Since his breakthrough in The Usual Suspects (1995), Puerto Rico-born Benicio Del Toro has established his career playing characters in drug-drenched stories.

Matt Damon talks to Dominic Corry about why playing yet another stranded astronaut isn't giving him complex - just a chance to put some science back into sci-fi.

When it comes to Chris Cornell's solo career, there's a giant strobe-lit elephant stinking up the room.

Friends bring their boogie funk fresh vibes to town.

As slight in scope as it is modest in subject matter, the second-to-last film by Albert Maysles, who died in March, is a charming if occasionally too-reverential portrait of New York identity and self-described "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel.

Considering when it was recorded, Tami Neilson's new album should be a doom and gloom affair. She tells Lydia Jenkin why it's not.

Lydia Jenkin crunches the numbers on tonight's Silver Scroll finalists ...

He's a constant tabloid figure, with recent headlines ranging from stalkers in his house to court-ordered drug tests and stranded flights in the Philippines.

Following the success of telemovie The Killing Field, which screened earlier this year, Rebecca Gibney returns to the small screen this week to reprise her role as Detective Sergeant Eve Winter in this new six-part crime drama.

Stan Walker and dancer-turned-actor Tia Maipi talk to Lydia Jenkin about their roles in a local flick putting its own spin on on the dance movie genre.

Have you seen all the Star Wars movies? What about all six seasons of The Clone Wars?

Aaron Tokona tells Lydia Jenkin how his jam band morphed into the popular live band, AHoriBuzz.

Founder member Dean Wareham brings the band to NZ on a reunion tour.

What are the Black Keys to do when they're missing a Black Key? For Dan Auerbach, his bandmate Patrick Carney's troublesome shoulder injury caused the cancellation of an entire Keys tour, but freed him up to focus on something new.

The latest Disney Infinity release isn't just about droid battles and high-octane light saber action.

This understated and delightful New York-based comedy starring Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement as a guy grappling with single fatherhood is less weighty than writer/director James C. Strouse's earlier films.

The twelfth season of the original British version of the show features newcomer Rita Ora on the judging panel alongside Simon Cowell. Here's some thoughts the star had about her regular television gig.

Kody Nielson certainly is the master of musical reinvention. In his first outing as Silicon, he shrugs off many of the musical traits of the Mint Chicks and Opossom, and goes for something altogether more introspective and electronic.

Actor Jason Clarke talks about his role as Rob Hall in the movie Everest.

Remember Feel Inside? The genius comedy charity song that Flight of the Conchords put together with a few musical mates, and raised a lot of awareness and money for Cure Kids?

He's performed for Jimmy Kimmel and Ice Cube, but Seth Sentry's biggest achievement might be surviving his latest tour. The Aussie rapper tells Chris Schulz about life on the road.

The reason for Black Sabbath's final tour run has been revealed, as details of their upcoming New Zealand shows are unveiled.

In Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials the fight for survival now takes place among demolished cities and desert landscapes.

The wait will soon be over for Doctor Who fans in New Zealand - the Time Lord (Peter Capaldi) is returning to our screens on Sunday, September 20 at 7.30pm.

Even those familiar with the famous July Plot of 1944, in which a group of German officers led by Claus von Stauffenberg tried to kill Hitler, may not be aware that it was the last of more than a dozen planned or attempted assassinations.

As the contestants of MasterChef NZ battle for reality show glory, the original celebrity chef will be making a guest appearance.

Greg Dixon wants to live in the country that the Topp Twins visit every Sunday night - an idyllic New Zealand with wide blue skies and green fields.