Watch: Hook Ups Episode 7
Kowhai wants Monty to become a triple threat like her favourite celeb Alaze Rhetoric. They go to get free dance lessons but much to Kowhai's dismay the dance teacher takes more of a shine to Monty.
Kowhai wants Monty to become a triple threat like her favourite celeb Alaze Rhetoric. They go to get free dance lessons but much to Kowhai's dismay the dance teacher takes more of a shine to Monty.
Jessica Hansell - aka Coco Solid - shares her thoughts about bringing her cartoon creation - Hook Ups - from the printed page to video.
Kowhai wants Hook Ups to audition for Aroha Bridge Factor and insists the twins lie with a sob story to ensure they win. Will their Phantom of the Hip Hopera performance impress the judges?
Movie blogger Dominic Corry looks at the best offerings of the upcoming Monster Fest, which showcases medium-sized films that might have otherwise bypassed theatres.
A diary kept by Heath Ledger while he prepared to play The Joker in The Dark Knight has been unveiled.
Dominic Corry gets set for the New Zealand release of Fast and Furious 6 by delving into the franchise's history and naming its best and worst moments.
Four of Hollywood's leading actresses are reportedly in the running to portray Hilary Clinton in an upcoming biopic.
Paul Casserly says it's the characters we hate, from Daniel Bedingfield to Greg Boyed, that keep us coming back to TV shows.
Luke Buda and Samuel Flynn Scott of Phoenix Foundation talk about coming home to tour their expansive new album Fandango.
Paul Casserly had to conquer his incandescent rage before finding a few silver linings in Sky TV's recent channel reshuffle.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end.
Ira has new bosses and is excited about his new flashy role at the dairy. Kowhai is excited about Hook Ups getting to play the grand re-opening. Monty is outraged by the price hikes at the dairy but is excited about the return
Kiwi actor Karl Urban stars in the J.J Abrams-produced TV show Almost Human. The action-packed police drama set 35 years in the future centers around the unlikely partnership between a part-machine cop played by Urban and a part-human robot.
TV blogger Paul Casserly looks at the public trials of politicians and public servants from Aaron Gilmore to Susan Devoy.
Hook Ups' Dad makes them get a real job. They become telemarketers selling teddybears where Monty finds he is a natural, much to Kowhai's competitive horror. She gets fired but is happy when it is revealed the teddybears were being used to cover a drug sm
The alleged culprit who invaded the stage at Justin Bieber's Dubai gig has issued an apology to the teen star.
TV blogger Paul Casserly reviews Oliver Stone's new left-leaning history of the US and Louis CK's brilliant stand-up special.
The twins get offered a gig at their cousin Benny's 21st. Monty practices his Hendrix guitar-lighting and Kowhai dresses in Sonic Youth tinfoil but it is no match for their disinterested whanau or their toddler karaoke champion cousin, Angeline.
Removed from the unforgiving glare of initial release, revisiting a Kiwi film some years after it came out can offer a more generous context, writes Dominic Corry.
Hook Ups is a cartoon about musical twins Kowhai and Monty Hook. The contrasting pair hilariously live out the metaphors, tensions and clichés of the music industry while living in Aroha Bridge.
Star Trek Into Darkness is an epic action flick, and also a bit of a vampire film, writes Russell Baillie in his (relatively) spoiler-free first look review.
TV blogger Paul Casserly looks at the 10 best TV quotes of the last few weeks, from "what a knob" to "hey Clint..."
TV blogger Paul Casserly looks at the new wave of nostalgia in TV and advertising, from Mork and Mindy to Mitsubishi ads.
Movie blogger Dominic Corry profiles Iron Man III director Shane Black, who he once called the Miles Davis of action films.