“I lost about 700kg worth of friends”
December 3, 2015
Actor Brendan Cowell on tackling Australia’s alcohol culture in his feature film directorial debut, Ruben Guthrie.
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The Best of Youth
November 25, 2015
Talking Paolo Sorrentino, John Huston, and BFI London Film Festival highlights with film culture tsar Adrian Wootton.
Four from London
October 13, 2015
At the BFI London Film Festival 2015: Jia Zhangke’s multi-generational Chinese epic, Mountains May Depart; the façade of progressivism in Flocking; AKIZ’s techno teen horror, Der Nachtmahr; and Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten, the untold story of South-East Asian rock ‘n’ roll.
Notes on notes to eternity
September 2, 2015
Sarah Cordery’s eloquent meditation on the Israel-Palestine conflict also speaks to a potentially unique—and exciting—way forward for New Zealand filmmaking.
NZIFF 2015 Endnotes
August 25, 2015
Parting thoughts and reflections on the New Zealand International Film Festival from TIM WONG and DOUG DILLAMAN.
Kidlat Tahimik on Balikbayan #1 Memories of Overdevelopment
August 12, 2015
At the New Zealand International Film Festival, an interview with the veteran Filipino filmmaker and “father of independent cinema in the Philippines.”
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 8
August 11, 2015
Flying under the radar at New Zealand International Film Festival, Guy Maddin’s exhilarating The Forbidden Room, plus The Tribe and Ever the Land
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 7
August 7, 2015
On the politics of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s devastating Cemetery of Splendour, Inherent Vice’s countercultural ennui, and Mustang’s cultural barriers at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Sitting on the edge
August 6, 2015
An interview with Grant Scicluna, writer-director of Downriver—a powerful new Australian film in the tradition of The Boys.
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 6
August 5, 2015
Second week highlights from the New Zealand International Film Festival, including Hou Hsiao-hsien’s centrepiece The Assassin and Tom Moore’s new animation Song of the Sea.
A Melbourne International Film Festival sampler
July 30, 2015
Four key documentaries at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2015: Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands, Those Who Feel the Fire Burning, My Love, Don’t Cross That River, and She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry.
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 5
July 29, 2015
Thoughts on Amy, The Wrecking Crew, The Lobster, and While We’re Young at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 4
July 28, 2015
Further dispatches from the first week of the New Zealand International Film Festival, including Western, Tehran Taxi, Ixcanul Volcano, and The Postman’s White Nights.
Zhao Qi on The Chinese Mayor
July 27, 2015
Producer Zhao Qi on China’s unstoppable growth and the controversial mayor intent on fast tracking one city’s modernisation.
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 3
July 27, 2015
Dispatches from the first week of the New Zealand International Film Festival, including The Lobster, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, and Tangerine.
Five Sydney Highlights
July 24, 2015
TV on the Radio, Ruben Guthrie, and Vivid Lights were among Sydney’s cultural highlights in June.
Jason Lei Howden on Deathgasm
July 23, 2015
A new splatter-fest joins the annals of Kiwi horror comedy at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Jennifer Peedom on Sherpa
July 23, 2015
At the New Zealand International Film Festival, the spectacular highs and tragic lows of filming on Mt Everest.
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 2
July 14, 2015
Three new films by three essential auteurs at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.
What to Watch at NZIFF 2015, Part 1
July 13, 2015
The dramatic and documentary revelations you may have overlooked at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.