Fairfax Media is conducting a major poll to find the best New Zealand films of all time.
They don't want to be too prescriptive about what counts as a Kiwi film, but generally it is anything that features New Zealand people telling New Zealand stories.
The more people vote in the poll, the more credible and interesting the results. So, do your bit for Kiwi film culture by voting in the poll. You can't complain about the results if you don't vote!
The Orator sadly did not make the cut, but we are definitely cheering for these titles.[more]
Technically, this video is piracy. But never before has piracy been to such a noble use. On January 14, "Hugo" moviegoers were treated to a 3 1/2-hour comedy of errors at the Regal Theater in Union Square. The...[more]
[On Thursday, /Film] showed you the poster for West of Memphis, the West Memphis Three documentary produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh and directed by Amy Berg. At the time I wondered what new ground this doc would find...[more]
Looks like they are really trying to support the independent crowd. Way to go Oscar...[more]
The Directors Guild has announced the nominees for its 64th Annual DGA Awards, to be held on January 28. The DGA is a much larger and more populist voting group --14,000 strong--than the elite Oscar directors branch, which...[more]
Helena Bonham Carter started the year playing the Queen's mother. [This year] she will enjoy a real visit to Buckingham Palace to be honoured for services to acting. The actress, who starred in The King's Speech opposite Colin...[more]
This little gem from The Lost Boys (via indieWIRE) was too funny not to share. Did they hire a B-rate undergrad graphic design student from 1997? This looks like the poster for the 76th Academy Awards. And it wouldn't have ...[more]
Review: The Adventures of Tintin, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, The Muppets, The Salt of Life, The Iron Lady and Melancholia[more]
Battle of the Braun 2011 gets off to a steamy start in the upcoming stripper flick 'Magic Mike'.[more]