Travelling Shoes

Two years after winning the inaugural Taite Music Prize with his album Chant Darling, Lawrence Arabia returns with the first single from his next album.

Travelling Shoes is taken from the new album The Sparrow, which will be released on July 6. The video for Travelling Shoes was filmed during a performance of the entire album for an audience of friends and family at Whangateau Hall, north of Warkworth.

Talking Heads: Pearl McGlashan and Angela Bloomfield
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Talking Heads: Pearl McGlashan and Angela Bloomfield

Celebrating 20 years in the business, Shortland Street dominated entertainment news headlines and Twitter feeds in the month of May – and delivered a 90-minute episode to fans of the Street that pulled out all the stops. For Talking Heads, two generations of Shorty stars – Pearl McGlashan and Angela Bloomfield – swapped notes about the iconic local soap.

Gagamania in Auckland
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Gagamania in Auckland

An 80-strong local contingent of Lady Gaga’s “Little Monsters” descended on Auckland’s Stamford Plaza this afternoon, as their pop heroine – dressed in fluorescent orange and flanked by security – greeted fans and signed autographs ahead of her shows at Vector Arena this week, which have just benefited from the release of more tickets to all three shows. Sam Wicks joined the media scrum in the hope of putting a question to the self-described “Mother Monster”.

Flicker - Fetus Productions
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Flicker - Fetus Productions

A terrifically haunting clip, perfectly portraying the feverish complexity of Flicker. Jed Town collaborated with Alex Proyas (INXS, Mike Oldfield, Crowded House) skillfully creating an intensely serpentine work full of dark frames and layered, unnerving images. Yikes.

Sundae Sessions: Home Brew, Good God
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Sundae Sessions: Home Brew, Good God

Home Brew perform Good God from their self-titled album that debuted at No. 1 on the New Zealand album charts. This is the final of seven songs performed at York Street Studios for the Sundae Sessions.

Please note: some people may find some of the content offensive.

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

Film Review: Men In Black III
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Film Review: Men In Black III

It's been a decade since Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones last suited up as Men in Black agents, but they're back in black (and now in 3D) to defend the earth from the clutches of another evil alien.

Great North Album Teaser
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Great North Album Teaser

Great North have an album coming out soon, here is some behind the scenes video from the last few days of recording. Although it appears that Hayden looks at the camera he actually doesn't see that the camera was filming him (the camera was right next to the computer screen that he was actually looking at) so this is him in his natural recording environment. Sometimes mistakes are made when recording and Hayden is very vocal about it.

Trailer: The Great Gatsby
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Trailer: The Great Gatsby

Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Benja Harney - Paper Engineer
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Benja Harney - Paper Engineer

Benja Harney, the self taught paper engineer was in Auckland as a guest speaker for the design conference 'Semi Permanent', held in Auckland on the 17th & 18th May. Whilst here he had a design challenge to build a Mini Cooper from paper. nzherald.co.nz spoke to Benja about his world of paper.

Trailer: Anchorman 2 teaser
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Trailer: Anchorman 2 teaser

Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy is back breaking news all over again. Considering the movie isn't scheduled to start filming until February for a release later in 2013, there's absolutely nothing substantial revealed about plot, scenes or meaningful dialogue. But it is our first glimpse of the Anchorman team since 2004 - and for that we should be thankful.

New Skyfall trailer alludes to James Bond trauma
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New Skyfall trailer alludes to James Bond trauma

The new trailer for the Sam Mendes-directed Skyfall reveals James Bond engaging in wordplay. In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Skyfall is released on November 22.

V48 Hours Film Festival: 10th Anninversary
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V48 Hours Film Festival: 10th Anninversary

After 10 years of the V48 Hours film festival, organiser Ant Timpson still believes that this competition is the pathway for New Zealand's future film makers and he only hopes that the festival will continue for many more years to come.

Film review: The Dictator
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Film review: The Dictator

You know you’re heading into controversial territory with a Sacha Baron Cohen movie, and the comedian’s latest offering, The Dictator, certainly delivers.

Man on a Ledge - Movie trailer
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Man on a Ledge - Movie trailer

From the ledge of the 25th floor of a NYC skyscraper, where one wrong step means death, a cornered Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) must orchestrate a dangerous plan to prove his innocence for a crime he didn't commit.