Veteran director William Friedkin returns with Killer Joe, a black-hearted thriller starring Matthew McConaughey as the title character.

The final bow of James Murphy's LCD Soundsystem has become an era-defining concert film.

New Zealand film maker Briar March on running a creative small business

Movie blogger Dominic Corry unveils his highlights from the first four days of the New Zealand International Film Festival.

When Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh decided to fund an investigation into - and a film about - the case of the West Memphis Three, they asked a 40-year-old documentarian with one feature credit to her name to lead it. Peter Calder spoke to her.

Prolific German film-maker Werner Herzog talks to Peter Calder about his latest confronting documentaries, a study of death row inmates in American jails.

Finally, the quintessential American road trip novel On the Road has found its way to the big screen.

Director Kevin Macdonald reveals the man behind the lore in documentary Marley.

Energetic actor Mads Mikkelsen sheds his clothes again in the raunchy Danish film A Royal Affair, reports Helen Barlow.

This year's New Zealand International Film Festival programme is about to give film buffs their annual freak-out. Russell Baillie takes a sneak peek.

Among the music films coming to this year's New Zealand International Film Festival is Neil Young's latest concert film, a raw, thunderous event.

Love Story star Masha Yakovenko talks to Scott Kara about playing the muse to Florian Habicht in his oddball romantic comedy.

American indie film's queen of quirk, Miranda July, returns with her second idiosyncratic film about love gone wrong. She talks to Helen Barlow.

Morgan Spurlock, the director of Super Size Me took your questions in a live chat today. Read what he had to say.

The guy behind Super Size Me is back with his expose of product-placement. Charlotte Cripps gets the message.

Peter Calder talks to the directors of the animated 'A Cat in Paris', Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli.

Over the past week Scott Kara has searched for the most incredibly strange film that will be screening at this year's film festival.

Jacqueline Smith's week of TV, movies and music.

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

Film festival time is a bonanza for fans of documentary cinema and TimeOut reviewer Peter Calder has previewed 20 or so titles from this year's impressive line-up.

Veteran Dutch star Rutger Hauer appears in two diverse film festival films. He talks about them to Helen Barlow.

A new movie shows how Harry Belafonte joined the dots between Kennedy, Dylan, King and Brando. He talks to Helen Barlow.

Her films, including the Cannes-winning The Tree of Life, have made her the arthouse It-girl. Now Jessica Chastain is doing her bit for the sensitive redhead actress sorority. Helen Barlow reports.