Making space for love
There are plenty of kinks in a new space opera, most of them by design, Amasio Jutel writes.
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Echo-chamber paranoia grips small-town America
Echo-chamber paranoia grips small-town America
Eddington is an absurdly realist Covid-era conspiracy thriller from Ari Aster, revealing our doomscrolling alienation as we retreat into our individual algorithms until we no longer recognise our neighbours.
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Marathon screening of ‘LOTR’ films sells out fast
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Marathon screening of ‘LOTR’ films sells out fast
Anyone with a ticket for The LOTR trilogy screening is now keeping it close and calling it "precious", after the "One movie marathon to rule them all" sold out in a matter of hours.
'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' star Terence Stamp dies aged 87
'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' star Terence Stamp dies aged 87
Actor Terence Stamp, who played starred in the "Superman" movies "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", has died aged 87.
New window on Lennon and Ono’s world
New window on Lennon and Ono’s world
A new documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono transports you back to the ’70s, Seren Stevens writes.
Fast-motion filming
Fast-motion filming
Saturday Productions, a team in the national Vista Foundation 48Hours film challenge, take a quick break five hours out from yesterday’s 7pm deadline for their project.
The solace of strangers
The solace of strangers
Relationships and healing were central for the director and star of a new film, they tell Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel.
Director James Cameron now a Kiwi: report
Director James Cameron now a Kiwi: report
Oscar-winning film director James Cameron is reportedly now a New Zealand citizen, following a ceremony in Wellington.
Pure, gnarly horror leaves viewers on edge for full two-hour ride
Pure, gnarly horror leaves viewers on edge for full two-hour ride
From his 2022 Detroit basement horror, Barbarian, Zach Cregger has levelled up in almost every way in Weapons.
Festival captures heart of Antarctic
Festival captures heart of Antarctic
Stunning documentary footage from the heart of Antarctica, highlighting its stark beauty, inhabitants and the effects of climate change will feature in the upcoming Antarctic Film Festival.
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel has five ways to make the most of using the festival’s popular five-film multipass.
Godfather director in Rome hospital
Godfather director in Rome hospital
Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed director of The Godfather movies, has undergone a medical procedure at a Rome hospital, and says he's fine.
From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ
From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ
For four decades Dunedin was home to a powerhouse of global documentary filmmaking.
100 jobs set to go at Wētā FX
100 jobs set to go at Wētā FX
"The vibe is terrible. We're surrounded by good people and we are supporting each other, [but] morale is very low," one staffer says.
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Hamlet to hit the silver screen
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Hamlet to hit the silver screen
A remote coastal hamlet in South Otago could become the last bastion of humanity — if a new short film turns out to be doubly prescient.
The comic book Superman returns
The comic book Superman returns
The colourful flair of Superman is undoubtedly a positive indicator of the direction director-turned-chief executive of DC Studios, James Gunn, will take his new comic book sandbox.
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Carter doco gets Dunedin premiere
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Carter documentary to premiere at Dunedin festival
A documentary about Dunedin music legend Shayne Carter will make its world premiere in Dunedin as part of this year’s Whanau Mārama NZ International Film Festival.
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On thin ice: Science at the end of the world
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On thin ice: Science at the end of the world
A new documentary following climate scientists to Antarctica, explains the physics of our predicament, Tom McKinlay writes.
Comedian takes centre stage
Comedian takes centre stage
Friendship gets an uncomfortably funny examination in director Andrew DeYoung’s new movie.
Cinematic spectacle, but lacking emotional drive
Cinematic spectacle, but lacking emotional drive
Re-entering his high-octane motor vehicle bag, Joseph Kosinski’s follow-up to Top Gun: Maverick boasts cinematic spectacles worth the price of admission alone.