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The Wellingtonista / April 2009

The Wellingtonista is a blog about Wellington - New Zealand's capital.

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    • Cinephilia: Opening This Week
      • Clive Owen has his second big film of the year in cinemas now, following the romantic-thriller Duplicity in March. The International is a full-time thriller about an international banking conspiracy and it's directed by Run Lola Run's Tom Tykwer. Naomi Watts plays second-fiddle. What happened to her career? Readings, Sky City Queensgate and the Empire, Island Bay. All the other releases this week
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      • island-bay

        • Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)


    • Cinephilia: Opening This Week
      • At last I get some time to preview this week's new releases and, frankly, it hardly seems worth it. I've just got in from two of the most dispiriting experiences I've had in a cinema in some time. Full reviews will come when I've had a chance to find the right kind of language to describe precisely how unambitious Fast & Furious and 17 Again are, a challenge I must rise to before Capital Times
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    • Enigmatic
      • Die-hard Espressoholic fans seem to be happy that it will continue in a new location, taking over from Dorothy's Patisserie in Cuba St. There are still grumblings about its previous location being taken over by "another godawful Courtenay Place bar", but there are signs that its replacement, "Enigma", might not be another Shooters or Electric Avenue.
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      • restaurants-and-bars

        • Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Reggaeton on a boat
      • Jinetero MC is a locally based Cuban reggaeton artist (yeah, one of those) and part of Olmecha Supreme. But as a solo artist, he has a new song called "Wellington", his danceable ode to the city. Sample lyrics: I say thank you, thank you very much.  Wellington, you have give me lotta lotta luck. But more importantly, the video is AWESOME. It manages to transform this windy city in
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    • One lap Dick Johnson
      • The Nissan Mobil 500 may be a distant memory, but it still has made its mark on the city - check out the way that Jervois Quay feels more like a chute designed for cars to hurtle along at high speed than a pleasant harbourside city street. But those wishing the relive the glory days can do so over at YouTube, where petrolheads have uploaded a selection of choice clips. My favourite is "One
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