Paul Simon and Sting sound like a somewhat unlikely pairing. But more than 40 years on, their musical ideas seem to be easy bedfellows.

In light of Johnny Depp's disastrous new movie Mortdecai, Dominic Corry cites seven other instances of movie stars taking on roles they shouldn't have.

Bureaucracy at the struggling video store was the final straw, writes Karl Puschmann.

Did the lack of a Big Day Out go unnoticed this year? Or were you in a puddle of tears on January 16? Chris Schulz and Lydia Jenkin share their thoughts.

Didn't get enough at Laneway? Flying Lotus kept the party going with his very own sideshow at Auckland's Powerstation. Rachel Bache was there.

In less than a week in this still-new year I've found two reasons to take television seriously, though I'm sure the feeling won't last.

Pictures of the artists who performed at the 2015 Laneway Festival in Auckland. Photos courtesy of Laneway and Jonathan Pilkington.

We all have our own guilty pleasures. Paul Casserly takes a look at some of the TV shows we embarrassingly love to watch.

How many Oscar nominations did The Lego Movie get? One, for Best Original Song. That's a joke. Academy Awards voters, sort this mess out, writes Chris Schulz.

Double dose of The Bachelor on NZ screens this year wonderful news if you like sexist, brain-killing twaddle.

Paul Casserly wipes away the tears caused by Anzac Girls and Adam Sandler.

Alex Casey revels in the highs and lows of Daniel Corbett, the endearing One News weatherman and replacement for Jim Hickey in our hearts.

As Michael Keaton becomes the toast of the town for his comeback turn in Birdman, Dominic Corry looks back at the best Hollywood comebacks.

Eddie Redmayne speaks in commas. The response to a question will start, be amended by a clarification, never an aside, and then another.

Summer Diary wraps this week, so we sat down with three of New Zealand's biggest acting exports, Danielle Cormack, Anna Hutchison and Sara Wiseman, to talk about their holiday exploits and why they chose to come home to Auckland.

Is public favour turning against Benedict Cumberbatch? Our writers argue the point.

All Black flanker Victor Vito, 27, and his wife Amber, 25, have welcomed their first child.

Dominic Corry looks ahead to the most anticipated films of 2015.

In his latest role Michael Keaton plays washed-up movie star Riggan Thomson, haunted by his role as superhero Birdman.

Welcome to TimeOut's big preview of 2015. Here's how the year in entertainment is shaping up so far ...

Rachel Glucina checks out the best celeb holiday snaps on Instagram. Warning: involves serious holiday envy.

Paul Casserly looks back on his favourite quotes from the goggle box in 2014.

Beer bottles, shoes, sofa cushions and kale are just some of the household items used as instruments in the first viral hit of 2015.

Sometimes it is fun to rag on a bad movie, especially a big stupid one. Here's what Dominic Corry considers to be the ten worst films of 2014.