April 2007

Out of town

by Dan on April 27, 2007

in meta

Out of town this week looking after the Latin American Film Festival and catching up with friends. And watching a few films. Normal service, such as it is, will be resumed when I get back, late Monday-ish.

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Review: Sunshine and four more ...

by Dan on April 18, 2007

in Cinema and Reviews

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This week’s illustrated Capital Times film review: SUNSHINE (Danny Boyle); SNOW CAKE (Marc Evans); FERPECT CRIME (Álex de la Iglesia); CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (Yang Zhimou); DISTURBIA (D.J. Caruso). No links this week, sorry, big day tomorrow and I need my beddy-byes.

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Upcoming events

by Dan on April 14, 2007

in Cinema, Conflict of Interest and Wellington

48 Hours logo

Loath as I am to let the real world intervene in this little oasis of semi-relevance (and as uncomfortable as I am about pimping my commercial activities here), I feel bound to let you know about a couple of important entertainment options I have a role in. Firstly, my company, Miracle Pictures, is producing the 6th […]

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Review: 300 and five more...

by Dan on April 10, 2007

in Cinema and Reviews

300 poster

This week’s Capital Times film review featuring 300 (Zack Snyder); Stomp the Yard (Sylvain White); TMNT (Kevin Munroe); Meet the Robinsons (Stephen J. Anderson); Vitus (Fredi M. Murer); The Namesake (Mira Nair). 557 lavishly illustrated words of wisdom with links to the official sites for each film.

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A A Gill goes to Tasmania

by Dan on April 10, 2007

in Asides

A A Gill goes to Tasmania (from The Times): No creature has grown so snugly into its name as the wombat, and they have this remarkable poo. It’s square. Wombats lay organic dice – they have special bones in their backsides for squeezing and shaping and slicing. The reason for the cubic turd …

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Pan

This week’s Capital Times film review: Mr Bean’s Holiday (Steve Bendelack); Twice Upon A Time (Antoine De Caunes); Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro); The Illusionist (Neil Burger); Breaking and Entering (Anthony Minghella).

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