The Dark Horse is a true story based on the life of Genesis Potini, a wildly charismatic, bipolar-suffering former chess champion. It stars Cliff Curtis and James Rolleston, and opens in New Zealand cinemas on July 31. Also appearing at the International Film Festival.

With York Street Studios now closed, the Barkers Sundae Sessions move to Roundhead Studios, with Grayson Gilmour the first artist in this new home.

To enjoy this full length session we suggest you use headphones/speakers, and watch full screen - or send to you television via devices such as Apple TV.

Is this the must-see event of the season - the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform all nine of Beethoven's Symphonies, in order, over four days. NZSO Music Director Pietari Inkinen and the musicians chat about this incredible undertaking during the first day of rehearsals...

Watch Cry If You Want To, the new video from Mulholland, directed by Bradley Rogerson.

Watch the new video for Graham Panther (of Panther and the Zoo and Ruby Suns) - Promises - directed by Nikki Castle.

Watch the trailer for Jupiter Ascending, the new film starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis.

Watch the trailer for the seventh - and final - season of True Blood, starting on SoHo on June 24.

Watch Pants On Fire, from Auckland Rialto Channel 48Hours team - Lense Flare.

Watch Rubble, from Wellington Rialto Channel 48Hours team - Noise And Pictures. (Content may disturb)

Watch this moving trip to home from deep in the Ureweras. We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch The Road To Whakarae, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Living Like Kings, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

"A home isn't a place. It's a person." What does home mean to you? We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Queer Selfies, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Today, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Homing, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Wayne, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

Meet the man who made New Zealand's first bungy jump. We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch The Jump, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Baba, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

A sneak preview of footage from Katy Perry's Prismatic world tour, which is coming to New Zealand on December 19 and 20.

Watch the new video from Sola Rosa, Can We Get It Together featuring Noah Slee, the second single taken from Sola Rosa’s 7th album Magnetics due out this September.

Directed by Jon Baxter.

Watch the teaser for Doctor Who's eighth season, starring Peter Capaldi.

Watch the trailer for the Grand National Final of the Rialto Channel 48Hours Furious Filmmaking Competition.

The event is this Friday May 30, click here to buy tickets and see the action live, or watch the live stream on nzherald.co.nz.

"My father told me never got a job where you have to wear boots. The one bit of advice I got from my father, I never took any notice." Meet the man with the best office in New Zealand. We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Stop/Go, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

Watch the trailer for Jennifer Aniston's new film, Life of Crime.

Watch as Lorde visits Helen Clark at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo courtesy of YouTube/United Nations Development Programme.

Piri Weepu was on hand to help celebrate fellow All Blacks Ma'a Nonu birthday, he helped with a surprise ending to the birthday song. Courtesy maanonu/Instagram

Check out the second full-length trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and Lee Pace, and due for release in New Zealand on August 7.

To celebrate the release of Liam Finn's third solo album The Nihilist he and his band played a special rooftop performance of tracks from the brilliant new album. This is his brand new single Burn Up The Road filmed on the rooftop of The End recording studio in NYC where the album was recorded.

The Nihilist has just been released in the States and the UK to a wonderfully enthusiastic audience of fans and critics. "Utterly brilliant" says our own Lydia Jenkin, whilst The Guardian UK call it "Dynamic and cinematic" and Spin Magazine say the album is "An accomplished mini-epic".

Liam Finn and band are currently in Los Angeles ahead of the West Coast Album Release Party at the venue No Vacancy.

Video mixed and edited by Liam Finn.

Watch a hologram Michael Jackson perform at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Check out this first look at The Flash, a new television series from the CW network.

Carrie Fisher says returning to "Star Wars" after more than three decades is "trippy." The original Princess Leia can't say much about starring in director J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: Episode VII" except that she's lost 35 pounds for the role.