Sugar Ray Leonard reveals the truth about the end of his 1978 bout with Dicky Ecklund

When the Basement theatre is packed out at 10pm on a Monday night for a local production based on a 19th century novella by Henry James, I think it is safe to say the Auckland Fringe Festival and the Auckland Arts Festival are going off.

A freezing London night didn't dampen the spirits of Kiwis with thoughts of home, writes Stephen Jewell

If I could be a fly on the wall during any aspect of the production of Masterchef New Zealand, it wouldn't be the North Shore mansion they live, cook and bitch in.

Nothing sums up The Phoenix Foundation's triumphant gig at legendary Soho venue the Borderline better than the punter who regularly shouts out 'Awesome bro!' at the end of every song, writes Stephen Jewell

New Zealanders in London have pulled together skills and contacts to put on a concert to raise money for the Christchurch relief fund.

Full results from the 2011 Academy Awards.

"You can ah, untie your apron." Simon Gault instructed Nadia Lim during the first of two elimination rounds.

Hugh Sundae's weekly blog on series two of Masterchef New Zealand.

Cathrin Schaer offers her picks of the offerings at Berlinale.

New Zealand director Sam Peacocke won the prize for best short film in the Generation 14 Plus section for his 20-minute-long story Manurewa.

This competition is now closed.

Before the beginning of the documentary The Bengali Detective, the producer made an announcement to the assembled media, reveals Cathrin Schaer.

Scott Kara reviews the Damian Marley and Nas concert from last night.

If you haven't seen a movie that makes you feel nauseous in a while, you may want to check out Keisha Castle-Hughes' latest film, writes Cathrin Schaer.

In the beginning there was Kyuss, and then came Queens of the Stone Age. Scott Kara talks to the leaders of both bands about their respective nostalgia trips and tours Downunder

Why ask stupid questions of movie stars? Writes Cathrin Schaer.

Congratulations to Helen Gall and Toni Grace of Wellington, and Gary Tosala and Andrew Steeves of Auckland. Each have won a double pass to see Nas and Damian Marley this week, and a copy of Distant Relatives.

Heading towards a 3D movie always imparts a wee thrill, writes Cathrin Schaer.

Harbour mastery Marcus Lush's North kicks off with a kindly look at a "poor-cousin" waterway, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Almost 50 New Zealand short films have this week been featured at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France, as part of its international spotlight programme.

On the eve of his Auckland performance, dance experimentalist Dan Snaith, aka Caribou, talks about his unique brand of music.

An Auckland restaurateur has joined forces with an incredibly strange film buff to bring local short films to a hungry audience.

Director Spike Jonze has expanded the music video he made for Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, turning it into a 30-minute short film that will screen at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Michael J. Fox will receive the Golden Camera International Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony in Germany on Saturday.

With so much of Auckland's attention focused on Monday's Laneway Festival, it was always going to be interesting to see how Les Savy Fav's first New Zealand show was going to go.

Exclusive photos from Foals' headline set at the 2011 Laneway Festival in Aotea Square, Auckland.