It’s a question that has been burning away inside all of us for nearly 75 years - how did the Wizard (who wasn’t really a wizard at all but a…
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The city of Christchurch has appeared in feature films infrequently. Philip Matthews uses those appearances as a way in to understanding the current - earthquake-devastated - state of the place:…
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All over the world it is volunteer organisations like the Wellington Film Society that keep the flame of film art alive so that cinephiliacs like me can get a decent…
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It’s never been a tougher time to be running a film festival. In addition to the usual commercial considerations of just selling enough tickets to stay afloat, each year brings…
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I've been seriously busy since Christmas putting together a show for the Wellington Fringe (which has gone along very nicely, thank you for asking). It's called "The Immortals" and you…
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Sign outside Video-Ezy in Newtown: For my review of Confessions of a Shopaholic ("A horrible, shallow, un-funny, rom-com with a mismatched pair of leads ...") click here and scroll down.
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