Television
The Hobbit: will keep its hairy feet on NZ soil
The Prime Minister wasted no time at all at the Wednesday evening press conference, the first words out of his…
TIFF: China and Taiwan face off in Japan
The Tokyo International Film Festival found itself in the middle of a long-running spat between China and Taiwan. As a…
SPAA Conference: Spotlight on feature film
As part of this years Conference program, the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) will present a Feature Film Strand…
Winners announced: Film makers helping spread the word, not the virus
Red spot, itchy dot, swollen glands, feeling hot. Cut-away, backdrop, story plot, hit or flop. For the past two months,…
Warners: media release 22 October
This is the full text of the statement issued by Warners on Friday 22 October, NZ time.
CTU: Statement on The Hobbit and Warners
Helen Kelly, CTU President, said today that the industrial issues concerning the film industry were resolved at a meeting with…
The Hobbit: cast announcements
Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Rob Kazinsky, Aidan Turner, Graham McTavish, John Callen, Stephen Hunter, Mark Hadlow and Peter Hambleton have…
Hobbit Cast: proves that Our Cate and Geoffrey are irreplaceable
Here is the cast list for The Hobbit. Not a shitload of antipodean talent on the list, sadly.
The Hobbit: going, going...
Over the last 48 hours, the situation surrounding The Hobbit was characterised by a lot of byting. Following Wednesday's meetings…
The Hobbit: Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh statement
The lifting of the blacklist on The Hobbit does nothing to help the films stay in New Zealand. The damage…