For those of you getting ready to rock, jive, skank, or twerk at Auckland City Limits on Saturday March 19, we've some more handy information for you.

The Coen Brothers have gathered a star-studded cast for a movie about Hollywood's bad old days, reports Helen Barlow.

Those controversial outfits. That awful humble-brag apology to Kendrick Lamar. And their virtually unlistenable Valentine's Day single, Spoons, an ode to having a cuddle in bed.

Rising Australian act Gang of Youths will be one of the first bands on the main stage at Auckland City Limits.

Originally, Hugh Laurie didn't originally want to play Richard Roeper, the villain of John le Carre's spy thriller The Night Manager.

Reviews say otherwise, but Ken Jeong believes his new sitcom is the funniest show on television. He tells Chris Schulz why.

The story of the Sonderkommando, the "special units" of Jewish prisoners in Nazi death camps forced to assist with the exterminations of the Final Solution, has been little-told in the cinema.

Kiwi fans will get a chance to see Kelsea Ballerini perform for free next week.

If you liked the arched eyebrow of the dowager countess at Downton Abbey, you just have to get a load of this.

Doprah's lead singer Indira Force talks music and mushrooms with Lydia Jenkin.

After a break, a memoir and the return of her band Sleater Kinney, Carrie Brownstein talks motivation with Lydia Jenkin.

Among the music shows at the Auckland Arts Festival kicking off next week is Dust to Dusky, in which Tami Neilson, Anna Coddington, and Bella Kalolo pay musical tribute to the late queen of blue-eyed soul and beehive hairdos, Dusty Springfield.

Jaz Coleman is supposed to be having a break from music, but he just can't help himself.

The New Zealand-filmed sequel to Ang Lee's Oscar winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon hits Netflix this Friday.

The cast and creators of the JFK time-travel series 11.22.63 talk about adapting the Stephen King book ahead of the show's debut in NZ on Tuesday.

Aussie future soul band Hiatus Kaiyote head to Splore straight from the Grammys. We caught up with vocalist Nai Palm before the big day.

Veteran Australasian rockgiants Mi-Sex, Dragon and The Angels kick off lineup of NZ gigs in Auckland tonight.

A little ball of wool just made my son burst into tears. And it was completely my fault.

Director Christian Ditter has already tackled rom-coms with British film Love, Rosie, but in How to Be Single he goes from riffing on one relationship to wrangling a clutch of them, with the ensemble piece getting the better of him.

Will we ever hear that one-off Wu-Tang Clan album? Which members will come to NZ? And just how good are they at chess? Clan member Masta Killa gets a grilling from Chris Schulz.

Rebel Wilson shares her dating tips with Leena Tailor.

UK-based electro-jazz-hip hop duo the Correspondents had such a brilliant time at last year's Splore festival, they're back for another round.

Viewed from here, where American football remains, for most of us, a curiosity, this film about a doctor who challenged the sports-entertainment industrial complex behind the game is something of a revelation.

Veteran Australian singer-songwriter Ed Kuepper might be coming to support English band the Stranglers in April but he's finding time for his own solo gigs too.

They're about to make their first appearance in New Zealand, so it's only fair that Cold War Kids stick around for a second show.

Continuing to add to the attractions of music, great food, and kids activities, Auckland City Limits has now announced its artwork programme for the festival on Saturday, March 19 at Western Springs.