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Jewel Heist and Gun Scare bring real life drama to Cannes

by Ed, Flicks.co.nz, from News May 19 2013,

Not film news per se, but scandalous nonetheless – two incidents at the Cannes Film Festival are making more headlines than the movies. After midnight on Friday, French time, jewelry said to be valued at $US 1 million was stolen from the hotel room of Chopard employee. Chopard, the exclusive Swiss jeweler, is a sponsor ... Read on.

Von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’ Premiere; Urban on ‘Dredd 2′ and more movie news

by Ed, Flicks.co.nz, from News May 17 2013,

Trust Nordisk reports that Denmark are playing hosts to the debut of Lars von Trier’s potentially X-rated Nymphomaniac in December before its domestic theatrical release on the 25th. Yep, that’s Christmas day. Peter Aalbæk Jensen, CEO of Zentropa Entertainment: ”Seeing the film’s visual effects will be a significant part of the storytelling, we’re facing a huge ... Read on.

First NZ International Film Festival titles announced

by Ed, Flicks.co.nz, from News May 16 2013,

As their Autumn Events screenings near their conclusion, the NZ International Film Festival has announced the first six films from the 2013 festival proper that will travel the country from mid-July to early November. Four Kiwi films will have their world premieres at the NZIFF: Antarctica: A Year on Ice, The Deadly Ponies Gang, Gardening ... Read on.

May 16 2013,

Review: ‘Snitch’

by Dominic Corry, from Reviews

Dwayne Johnson stars in this actioner as a father whose son has been wrongly convicted after being set up in a drug deal. In order to clear his boy’s name, he goes undercover for the DEA and enters the criminal underwor... Read on.

Review: ‘Kon-Tiki’

by James Croot, from Reviews May 15 2013,

Based on the true oceanic adventure taken by Thor Heyerdahl, this Golden Globe and Oscar nominated Norwegian film follows the legendary explorer’s 1947 journey across the Pacific in a balsa wood raft. Read more and find movie times. Despite a slightly fractured narrative, Norway’s most expensive cinematic undertaking ever is very much a film of ... Read on.

May 15 2013,

Review: ‘Broken’

by Aaron Yap, from Reviews

Based on the 2008 novel, in turn inspired by To Kill A Mockingbird, this British coming-of-age drama stars Tim Roth as the father of 11-year-old Skunk, a girl who witnesses her neighbour viciously beating one of her few frie... Read on.