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    Nov 07 2012
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    Cinematica Extra: Gaylene Preston and Tātarakihi: the Children of Parihaka

    By Dan Audio, Cinematica
    The full interview with New Zealand film icon Gaylene Preston that we played an extract from last week.
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    Nov 06 2012
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    Review: Argo, The Intouchables, Fresh Meat, It’s a Girl, Shadow Dancer and Mental

    By Dan Cinema, Reviews
    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…
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    Oct 31 2012
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    Cinematica 3/03: Arbitrage Outrage!

    By Dan Audio, Cinematica
    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…
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    Oct 30 2012
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    Review: Killing Them Softly, The Angels’ Share, Safety Not Guaranteed, Frankenweenie, Paranormal Activity 4 and God Bless America

    By Dan Cinema, Reviews
    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…
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    Oct 24 2012
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    Cinematica 3/02: Argo see this film!

    By Dan Audio, Cinematica
    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…
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    Oct 17 2012
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    Cinematica 3/01: Hipster Loopers?

    By Dan Audio, Cinematica
    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…
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