Texture and Cinema
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Films by Starlight
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- This February the Film by Starlight series returns to The Dell in the Wellington Botanic Gardens as part of the Summer City programme and the line-up is particularly impressive.
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Forget Novemberkinder… HELLO Reel Brazil…
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- Soooooo I was meant to write about Novemberkinder; The German Film Festival this week… except… it finished yesterday. Sigh. Lucky for me however, the Reel Brazil Film Festival was following hot on its heels.
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The Cream of Italian Cinema
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- Now that winter’s chill is behind us it’s time to kick-into spring, with Cathay Pacific’s always entertaining, Italian Film Festival 2009.
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Lunch and a Movie for 8 Dollars!
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- Those rather smart cinemaphiles down at New Zealand's Film Archive have come up with a real doozy of an idea. It's called 'Soup & a Seat', where-upon the weary and ravenous film-lover can relax with a movie and a cup of piping-hot homemade soup, for just $8.
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Wellington's Forthcoming International Film Festival
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- The Wellington arm of the International Film Festival is just over two weeks away. The event kicks off with Jane Campion’s ‘Bright Star’, and festival goers are to be the first in the world to view the New Zealand born directors new efforts. The many and varied films on offer range from animation, to documentary and the ‘incredibly strange’; and from the up-and-coming, to the directors whom
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Hold Still - 24 June, Film Archive
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- The new sound and video installation ‘Hold Still’ opened to much flurry and intrigue on Wednesday evening. The work which is situated in the Film Archive’s Mediagallery space is both poignant and charming; as artist Rachel Shearer does an extraordinary job at showcasing the work of amateur female film-makers during the 1930’s in New Zealand.
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The Mighty Civic – 17 June, Film Archive
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- The 1988 film was an hour of pure nostalgia, delight, sorrow and amusement. Everyone is familiar with the mighty Auckland Civic Theatre, but not many (including myself) are familiar with its back-story and sprawling history. Until, that is last Wednesday.
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This is Experimental: Australian Film Art
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- A three-day festival takes flight from the 11-13 June at the Film Archive called This is Experimental: Australian Film Art. It features Sally Golding, Joel Stern and Dirk de Bruyn who are at the forefront of experimental Australian film. The opening on Thursday begins with Isolationist Eye Openers: Historic Australian Film Art 1962-1998. Created by Brisbane-based arts collective OtherFilm, v
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Tongan Ninja to Screen at the Film Archive on Thursday...
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- See what the chaps from comedy duo Flight of the Conchords were up to six years ago - go and see Tongan Ninja, which will be screened at the Film Archive on Thursday. The Tongan ninja was trained in the ancient art of ninjitsu. When his father was eaten by a fish, Sione (Sam Manu) was brought up to follow the way of the ninja. Now he must journey toward his greatest challenge and defend the b
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World Cinema Showcase Opens on Thursday...
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- The World Cinema Showcase is nice lead-up of sorts to the New Zealand International Film Festival and it opens this Thursday. Committed to compiling a diverse and engaging programme of international arthouse films, the selection this year looks as strong as ever. John Crowley's galvanising realist drama Boy A impressed me immensely last year in the NZIFF, though I felt that it undeservedly fell un
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Filmmaking Insights - An Evening With Sima Urale
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- Filmmaker Sima Urale is one of the best filmmakers of her generation presently working in New Zealand. One of the hardest things for a filmmaker to master is not only to tell a good story, but to translate it successfully via moving images. Urale's films which include the excellent shorts Still Life, Coffee and Alah and O Tamati (which won the Leone d'Argento or Silver Lion Award in Venice) are fi
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Special Screenings of Kiwi Classic Goodbye Pork Pie on Friday and Saturday
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- Ask people what their favourite New Zealand film is, and quite often, they'll say Goodbye Pork Pie, Geoff Murphy's classic 1981 road film. You could say that the main character of the film is a car - the zippy yellow mini which has since become an instantly recognisable Kiwi icon.And if you haven't seen it (or want to see it again!) the Film Archive will be screening it over two nights this Friday
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Some like it HOT! Some just like free outdoor films…
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- You can’t beat Wellington in summer… free concerts, carnivals, festivals, beautiful weather, wharf-jumping, gelato… and now free outdoor films under the stars. Lush. This year sees four films set to hit the big screen: Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten; Standing in the Shadow of Motown; La Tropical; and Some Like it Hot.The first three films will be hosted in the Wellington Botanical Gar
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Reel Earth film festival about to kick off
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- If you love movies and the beautiful planet we live in - this one’s for you. Reel Earth is a film festival which celebrates our environment through the big screens medium, and it opens with an award-winning kiwi production ominously titled ‘the Nuclear Comeback’.
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Free screening of 'Choke'
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- Bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk - the writer of Fight Club - returns to the big screen with an adaptation of his novel, Choke. The official opening date isn’t until October 30th, but Courteney Central cinemas are hosting a special FREE preview screening on Saturday the 27th of September.
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Real Blood Banned from Cocktail at Film Opening Tonight...
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- The Chief Investigator for the New Zealand Food Safety Authorty has put a dampener on a unique promotion for tonight's opening screening of Spanish horror flick [Rec] by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza the Paramount Cinema.
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It's time to book your tickets..
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- Every year when the Wellington Film Festival rolls around, I do the same stupid thing. I read the programme, circle what I want to see, and then forget about it until it's too late, the films I want to see are sold out or I've run out of money to see them. Well, this year I will be trying my hardest to get organised enough to see my picks of the bunch!
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48 Hours Wellington finals coming up!
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- I've just come back from the 11th heat of the Wellington 48 hours at the Paramount theatre. I've managed to see 5 out of 11 so far so I reckon I am doing pretty well! There are still two more to go, on Tuesday night, and I urge you to go along and check them out, and vote for your favourite.
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Human Rights Film Festival 2008
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- Having spent many years working for the Paramount theatre I have been lucky enough to see an overwhelming number of incredible films, but none have affected me more than the films I have been privileged enough to see courtesy of the Human Rights Film Festival. Their programme continues to get stronger with every year, and this year also celebrates the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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