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Review: The First Rasta

by Tony Stamp, from Reviews April 18 2013,

Through the mind of young explorer Leonard Percival Howell (1893 – 1981), this documentary looks to shed light on the origin and the vision of the Rasta Movement. Read more. Ostensibly detailing the life of Leonard ‘The Gong’ Howell, founder of Rastafarianism, The First Rasta finds plenty of time to hang out with some present ... Read on.

April 18 2013,

Review: Olympus Has Fallen

by Dominic Corry, from Reviews

National security actioner from the director of Training Day, starring Gerard Butler as Mike Banning – a disgraced Presidential guard who finds himself in the White House when terrorists capture the building. Also stars... Read on.

Review: Antiviral

by Matt Glasby, from Reviews April 17 2013,

The sci-fi horror feature debut from Brandon – son of David – Cronenberg, winner of Best First Feature at Toronto Film Festival 2012. Syd (Caleb Landry Jones) is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans… Read more. Canada is the world capital for cold, cerebral ... Read on.

April 17 2013,

Review: Road to the Globe

by Liam Maguren, from Reviews

Led by Kiwi actor Rawiri Paratene (Whale Rider), this New Zealand documentary follows a group of the nation’s finest Maori actors, Ngakau Toa, as they prepare to perform a Te Reo adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Troilu... Read on.

April 17 2013,

‘Pitch Perfect 2′ in Development

by Liam Maguren, from News

After “pitch-slapping” the Box Office, a capella comedy hit Pitch Perfect has earned itself a sequel. According to Collider, Pitch Perfect 2 is in the development pipeline gearing up for a 2015 release. No word has been g... Read on.

Interview: ‘Evil Dead’ Creator Sam Raimi

by Ed, Flicks.co.nz, from The Flicks Interviews April 16 2013,

Last year Flicks was lucky enough to venture onto the set of Evil Dead to see exactly what horrific things were happening in a West Auckland forest. There was a good, old-fashioned horror movie cabin in the woods for starters – weathered, cobwebbed and sporting the odd blood stain. The Book of the Dead was ... Read on.

April 12 2013,

The Screening Room – April 2013

by Ed, Flicks.co.nz, from News

Written on April 2 by Eleni from Show Me Shorts Kia ora and welcome to the April 2013 Show Me Shorts Screening Room. I’m Eleni and I’ve been volunteering with Show Me Shorts for about the last 5 years. For this edition of... Read on.

Review: Warm Bodies

by Steve Newall, from Reviews April 11 2013,

Zombie rom-com starring Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class) as a bummed-out living dead who falls for the living girlfriend of one of his victims. Also stars John Malkovich, Rob Corddry and Dave Franco. From the director of 50/50, based on the debut novel by Isaac Marion. Read more. Director Jonathan Levine proved adept at blending ... Read on.

April 11 2013,

Review: Oblivion

by Steve Newall, from Reviews

Tom Cruise is a sky-bound patroller of a desolate Earth who makes a world-changing discovery in this big-budget futuristic sci-fi, from the director of Tron: Legacy (adapting his own comic book). Co-stars Morgan Freeman, Olga... Read on.

April 11 2013,

Anthology of Anthorrorlogies

by Aaron Yap, from The B-Roll

Horror anthologies, and anthologies in general, are by their very nature doomed to be uneven. It’s a rare thing to watch one all the way through and unconditionally love every single chapter. Their multi-narrative structure... Read on.