Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Frank Pavich. Another one for the film buffs! Journalist Chris Gore wrote a book called The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made, a fascinating book about a number of intriguing projects that never got off the ground, pet projects from some talented directors that were consigned to development hell by… Continue Reading »
TOM AT THE FARM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Xavier Dolan Stars: Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy, Evelyn Brochu. At the age of just 25, young French Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother, Lawrence Anyways, etc) is a precocious and formidable talent. A former child actor he has certainly made his mark as a director, having… Continue Reading »
I ORIGINS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mike Cahill Stars: Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Steven Yuen, Astrid Berges- Frisbey, Archie Panjabi. Brit Marling’s films all seem to have a deep interest in exploring complex and provocative themes of science, faith, religion, superstition and the environment (Another Earth, The Sound Of My Voice, etc), and her latest film,… Continue Reading »
WETLANDS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Wnendt Stars: Carla Juri, Christophe Letkowski, Meret Becker, Axel Milberg, Edgar Selge, Marlen Kruse. Just when you thought it was safe to venture back into the cinema following Lars Von Trier’s explicit and over sexed Nymphomaniac, along comes this trashy and joyously filthy German film that screened recently at… Continue Reading »
BOYHOOD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Richard Linklater Stars: Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Marco Perella. Richard Linklater (the cult favourite Dazed And Confused, etc) is an interesting director who makes projects that often lie outside the mainstream of Hollywood filmmaking (the Before trilogy, etc). His latest film is Boyhood, an ambitious undertaking,… Continue Reading »
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS – interviews with Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby
by GREG KING From the creators of cult favourite The Flight Of The Conchords comes this offbeat fake fly-on-the-wall style documentary that looks at three centuries old vampires sharing a house in Wellington. Greg King speaks to writer/director Taika Waititi and star Rhys Darby about the making of this mockumentary. https://www.mediafire.com/listen/5ta5oza4136r4a7/190819_002.MP3 https://www.mediafire.com/listen/j426x2vw68auaiw/190819_003.MP3