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Gyton Grantley, TV’s House Husband
Before he
‘A lasting legacy of people’s craziness’
Retired detective inspector Graham Bell is the host of Police Ten 7, screening 7.30pm, Thursdays on TV2. Here he answers the tough questions…
Grandfather of African literature dies
Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, widely seen as the grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82.
Flashback: Anna Paquin wins an Oscar
As more than a billion people worldwide watched on, the nervous gulps lasted for a full 21 seconds on a Los Angles stage. The left hand fidgeted around the lectern, the right hand firmly grasped the prize.
Jackson keen on Doctor Who
Sir Peter Jackson says he wants payment in gold for directing Doctor Who in New Zealand – a gold Dalek that is. The director of The Hobbit trilogy, King Kong and The Lord of the Rings told Entertainment Weekly he had met the show’s executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat over directing Doctor Who.
Jackson keen on directing Doctor Who
Sir Peter Jackson says he wants payment in gold for directing Doctor Who in New Zealand – a gold Dalek that is. The director of The Hobbit trilogy, King Kong and The Lord of the Rings told Entertainment Weekly he had met the show’s executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat over directing Doctor Who
Film worth the wait for Kiwi director
Alex Galvin obviously likes tricky puzzles.
In search of new Star Trek fans
Hollywood producers have all kinds of clever strategies for making sequels to hit movies. Sometimes they cash in with a fast and almost identical follow-up – think The Hangover 2.
Haines releases Vermillion Skies
New Zealand jazz icon Nathan Haines drew some public complaints about “really loud saxophone coming out of the carpark” when he recorded upcoming album, Vermillion Skies.