Michelle Menzies, curator of the New Zealand Festival exhibition Cinema & Painting at Wellington’s Adam Art Gallery, wants to make one thing clear – it isn’t some kind of self-referential show. “This exhibition is not about paintings about films, or movies which represent paintings
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Eleanor Catton: Life after fame
People turn up in their hundreds to hear New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton speak. It takes some getting used to.
Sir Edmund Hillary gets film fest love
Could Sir Edmund Hillary be due some Oscar love A movie that recreates his ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay will premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). New Zealand-based writer and director Leanne Pooley’s
Mick Jagger at 70 is still ripping the joint
Repulsion was the attraction with Mick Jagger.
Only God Forgives is like a drug for Gosling
Ryan Gosling’s latest film, Only God Forgives, has deeply divided critics and the Canadian actor concedes that the blood-spattered crime thriller set in Bangkok’s underworld of boxing clubs and brothels may not appeal to everyone. “The film is kind of like a drug,” the former child star who appeared on The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, told reporters ahead of the film’s opening in New Zealand next Thursday.
Emma Roberts ‘arrested for domestic violence’
Emma Roberts has been arrested for domestic violence, according to a new report. The 22-year-old actress was allegedly involved in a violent encounter with boyfriend Evan Peters in Montreal, Canada July 7.
Amanda Palmer’s naked hostility towards tabloid
Like our own radio shouters, the almost permanently outraged UK tabloid the Daily Mail is used to bullying its victims with mock shock, righteous abuse or just plain hyperbole. All in the name of middle England.
Oscar Kightley’s nostalgic look at 80s NZ
An adolescence spent playing spacies inspired the directorial debut of a famous New Zealand face. Oscar Kightley’s first short film Tom’s Dairy is one of six finalists in the New Zealand International Film Festival beginning on Thursday
Watch: Trailer for Austenland
Watch the latest trailer for romantic comedy Austenland, featuring Bret McKenzie. Austenland stars Jane Hayes (Kerri Russell), a 30-something single with an obsession with the BBC production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
From gopher to film star in 48 hours
A film-maker’s 10-year-old daughter proved the star of the show in his award-winning short film.