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Russell Campbell on Vanguard Films: » Joel Stern on Australian Film Art; » A Lech Majewski Interview; » Edward Lynden-Bell on The Last Great Snail Chase; » Year in Review: The Best of Film in 2008 NZ International Film Festivals, Eleven Unreleased Films; » In Retrospect: Edward Yang's Taipei Stories; » Smells Like Teen Spirit: Judd Apatow, Adam McKay & The Comedy of Arrested Development; » Taika Waititi: The Finest of Homecomings; » In Praise of The Wire; » Nina Davenport on Operation Filmmaker; » Annie Goldson on An Island Calling; » There Will Be Hope: The Films of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun; » An Interview with Sarah Watt; » Film Society 2008: Five Reasons to Join; » Flight of the Conchords: "definitely in the top 3"; » Year in Review: The Best of Film, DVD and Posters in 2007; » Sex and Them: Californication vs Family First; » Spike Lee's Territory; » Syndromes of a Century: Spears, Network, and not taking it anymore; » Fight the Power; » Script to Screen, the Internet, and beyond; » How irony killed satire: an earnest investigation; » La Binoche; » The Summer of Seth; » Making Be Sharp, See Flat; » The Muse of Brazilian Cinema: An Interview with Helena Ignez; » Sign of the Times: A Struggle No More; » Janet Goldwater on Rosita; » Directorial Bandit: Sandor Lau on Squeegee Bandit; » A Convenient Truth: Jeff Blitz on Spellbound; » Year in Review: The Best of Film in 2006; » In Praise Of: Ten Actors and Filmmakers in 2006; » One-Sheet Wonders: The Best Movie Posters of 2006; » Notes from the Underground: the V 24 Hour Movie Marathon 2006; » West Coast Represent: Aunty Gaylene, Greymouth's Finest; » The Passion of Laurie David; » Ode to The West Wing; Interviews from the NZ International Film Festivals:; » Ben Russell on We Can Not Exist in This World Alone; » Adam Wingard on Pop Skull; » Yung Chang on Up the Yangtze; » Benjamin Gilmour on Son of a Lion; » Kathy Dudding on The Return; » Gregory King on A Song of Good

Selected theatrical film releases in New Zealand, rated and reviewed:

» Bruno **

» He's Just Not That Into You *

» Zack and Miri Make A Porno **

» Vicky Christina Barcelona ***

» The Map Reader *

» Yes Man *

» Slumdog Millionaire ****

» The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button *

» The Visitor **

» The Dark Knight ***

» Dan in Real Life ***

» I'm Not There *****

» Rambo 4 **

» There Will Be Blood *****

» 2 Days in Paris ***

» Rescue Dawn ***

» No Country For Old Men *****

» The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ****

» Once ****

» Mr Brooks ***

» A Mighty Heart **

» Death Proof ****

» We're Here to Help ****

» Venus, Evening ****/**

» Eastern Promises ****

» La vie en rose ****

» Superbad **

» Joy Division ***

» Eagle vs Shark ****/**

» The Simpsons Movie ***

» Zodiac ***

» Scoop ***

» 28 Weeks Later ***

» The Host ****

» The Road to Guantanamo ****

Short Reviews:

» Frost/Nixon, Dean Spanley, Valkyrie, Empties, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

» Taken, Body of Lies, Young at Heart, Caramel, In Bruges

» Up the Yangtze, Paris; 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

» The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Get Smart, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Second-Hand Wedding, Charlie Bartlett

» Street Kings, I'm Not There

» Lars and the Real Girl, Gone Baby Gone, Four Minutes

On Vampyr: Selected Region 4 DVD releases and reissues reviewed:; » The Darjeeling Limited; » Inland Empire; » Allan Wilson: Evolutionary; » Bubble; » The Films of Carl Theodor Dreyer; » Eagle vs Shark; » Jesus Camp; » Sicko; » The West Wing: The Complete Series; » The Wrong Man, I Confess, Stage Fright, Dial M for Murder; » Rome: The Complete First Season; » Entourage: Season Three, Part 2; » The Fred Dagg All-Purpose DVD; » Rang de Basanti, Volver, Black Sheep; » Becoming Jane; » Wordplay; » Rampage; » A Scanner Darkly; » Pan's Labyrinth; » Sherrybaby; » Out of the Blue; » Flags of Our Fathers, Letters From Iwo Jima; » Kubrick Triple Feature, Straight Time, The Yakuza, Lust for Life, Body Heat; » The Simpsons: Season 9; » The Pajama Game, Young Man With a Horn; » The Queen; Short Reviews:; » Snow Angels, The Dark Knight, 30 Rock: Season 1 & 2, Extras: The Special, Silent Light; » The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, War/Dance, Tintin and I, I'm Not There, Sex and the City: The Movie; » Underbelly, Donnie Darko: Collector's Edition, The Chaser's War on Everything, The War on Democracy, The Investigator, Secret Diary of a Call Girl; » Outrageous Fortune: Series Three; » Mandela: The Living Legend, We're Here to Help, Death at a Funeral, Barking Dogs Never Bite

Lumière at the New Zealand International Film Festivals 2009: NZIFF commentary:; A speculative consideration of Lars von Trier and; Post-Festival Report (Part 3): In praise of slow-burning cinema; Post-Festival Report (Part 2): Less, not MOR; Post-Festival Report (Part 1): Poetry and Poetics; Mid-Festival Report: Politics and other predicaments; Features, reviews and comment from the film festival circuit:; » German Film Festival: Berlin Calling; » Melbourne International Film Festival 2009: Breathless, Fish Tank, White Night Wedding, The Hurt Locker; » Reality Bites: JCVD; » Dark Fever: Tony Manero; » This is England: Of Time and The City; » Lost Soul: Respect Yourself—The Stax Records Story; » New School: The Class; » Image Conscious: Chevolution; » Reggae Rebellion: The Harder They Come; » Italian Film Festival 2008; » Not Miffed: Melbourne International Film Festival 2008; » Lumiere at the New Zealand International Film Festivals 2008; » Postnatal Neglect: A Walk to Beautiful; » Factory Girls: Maquilapolis—City of Factories; » Left Alone: Western Sahara—Africa's Last Colony; » Cannes 2008: Line-up; » Interiors: Margot at the Wedding; » Out of Sight: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; » Midnight Cowboy: El Topo, The Holy Mountain; » Lady-Tramp: An Old Mistress; » Time-F**K: Southland Tales; » Mutual Exploitation: Black, White + Gray; » Crimes Committed: Dry Season; » Wrong Man: Strange Culture; » Type-Cast: Helvetica; » Out of Africa: War/Dance; » Eastern Promise: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days; » World Cinema Showcase 2008; » French Film Festival 2008: Ascenseur pour l'echafaud; » Festival Notes From Abroad: Marrakech, Melbourne, Venice

Dailies—a monthly roundup of the best and rest in film and DVD:; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Oct 2009; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Sept 2009; » Dailies (Film), March 2009; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Jan 2009; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Oct/Nov 2008; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Aug/Sept 2008; » Dailies (Film/DVD), June/July 2008; » Dailies (Film/DVD), May 2008; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Apr 2008; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Mar 2008; » Dailies (Film), Feb 2008; » Dailies (Film/DVD), Jan 2008; » Dailies (Film), Dec/Jan 2007/08
On discovering Madmen, and other TV series on DVD: Appreciations—writers and critics on memorable and favourite films:; » Steve Garden on Ten; » Steve Garden on Mother and Son; » Steve Garden on Russian Ark; » Steve Garden on The Merchant of the Four Seasons; » Tim Wong on Little Dieter Needs to Fly; » Chris Knox on Frankenstein; » Jessica Borrelle on The Loved One; » Samuel Fuller and Francois Truffaut; » Caleb Starrenburg on Rumble in the Bronx; » Brannavan Gnanalingam on The Wizard of Oz; » Alexander Bisley on Hana-bi; » Philip Matthews on Planet of the Apes; » Costa Botes on Fantastic Voyage; » Andrew Langridge on Scream and Scream Again, and others; » Robert Smith on O Lucky Man!; Opinion & Unknown Pleasures—comment on film and television, past and present:; » Sisters from Siberia; » Regarding Bruno; » On Star Trek (w/ illustration); » Once, twice, three times Majewski; » Film Society Preview 2009; » On Slumdog Millionaire; » Less Conviction: Doubt; » The Road Ahead: Films to look forward to in 2009; » Lights Out: on Circa's Wait Until Dark; » The Hollow Men; » Fay Grim; » Secret Sunshine; » Transformers; » Extras: Series 2 (TV); » Girls in Prison, Marie Antoinette; » Adrift: Open Water 2; They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Film Society Preview 2009: Film Society—dispatches from Wellington's weekly screenings:; » Moolaade; » Infernal Affairs; » Untold Scandal; » Attack the Gas Station!; » NZ Short Films with Donogh Rees; » Fallen Angels; » The Colour of Pomegranates; » Cinevardaphoto: Varda Shorts; » Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring; » Paris: Varda Shorts; » You, the Living; » Travel and Counterculture: Varda Shorts; » The Architects; » Her Third; » I Was Nineteen; » Berlin-Schonhauser Corner; » Drugstore Cowboy; » Mala Noche; » Noi Albinoi; » Flandres; » Darwin's Nightmare; » La Sentinelle; » Manufactured Landscapes; » Diva; » Basquiat; » Mauvais Sang; » Angelus; » The Gospel According to Harry; » The Garden of Earthly Delights; » Crazy Love; » M; » The Yellow Ticket; » Mirror; » Cosi; » The King and the Clown; » Barking Dogs Never Bite; » Forbidden Quest; » Driving With My Wife's Lover; » A State of Siege/In Spring One Plants Alone; » Time Indefinite; » Six Classic New Zealand Shorts; » Persona; » Charleen/Backyard; » Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors; » To Sleep With Anger; » My Brother's Wedding; » Killer of Sheep; » The Glass Shield; » Cat People; » The Passenger; » Zabriskie Point; » Requiem; » Pool of Princesses; » Peau d'Ane; » The Young Girls of Rochefort; » Longing; » Ghosts; » Jacquot de Nantes; » The Umbrellas of Cherbourg; » Bay of Angels; » Lola; » Dazed and Confused; » 13 Rue Madeleine; » The House on 92nd Street; » The Murderers Are Among Us; » The Devil Strikes at Midnight; » The Bridge; » Violence des Echanges en Milieu Tempere; » King of the Hill; » Les Revenants; » Waxworks; » Forty Guns; » I Wake Up Screaming; » Park Row; » Fixed Bayonets; » Clean; » Red Light Bandit; » Macunaima; » Barren Lives; » Black God, White Devil; » Earth Entranced; » The Irrefutable Truth About Demons; » Shock Corridor; » The Naked Kiss; » L'Esquive

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