Tame Impala's Kevin Parker talks to Lydia Jenkin about his much-anticipated new album.

Growing up in 90s New Zealand it was mandatory for all fish and chip shops to have a pineapple fritter on the menu, a poster showcasing various sea life and a Streetfighter gaming machine that allowed plenty of entertainment from one 20c coin.

Is it possible for a game to be annoyingly cute? Or is it cutely annoying? Either way, Yoshi's Woolly World finds that fence and plants its butt on it without a care in the world.

Director of new film on Amy Winehouse says: "Everyone thought they knew everything about her."

Revenge, served at various temperatures, is the unifying theme of this Oscar-nominated Argentinian compendium of six blackly comic short films making a welcome return from last year's festival.

The toilets feature high-quality fixtures but are poorly maintained.

The writer and director of the brilliant AI film, Ex Machina, talks to Michael O'Sullivan.

The festival's opening night film stars some familiar faces but it's remarkably original writes Helen Barlow.

Jason Lei Howden's blood-soaked horror movie Deathgasm will make its NZ debut at the festival. The first time director chats to Chris Schulz about filming gore on the fly.

Finally, fans of Top Gear can see the final lap of Jeremy Clarkson in Top Gear in a two-hour finale which was filmed ahead of his departure from the show after he abused a producer.

Four of New Zealand's best-known hip-hop and dance acts are joining forces for an all ages show - and it's free.

Twenty hits in line-up for trophy, with two acts in twice.

Thanks to post-grunge hooks and the gravelly vocals of frontman Jason Wade, Lifehouse had a moment all of their own when their 2001 single Hanging By A Moment became a worldwide smash.

Following last year's The Fault In Our Stars comes Paper Towns, the second (and probably not the last) adaptation of a John Green novel.

It starts just like the good old days. With a throbbing beat giving way to glitchy hooks and silky vocals, Sometimes I Feel So Deserted entices you to jump around like their late-90s classics Out of Control and Let Forever Be.

Amalric, best known as the villain in the Bond flick Quantum of Solace and most acclaimed for his extraordinary eyes-only performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

The 2002 New Yorker autobiographical essay that was the source of this slight but surprisingly amiable film is really worth reading.

British model Cara Delevingne is heading to the big screen in coming-of-age movie Paper Towns. She talks to Eli Orzessek about the transition.

Yes, we've already had Spider-Man and now Ant-Man. But the history of bug-based superheroes doesn't stop there. Here is a smattering of the other insectoid-inspired characters in comics over the years.

Sick of stereotypes portraying gamers as fat, lazy and surrounded by chip packets on their couch?

New BBC period drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell blurs history and magic, explain the cast and creators.

When Angus Muir talks about light bulbs, he makes them sound like living, breathing things.

It's TVNZ's attempt to get us all motivated at the least motivated time of the week - Friday night.

Funny guy Paul Rudd has turned superhero in Marvel's latest superhero flick, Ant-Man. He talks to Russell Baillie about how the troubled movie made it to the big screen.

The vibe is dimly lit and very hip with a strong Southern influence.

He sounded like a crazed meth addict threatening to stalk me for the rest of my life. "We're worldwide!" he thundered. "100 countries! Always on!"

The annual MTV Brand New competition has launched across Australia and New Zealand this week.