After a week when New Zealand has been forced to confront its own intolerance and social myopia it seems fitting that two films that are essentially about understanding and accepting…
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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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My big beef with most eco-documentaries is the lack of hope. Whether it’s Rob Stewart (Sharkwater), Franny Armstrong (The Age of Stupid) or even Leonardo DiCaprio (The 11th Hour) most…
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Glenn Kenny remembers Tony Curtis rather nicely at Some Came Running: I had the privilege of doing a phone interview with Mr. Curtis for Premiere a long, or longish, while…
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Ah, the school holidays. The time when the big cinemas are more excited about the arrival of their jumbo popcorn containers than any of the films they are showing. Your…
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When the Film Festival screening of Animal Kingdom finished, my companion and I turned to each other and realised that neither of us had breathed for the last five minutes.…
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