An area of New Zealand history that has been swept under the carpet is the subject of a new home-grown movie which releases this week. White Lies, adapted from Whale Rider author Witi Ihimaera’s novella Medicine Woman, is set in a time when new laws prohibited unlicensed healers, making the practise of much Maori medicine illegal.
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Kanye West slammed for ‘ignorant’ lyrics
Kanye West has been branded “ignorant” for including lyrics about Parkinson’s disease on his new album. The rapper’s sixth studio album, Yeezus, was released this week and a storm has already brewed up over one of the tracks.
James Gandolfini dies, aged 51
The Sopranos star James Gandolfini has died. The 51-year-old actor reportedly died of a heart attack in Italy
Spies bring us in from cold
It’s amazing how some of the best television drama remains engrossing, despite the fact that the viewer doesn’t have the foggiest what’s actually going on for much of the time. Monday’s new SoHo spy drama Restless is opaque from start to finish, but in the crisp, elegant tradition of British espionage tales, the style carries us over the mystery of substance.
Russell Brand’s gobsmacking TV interview
British comedian Russell Brand takes down ‘Morning Joe’ hosts as they struggle to control the interview and even get his name wrong. Some people like Russell Brand.
Kim Kardashian labour induced for safety
Kim Kardashian was reportedly forced to deliver her first child prematurely due to medical concerns. The reality star gave birth to a daughter with rapper Kanye West on Saturday
Man of Steel – feminist film of the year?
Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, the Superman reboot that will open in New Zealand next week, is quite possibly the most feminist action movie of the year. Striking for its absence of naked ladies, it also features a tough Amy Adams performance as Lois Lane and women all over newsrooms and the military, not just in the bedroom.
Zombocalypse now
The defining image of World War Z, according to director Marc Forster, is not a zombie biting into someone’s flesh but the wildlife montage that plays behind the opening credits, which might best be summed up in the words of one of his characters: ”Mother Nature is a serial killer.
Five genre defining zombie movies
Because the zombie is essentially an empty vessel into which meaning can readily be poured, the genre is surprisingly alive.
Mums get royal freebie from Westenra
It’s another screaming delivery for expectant parents. Maybe that’s a bit cruel, but Kiwi mums who give birth on the same day as the Duchess of Cambridge will be given another bundle – an album of lullabies by the New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra.