Peter Jackson’s long-held desire to update The Dam Busters looks closer to becoming a reality, with the director indicating that a Kiwi-angled version of the story could be his next movie.
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Women behaving badly – just like men
Being a shambolic 20-something isn’t just a guy thing.
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin dating?
Chris Martin has no doubt had a radical change in diet after reportedly ditching Gwyneth Paltrow for Jennifer Lawrence. The Daily Mail reported the couple have been spending time together since the end of June, after the Hunger Games star broke up with X-Men co-star Nicholas Hoult.
Justin Bieber pays monkey abandonment fine
Justin Bieber has reportedly paid authorities for abandoning his pet monkey in Germany.
Slater pushes back against Hager
Cameron Slater has dismissed Dirty Politics allegations relating to himself and Justice Minister Judith Collins, while Labour leader Phil Goff compared the scandal to Watergate. In an interview this morning with The Nation’s Lisa Owen, Slater ripped into the book, saying author Nicky Hager “didn’t even have the common journalistic courtesy to contact a single person contained within these emails, while he breached everybody’s privacy”.
Once were the cast of Warriors
Hands up who doesn’t remember where and when they were smacked over the head by the visual and emotional assault that is Once Were Warriors. The 1994 drama about the dysfunctional Heke family exposed a dark vein of domestic violence, rape, suicide and alcoholism and propelled New Zealand cinema on to the world stage.
Why Corbett doesn’t want Williams on 7 Days
Jeremy Corbett pauses for a moment when asked how 7 Days has changed in the five years since it first screened.
We should break up with Beyonce
OPINION: Three months into our fevered obsession with the possible demise of Beyonce and Jay Z’s marriage, headline rumors continue to feed the frenzy: “Beyonce secretly shopping for a new apartment.” “DESTROYED by Jay-Z cheating!” And Thursday, the coup de grace: “Beyonc
What became of Grace Heke?
After almost two decades in obscurity, the girl who broke a nation’s heart as Grace Heke is to reappear on New Zealand screens. But this time she’ll be playing herself – a 36-year-old mother of four living in Cairns, Australia.
Leading role but not for her eyes
It’s the film all of New Zealand will be talking about on Monday morning, with one notable exception – the teenager who plays young rape victim Louise Nicholas will not see most of Consent: The Louise Nicholas story. Houghton Bay schoolgirl Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, 14, will not be allowed to watch the full docudrama, by order of her famous actor parents Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie