Film stories - Page 3
Super creeps and popcorn - scary movies to watch this Halloween
Fri, 31st Oct 2014
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Need some inspiration for selecting some truly horrifying movies? Then check out our Top 10 movies that scare you to death!.
NZ Media Design School's film Crash Course is a hit
Fri, 17th Oct 2014
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Crash Course, the latest short film to be released from New Zealand’s Media Design School, is in the running to win the Car Shorts Grand Prix competition.
DVD Review: Muppets Most Wanted
Wed, 15th Oct 2014
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Muppets Most Wanted entertains but lacks vintage magic. With top human stars and memorable cameos, it charms but misses the Henson spark.
Film review: Gone Girl
Tue, 14th Oct 2014
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If I could give it a hundred stars I would. I had to get it perfect. I had to do it justice. Because the book was perfect. And the movie was almost perfect.
Movie Reboots
Tue, 14th Oct 2014
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From Bond to Spiderman, Hollywood's love for movie reboots spans genres and decades. Dive into how revamped classics score at the box office and with fans.
Watch this space: films to keep an eye out for
Sat, 11th Oct 2014
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<strong>Gone Girl<br />(Released 2nd October)</strong><br />I’ve never been so excited to see a movie in my entire life.
Film review: Night Moves
Fri, 3rd Oct 2014
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Night Moves offers a tense, slow-paced journey with outstanding performances, as three radicals’ dam-busting mission has unforeseen and deadly consequences.
Top 5: films set in the future
Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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Amy unveils her top 5 future-set films, sparking our imagination with tales from 2199's Matrix to 2015's cheeky Back to the Future 2 jaunt.
Film review: Housebound
Wed, 1st Oct 2014
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Gerard Johnstone's Housebound is a Kiwi comedy-horror about Kylie, under house arrest, confronting her mother's ghostly claims. We rate it 3.5/5.
Tackling piracy head on: NZ feature film responds with multiplatform release
Wed, 24th Sep 2014
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New Zealand film, SUNDAY, will be released simultaneously across multiple platforms in an effort to combat internet piracy.
Film Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tue, 23rd Sep 2014
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Dear Michael Bay... I just wanted to thank you for annihilating one of my favourite shows from when I was kid.
Film review: Devil's Knot
Wed, 16th Jul 2014
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This movie brought nothing new to the table. It was just a dramatisation of everything the Paradise Lost and West of Memphis documentaries uncovered.
My top five tear jerkers...
Tue, 8th Jul 2014
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It was nothing but a cruel joke that made every single unsusupecting kid and adult cry their frickin eyes out.
Excitement rises as NZ International Film Festival returns...
Thu, 3rd Jul 2014
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The New Zealand International Film Festival returns with a stellar line-up including 20 films straight from Cannes, promising a feast of cinematic brilliance.
Film Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West
Tue, 10th Jun 2014
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Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West fuses rom-com charm with raucous humour but misses a cohesive mark. Rating: 3/5.
Worst films of the year...so far
Fri, 23rd May 2014
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Plummeting to cinematic lows, 2023's worst films list includes Vampire Academy and Divergent, proving even star casts can't save some stories.
Film review: Bad Neighbours
Tue, 6th May 2014
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Bad Neighbours: A raucous blend of chaos, starring Rogen and Efron, perfect for fans of low-brow humour. A 4/5 comedic riot not to miss!.
Quiet in the tweet seats!
Wed, 7th Dec 2011
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American theatres are embracing 'tweet seats' to cater to tech-savvy patrons, allowing live tweeting from designated areas to minimise disruptions.
Sony Pictures bids for rights to Steve Jobs bio
Tue, 11th Oct 2011
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Rumours swirl as Sony Pictures, known for The Social Network, eyes rights for a Steve Jobs biopic, sparking debate on who'll play the tech icon.
YouTube launches free movie channel
Mon, 30th Aug 2010
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Titles include some well-known films, such as George A. Romero's classic, Night of the Living Dead, as well as many lesser-known titles.