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Friday, 24 October 2014
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Tanks for the memories: Behind director's Fury
David Ayer may have once served on a US Navy nuclear submarine but he's seen more war in his peacetime job on dry land.His first film credit was for co-writing World War II submarine movie U-571 , about how his US Navy predecessors...
Sky TV fires up NEON to rival Spark's Lightbox
Sky TV has confirmed December as the launch date of its long-awaited subscription video on demand service (SVOD) which will offer movies and shows for $20 a month.Branded "NEON", the service will be available on PC and MC and on...
My first Gig: Brooke Singer
Cats, the musical, Christchurch, 1995 When I was a very small child, I felt like I had a deep affinity with all animals. I grew up in a household of four cats, one dog, one magpie, and in the back garden there was a pony, four c...
Game preview: Sunset Overdrive
Sunset Overdrive's creative director Marcus Smith and game director Drew Murray acknowledge the gaming market is saturated with post-apocalyptic shooters."They've been done to undeath," Smith jokes.However, Sunset Overdrive ...
The Dead Lands: Once were warriors
His last movie was all ballet, the previous one a period drama involving an adorable spaniel. And, of course, Toa Fraser's film directing debut was about a cute grandma in Mt Roskill.His latest is The Dead Lands , a thumping Maori...
Review: Broadway's 'Disgraced' is raw, blistering
NEW YORK (AP) What does Miss Manners say about how to ensure dinner conversations remain polite? Never bring up politics or religion. Thankfully, playwright Ayad Akhtar minds her no heed.Akhtar's blistering "Disgraced" opened Thursday...
Steinbeck heirs fight over control of movie rights
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Author John Steinbeck's heirs say a literary agency is wrongly cutting them out of negotiations over movie deals for the late Nobel Prize-winning author's books.Steinbeck's surviving son, Thomas Steinbeck, and...
Roz Chast wins $50,000 literary prize
NEW YORK (AP) Roz Chast is having a busy awards season.The New Yorker cartoonist is one of three winners of the inaugural Kirkus Prize, presented by the literary publication Kirkus Reviews and worth $50,000 for each winner, making...
Beyoncé and Jay-Z renew their vows
Judge: Chris Brown following probation rules
LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge says Chris Brown has been doing well and following his probation rules since his last hearing in August.The Grammy-winning R&B singer appeared in a Los Angeles court Thursday for a progress report.Judge...
Pampered Pets: Is my dog's earache serious?
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