Grouch Marx (interviewed by Roger Ebert) tells of a visit to W.C. Fields' house: "He invited me over to his house, he had his girlfriend there. I think her name…
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Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") describes the life of a not-very-successful Hollywood actor in The Guardian: And there's this hideous thing they make you do when you go up for a…
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As the operator and principal of a newly-birthed freelance business, I've been thinking a lot about entrepreneurship and this quote from bookseller and author Tim Waterstone helps: "You know, as…
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This morning I sloped up to Radio New Zealand to review Richard Boock's new biography of Bert Sutcliffe: "The Last Everyday Hero". Kathryn's a cricket fan so, even though she…
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In Wellington, when Hollywood comes calling we make Lord of the Rings and Avatar. In Auckland, they make things like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TX2jEdwX2c
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While filling in for Graeme Tuckett on Radio New Zealand's Nine to Noon film slot last Thursday, I casually mentioned that Daniel Craig had been cast as journalist Mikael Blomkvist…
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