Flicks spoke to veteran Kiwi actor-director Ian Mune (Came A Hot Friday, The End of the Golden Weather) about the nuts and bolts of filmmaking. His latest film, Billy T: Te Movie, is now playing in cinemas nationwide, so he was well-primed to speak freely about what he loves. From scriptwriting, to editing, to working ... Read on.
We speak to director Anthony Plant from Fish N’ Clips about the genesis of this project, the challenges involved in putting it all together, what influenced the distinct look and vibe of the videos, working on the ear-b... Read on.
As part of the Incredibly Strange section, UK horror-thriller Kill List is described as shifting in from a kitchen sink melodrama to a funny buddy movie to an edge-of-your-seat horror film in its final reel. We asked director... Read on.
Park Kiong’s documentary Moving follows a Korean couple living in Christchurch as they adjust to the aftermath of the February earthquake. Park Kiyong will be in attendance at the screening. He really loves the film A Kid with a Bike, as you will find… ——————– FLICKS: Hello from Flicks.co.nz! How are you and what have ... Read on.
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt, screening at the 2011 New Zealand International Film Festival, was directed by expat Kiwi Sally Rowe. It follows a young chef Paul Liebrandt who, in his mid-twenties, became the y... Read on.
Justin Kurzel is the director of Australian film Snowtown, a crime-drama about serial killer John Bunting who murdered 11 people in South Australia during the ’90s. Justin is a guest of the 2011 New Zealand Internationa... Read on.
Jason Eisener is the director of Canadian movie Hobo with a Shotgun, about a hobo (Rutger Hauer) who decides that society gets in his way, so purchases a shotgun and goes on a city-wide rampage. It’s playing at the 2011 New Zealand International Film Festival and, of the film, Incredibly Strange curator Ant Timpson says: ... Read on.
Stephen Kang is the director of short film Blue, winner of the Best Short Film at Critics’ Week, Cannes Film Festival 2011. It features an out-of-work children’s TV mascot struggling to find a new place in the wor... Read on.
Bill Gosden is the director of the 2011 New Zealand International Film Festival, which began last night in Auckland with Florian Habicht’s New York-set film, Love Story (Check the official NZFF site for dates that the f... Read on.
Ant Timpson is the curator of the Incredibly Strange section of the festival, the place where you go to be aroused, terrified and outraged. He is also the founder and organiser of the V48HOURS Furious Filmmaking competition. You can find out more about Incredibly Strange on Facebook. ——————– FLICKS: Hello from Flicks.co.nz! How are you ... Read on.
Ti West is the director behind 2009′s The House of the Devil. His latest film, The Inkeepers, is a homage to the great horror films of the ’80s, inspired by and shot in a creepy inn that West and his crew once sta... Read on.
Roseanne Liang is the Kiwi director behind documentary Banana in a Nutshell and its fictionalised companion, My Wedding and Other Secrets (which is available on DVD from July 20). We asked her a few questions about movie stuf... Read on.