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Robert Smith: Lights, camera, but no action
Action movie fans are left lacking this summer, writes Robert Smith.

Karl Puschmann: When TV shows come between couples
What do you do when your significant other reveals they have never watched your favourite TV show? Karl Puschmann discovers how to get through.

The Clash: Splitting books for movies: Good or god-awful?
I loved The Hunger Games books, but that doesn't mean I want to see two hours of Katniss whining, writes Rachel Bache. Can we not just cut out the pages that you likely skipped anyway and make a movie that is more than just okay?

Rose Matafeo: I like my movies like I like my milk - whole
Rose Matafeo spent $30 to see the new Hunger Games film, Mockingjay, so you don't have to.

Paul Casserly: 2014 in fast forward
Paul Casserly fast forwards through 2014 to pick out the TV highlights.

NZ On Screen: Classic rock star interviews
With all the big Summer music tours about to start, NZ On Screen Content Director Irene Gardiner looks back at past rock star visits to NZ via some vintage Radio with Pictures interviews.

Karl Puschmann: Time to hit the brakes on Grand Theft Auto
Adult content in game's new version means this far is far enough, writes Karl Puschmann.

Karl Puschmann: Brace yourself, Netflix is coming
As Netflix announces it will enter the New Zealand market next year, video on-demand services are bracing themselves for some tough competition. But which will you watch?

The Diary: Star spotters on alert as the Stones roll into town
They're the highest-grossing band in the world who have just settled a potentially embarrassing lawsuit out of court, so how will the Rolling Stones celebrate when they jet into Auckland ahead of their concert on Saturday?

Dominic Corry: Cinema's top five nocturnal weirdos
Marking the release of the new Jake Gyllenhaal thriller, Nightcrawler, Dominic Corry cites his five favourite lead characters who skulk about at night.

Kim Dotcom's annus horribilis
His wife is suing him, his lawyers have dumped him, and the court is imposing strict bail conditions limiting his travel. And now troubled internet millionaire Kim Dotcom has found himself kicked off the cloud storage site he founded.

Siobhan Keogh: How adulthood changes your relationship with games
Gone are the carefree days of gaming all weekend as a teenager - or are they? Siobhan Keogh takes a closer look at the relationship of gaming in adulthood.

Paul Casserly: Hard drugs and 'alf a pint
Murder, food preparation, sport, serial killers, home renovation, Harvey Norman ads, and drugs. I think that pretty much sums up what's on TV these days, although drugs are way down that list.

NZ On Screen: TV's best moustaches
With this year’s Movember in full swing, NZ On Screen Content Director Irene Gardiner looks back at some of the most impressive moustaches on New Zealand television.

The Diary: SBW 'can't wait' for fatherhood touchdown
SBW and his wife Alana are expecting their first baby over the next few days, and the sports superstar "can't wait to be a daddy".

Karl Puschmann: Caught in the middle of a defiant Swift break up
Another dumping by singer but this time it affects us all, writes Karl Puschmann.

Greg Dixon: Less is more on screen
So here it is: after chewing it around for a bit (a short bit), after kicking it around with friends and colleagues for a bit more (a short bit more) and, after realising how unbelievably boring it can be when TV shows go on and on and on and on.

NZ On Screen: Kiwi stars who started out young
Lorde celebrates her 18th birthday today, after an extraordinary year of international music success. NZ On Screen Content Director Irene Gardiner takes a look back at some of our other top musicians who also started out when they were still in school.

Dominic Corry: What if someone else directed Interstellar?
Interstellar (now in theatres) is nothing short of an absolute masterpiece. It had me utterly enraptured from start to finish, and I'm still floating along on the cinematic high it generated.

Paul Casserly: TV's best quotes - 'I'm going upstairs to take off my hat'
October came and went like a German freedom camper, friendly enough, but leaving a faint suspicion that giardia might be waiting for us somewhere downstream.

Siobhan Keogh: Pokemon - gotta play 'em all
Siobhan Keogh reveals her love-hate relationship with the game Pokemon, and why she's probably still going to play the next version.

Dominic Corry: Christopher Nolan's best movies
In anticipation of Christopher Nolan's new film, Interstellar, Dominic Corry runs through his favourite Nolan movies.

NZ on Screen: Screen screams for Halloween
Looking for costume inspiration for Halloween tonight? NZ On Screen Content Director Irene Gardiner selects some Kiwi film and television classics featuring ghosts, witches, vampires, zombies, monsters and mutants.

Karl Puschmann: Forget MKR and watch this cooking show
Karl Puschmann serves up the lowdown on a cooking show for people who don’t like cooking shows.

Six awful pitches to replace the Paul Henry Show
The Paul Henry Show’s move to the morning leaves a gaping hole in TV3’s nightly line-up. Here, new TV site The Spinoff presents six awful ideas about what could replace it.

Dominic Corry: Lawrence Makoare's Toughest Tough Guys
In his stunning lead performance as 'The Warrior' in The Dead Lands, Lawrence Makoare creates an instantly iconic cinematic tough guy, writes Dominic Corry.

Karl Puschmann: Del Toro's last chance
Will Guillermo Del Toro’s new TV show The Strain convince Karl Puschmann of the director’s oft-talked about genius?