The Miley Cyrus circus is heading to New Zealand. But there's more to this pop princess than tweeting, twerking and giant tongue slides, as Chris Schulz discovers.

Paul Casserly turned on the television to get a full rundown on the Dirty Politics debate. He found all he needed on Russell Brown's Media Take.

The makers of telly soap Shortland Street are thrilled with the response to the cliffhanger show on Monday night.

Colin Hogg writes: Why is it, in this jerky new world of sound bites and short attention spans, that television shows are getting longer and longer?

TV is in the middle of a nostalgia TV orgy right now. Paul Casserly takes some notes.

People who conduct interviews to embarrass the star believe they are more important than the subject and, more offensively, that they are more important than their audience.

Joanna Hunkin thought she was going to interview Robin Williams. What she got was an audience with a star that never stopped performing.

Robin Williams never stopped pushing the limits of his versatility. Dominic Corry analyses five key film roles that demonstrated his range.

Colin Hogg writes: Television seems to be a little in love with politics, which shouldn't be a bad thing in a run-up to an election, unless it's dull, of course.

Leigh Hart's latest comedic outing Late Night Big Breakfast is one of the best things on television, but it pretends to be the worst, writes Paul Casserly.

Fred Durst and his rag-tag band of rowdy nu-metallers are responsible for many crimes against music. But their latest effort might just be the worst yet.

Colin Hogg writes: Entertainment show of the week, by at least two lengths, was Saturday morning's episode of The Nation.

July has come and gone like a heavy cold that you try to pass off as the flu. Planes have been dropping out of the sky, Ebola has returned, wars rage, and Colin Craig's mesmerizing eyes stare out from those billboards into our very souls.

Thank god Catherine lived. I know it's telly land, and chances seemed slim they would kill Tandi Wright's character off and leave poor Mac (Shane Cortese) a broken man.

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This Friday nzherald.co.nz launch our latest Barkers Sundae Session. SHIHAD, performing songs from their new album FVEY, and in conversation with Hugh Sundae.

Watch this taster - Think You're So Free - from the last ever performance at York Street Studios, and visit nzherald.co.nz/shihad this Friday to watch the session in full.

Wondering what to see at the International Film Festival? Here's our updated page of reviews from week two of the Auckland leg of the nationwide event.

Is rock 'n' roll dead? Chris Schulz investigates ...

TV2's excellent Gloriavale: A World Apart doco is fascinating viewing, writes Paul Casserly.