Director JJ Abrams has revealed a first look at the X-Wing Starfighter that will grace the screen in the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII. Courtesy Star Wars

INXS: Never Tear Us Apart is an uncensored two-part biopic of Aussie rockers INXS, told with collaboration with the band and those who knew them best. It will screen on TV3 in August.

Watch the new video from Flip Grater - The Smell Of Strangers - taken from recent album Pigalle, and directed by Logan McMillan.

Go behind the scenes of new New Zealand feature Everything We Loved, written and directed by Max Currie.

In this video, meet lead actor Brett Stewart.

This clip for 'Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens', the lead track off Tiny Ruins' new album 'Brightly Painted One' was filmed, edited and made by Neil Finn while both were on tour in Europe. Courtesy: Flying Nun

Queen, one of the biggest-selling, best-loved and most enduring bands in rock history is heading to Auckland for the first time in nearly 30 years. Despite the death of the band's flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991, Queen is playing Vector Area on Wednesday, September 3 - with American Idol star Adam Lambert on vocals.

Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. In New Zealand cinemas on August 21.

The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Courtesy: The Hunger Games

Watch the new video from SHIHAD - Think You're So Free - taken form their new album FVEY released August 8.

Directed by Sam Peacocke.

The Last Saint, a contemporary crime thriller set in Auckland's urban underbelly, is a debut feature film by Naufahu which premieres next month and depicts a different type of Pure New Zealand - one few talk about.

The wizards at Weta Digital talk about how they made a monkey out of just about everyone in the new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes which opens in New Zealand on July 10.

As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.

Watch the latest movie trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In theatres on August 8.

After nearly a century the curtains have closed on one of New Zealand's most historic cinemas in Ohakune.

Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

The Dark Horse is a true story based on the life of Genesis Potini, a wildly charismatic, bipolar-suffering former chess champion. It stars Cliff Curtis and James Rolleston, and opens in New Zealand cinemas on July 31. Also appearing at the International Film Festival.

With York Street Studios now closed, the Barkers Sundae Sessions move to Roundhead Studios, with Grayson Gilmour the first artist in this new home.

To enjoy this full length session we suggest you use headphones/speakers, and watch full screen - or send to you television via devices such as Apple TV.

Watch the new video for Graham Panther (of Panther and the Zoo and Ruby Suns) - Promises - directed by Nikki Castle.

Watch the trailer for Jupiter Ascending, the new film starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis.

Watch the trailer for the seventh - and final - season of True Blood, starting on SoHo on June 24.

Watch Pants On Fire, from Auckland Rialto Channel 48Hours team - Lense Flare.

Watch Rubble, from Wellington Rialto Channel 48Hours team - Noise And Pictures. (Content may disturb)

Watch A Lesson On Probability , from Auckland Rialto Channel 48Hours team - Mexico.

Join nzherald.co.nz for full coverage of the 2014 Rialto Channel 48Hours competition, live from Auckland's Civic Theatre.

Watch this moving trip to home from deep in the Ureweras. We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch The Road To Whakarae, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Living Like Kings, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

"A home isn't a place. It's a person." What does home mean to you? We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Queer Selfies, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Today, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Homing, one of 10 three-minute documentaries and check out more here.