The Ferryman to premiere in Brussels
NZ horror film The Ferryman, directed by Chris Graham (Sione's Wedding) and written by Nick Ward (Stickmen), will premiere at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film.
Graeme Tetley on shaping the 'beautiful' script
The second Writer's Room for 2007 drew a large crowd of writers, all keen to hear iconic screenwriter Graeme Tetley (Vigil, Out of the Blue) speak about his career in the NZ film industry. During the…
TBI Surf Report: Protect these treasures
Royal Ballet's hottest new star a self-described "ginger freak"
Edward Watson is the first to admit that his red hair, delicate skin and fine limbs perhaps do not qualify him as a regular ballet pin-up. "Ginger freak" is his phrase for himself, not the critics'.…
Timorous Beasties: rebels in the world of wallpaper design
Wallflowers they're not. With their muggers, flies and foetuses, Scottish designers Timorous Beasties are rocking the world of wallpaper design. Along with paisley designs made from germs, their…
TBI Q&A: Deborah Lawler-Dormer
Deborah Lawler-Dormer is Director of Auckland's newly relaunched MIC Toi Rerehiko Media and Interdisciplinary Arts Centre, formerly known as the Moving Image Centre. MIC Toi Rerehiko is leading the…
Best in Show 2007 at Objectspace
Best In Show 2007 is Objectspace's third annual exhibition of recent graduates work from New Zealand tertiary institutions. The emerging makers chosen this year span the varied terrain of…
Kiwi actor Karl Urban wants to play WWII hero
Wellington actor Karl Urban, seen most recently in Out of the Blue, wants to play Kiwi World War II hero Charles Upham in an $18 million movie to be shot later this year, reports The Dominion…
NZ Herald interview with jeweller Octavia Cook
"Jewellery is probably the first thing I look at when I'm deciding what to wear," says Octavia Cook in this New Zealand Herald interview. "But that's okay because I don't mind something that's a…
Interview with filmmaker Sandor Lau
NZ's only Chinese/Hungarian-American - filmmaker and writer Sándor Lau - discusses his documentary Squeegee Bandit in this interview with The Lumiere Reader's Jacob Powell. Along with insights…
Who will be tomorrow's old masters of British art?
The market for modern art is going through the roof. But will the Damiens and the Traceys stand the test of time along with the Rembrandts and Picassos? In this Sunday Times article, Waldemar…
Wellington loses prestigious photography exhibition to Tauranga
Stuff reports this week that Wellington has lost a popular exhibition of the world's most prestigious press photography to Tauranga. The World Press Photo Exhibition, which has been hosted by…