The dexterity of an artist's technique means the viewer can often be involved in the action of the moving hand as well as the unspoken thoughts that might underlie a painting.This is the special element of the work by Kathy Barber...
Friday 5 September 2014
NZ Opera's seductive Don Giovanni
Auckland opera audiences have become accustomed to having Verdi and Puccini presented through the eyes of female directors from across the Tasman. In 2012, Lindy Hume gave us Rigoletto while Kate Cherry was responsible for Madame...
Don Giovanni: A villain admired and vilified
Goethe was outraged by the suggestion that Mozart merely composed Don Giovanni "as if it were a piece of cake or biscuits stirred together out of eggs, flour and sugar!"For this great German writer, Mozart's opera was "a spiritual...
Greg Dixon: Poverty porn that tugs at the heartstrings
There is a sense of invasion of privacy, and that you shouldn't be watching it. But Benefits Street is weirdly uplifting television, too.Poverty is politics. But should it be entertainment? Actually make that, should it be take-the-phone-off-the-hook,...
Movie review: Aunty and the Star People
A limited post-festival release should garner a deserved wider audience for this local documentary, which is as modest as its subject.The title's Aunty is Jean Watson, now 80, whose 1965 book, Stand in the Rain , which drew on...
Stephanie Pratt is first housemate to leave CBB in double eviction
STEPHANIE Pratt became the first celebrity to leave the Big Brother house in tonight's double eviction.
Gwyneth Paltrow converts to Judaism after her love split
FIRST it was Chris Martin but now Gwyneth Paltrow is said to be "consciously uncoupling" from Christianity in favour of Judaism.
Bill Hader is still having the last laugh
Best known for his splendid sketches and impressions on Saturday Night Live , and character roles in films like Superbad , Pineapple Express and Tropic Thunder , Bill Hader told his manager four years ago that he'd like to do...
Lotts of pressure...fans tip Pixie to win Strictly
THE heat is on for Pixie Lott who is tipped to win the 12th series of Strictly Come Dancing before it has even begun.
Mary Berry's got the recipe for fashion
BAKING queen Mary Berry is cooking up a fresh career – as a fashion designer.
Wish I Was Here: Braff of fresh air
Ten years ago, when people knew him only as that guy from Scrubs , Zach Braff made a movie virtually everyone loved, which then - a few years later - virtually everyone decided to hate. This was Garden State , an indie-soundtracked...
Toronto Film Festival holds 'Bill Murray Day'
TORONTO (AP) The Toronto Film Festival has turned its second day into a very welcome new holiday: "Bill Murray Day."So was dubbed Friday in Toronto, where three of Murray's classics "Stripes," ''Groundhog Day" and "Ghostbusters"...
Jon Stewart, first-time filmmaker, is no joke
TORONTO (AP) On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart has frequently made a punchline out of his movie career.When movie stars come on the show, Stewart often happily mocks his own film credentials, the ones largely from his days before...
Garden Of The Week: Late summer colour at Arundel Castle
THERE is an explosion of flowers at Arundel Castle, where visitors can enjoy a masterclass in what to grow for late summer colour.
Robert Downey Jr gives his pregnant wife Susan a Kiss at the Toronto Film Festival
ACTOR Robert Downey Jr is clearly over the moon about welcoming his second child with his wife Susan in November.
Doctor Who 'beheading scene' dropped by BBC in light of journalist executions
DOCTOR Who will edit this Saturday's episode in the wake of the executions of two journalists.
VIDEO: We're blushing at Lenny Kravitz's X-Rated video (NSFW)
LENNY KRAVITZ is a very naughty boy in the 50 Shades of Grey-inspired video for his new single The Chamber
Fifty Shades Of lingerie! Tesco launches underwear line inspired by the erotic novel
THE supermarket giant is stocking the official Fifty Shades of Grey lingerie and sleepwear range
Dame Helen Mirren ready to go under the surgeon's knife 'very soon'
SHE is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world.
'I'm vicious' Nicole Kidman says Paddington role is too disturbing for her children to see
ACTRESS Nicole Kidman has revealed that she believes her upcoming role in the film Paddington is too disturbing for her children to see, despite it being a kids film.
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