This morning I hustled across town to Radio NZ House on The Terrace to review Duncan Sarkies' new novel "Two Little Boys" for Nine to Noon. You can click here…
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Over at Wellingtonista I have just posted a paean of sorts to Rialto Wellington, which screened it's final movie this evening. Destined to become luxury apartments, the closure deprives Wellington…
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Ah, the perils of reviewing New Zealand cinema in New Zealand – or even tougher – Wellington cinema in Wellington. How does one approach a film that was executive produced…
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Now that this year's 'V' 48 Hours Furious Filmmaking Challenge is under way and 160 Wellington teams are out enjoying the sunshine, I have had a chance to resolve a…
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Many years ago English comedian Ben Elton cracked a joke about Bob Dylan: "For all you young people in the audience he was the one who couldn't sing on the…
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W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel The Painted Veil has been given a handsome new adaptation by Australian director John Curran (We Don't Live Here Anymore). Naomi Watts takes on the…
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