Near the end of 1979, the new hardline rulers of Iran - incensed by the US government’s support for the previous despot - stormed the embassy in Teheran and held…
Read More
We interview Kiwi filmmaker Gaylene Preston, ask whether Richard Gere is a genuine Oscar contender for Arbitrage, discuss Fresh Meat (starring Temuera Morrison as a cannibal who just happens to…
Read More
Andrew Dominik was born in Wellington but shipped out at the age of two for Australia. We really need to claim him back as he’s one of the most intriguing…
Read More
Ben Affleck’s tense and funny Argo, Academy Award front-runner The Intouchables, Brad Pitt is a philosophical mob enforcer in Killing Them Softly plus Dean Hewison from the Kiwi peeping tom-romcom…
Read More
Liam Neeson gives the orders in Taken 2, time travel gets an indie twist in Safety Not Guaranteed, 76 year old Ken Loach does whisky in The Angels’ Share and…
Read More
After an intense weekend running from picture theatre to picture theatre between - and sometimes during - rain showers, I have now caught up on everything in current local release.…
Read More