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...
Friday 24 October 2014
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
FOLLOWING months of rumours that their relationship was on the rocks Beyoncé and Jay-Z have apparently renewed their wedding 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...
AMC enters joint venture to operate BBC America
NEW YORK (AP) AMC Networks Inc. says it will pay $200 million to acquire a stake in BBC America.The entertainment company known for shows such as "The Walking Dead" and "Mad Men" will have a 49.9 percent equity stake in the cable...
Thursday 23 October 2014
Alvin Stardust: Goodbye to the Coo Ca Choo man
The pop star who first found fame as Shane Fenton will always be best remembered for his 1970s glam rock persona.
Willem Dafoe: The man with two faces
Does it take extraordinary ordinariness to play extreme madness and badness? That's the question that comes to mind as I listen to Willem Dafoe speak. Dressed in beige and grey, he sits on a sofa in a dimly lit Manhattan club and...
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare's 12 multiplayer modes revealed, including infected return
CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE is set to have 12 multiplayer modes available to fans on its November 4 release date, according to new reports.
NZ on Screen: Silver Scroll classics
The Silver Scroll songwriting awards began in 1965, and a distinguished array of New Zealand songwriters have taken home the annual prize. The music videos for many of the winning songs feature on NZ On Screen. Here are six favourites,...
John Drinnan: TVNZ losing Maori link
Outsourcing of Maori programming will make Television New Zealand less engaged in the Maori world - but that might suit the broadcaster.The Maori Party's "Te Matawai" policy will take funding from the Crown and place it under the...
Rudimental and Gorgon City perform ABOARD flight to celebrate Virgin Atlantic 787 plane
WHAT BETTER way to celebrate the new Virgin Atlantic 787 aircraft than with two of the biggest British bands performing mid-air.
Elizabeth Hurley flaunts her curves in figure-hugging dress at care centre launch
BRITISH actress Elizabeth Hurley made sure all eyes were on her as she launched the UK’s first Care in the High Street centre today.
Richard Madeley makes formal complaint to the Metropolitan Police over rape threats
RICHARD MADELEY and his daughter Chloe have made a formal complaint to the police with regards to the rape threats she received last week.
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