Tag Archives: NZIFF 2010
A Christmas Carol:
Melody for a Street Organ
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Fans of aesthetically and politically rigorous tragi-comic absurdism should sing along to Kira Muratova’s superb new film.
Post-Festival Report 2010, Part 3: Certified Copies
Further dispatches from the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Woe is he: Two in the Wave
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Godard and Truffaut, head to head.
Post-Festival Report 2010, Part 2:
Unearthing Precious Treasure
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Out of the past, the Film Foundation selection delivers.
Making There Once Was An Island
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Director Briar March and producer Lyn Collie describe the challenges behind the filming of their powerful climate change documentary.
‘All the world is a stage’:
Around a Small Mountain
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: A condensed take on some of Jacques Rivette’s most imposing ‘mountains’.
Kathy Dudding on Asylum Pieces
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Inflected with personal tragedies, stark voiceovers, and a gleaning, contemplative eye, Kathy Dudding’s fascinating documentary is a pointed, tragically delivered essay on mental illness.
The Blank Page: Poetry
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: The latest from novelist-turned-filmmaker Lee Chang-dong.
The Strange Case of Angelica, The Illusionist
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Another gem from the Portuguese master; Sylvain Chomet’s beautiful new animation.
Cold War: How I Ended This Summer
At the New Zealand International Film Festival:
Gold-Digger: 25 Carat
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Patxi Amézcua’s pulp Spanish thriller.
Post-Festival Report 2010, Part 1: How I Ended This Winter—Anger and Disgust
At the New Zealand International Film Festival, outrage set the tone.
Sean Byrne on The Loved Ones
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: The Australian director talks horror movies and teen flicks.
Songmakers: Strange Powers—Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields; TrinityRoots, Music Is Choice
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Two bands in the spotlight.
Toys and Terrorists:
A Town Called Panic, Four Lions
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Laugh-out-loud moments in stop-motion and jihadism.
Laugh Out Loud: Hahaha
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: Humour and profundities abound in Hong Sang-soo’s latest.
David Michôd on Animal Kingdom
At the New Zealand International Film Festival: The first-time Australian filmmaker on the making of his justly hyped crime thriller.
Eccentricities of an
International Film Festival:
Snapshots from NZIFF and TIFF 2010