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The NZ Film Archive's Mediatheatre, 84 Taranaki Street. Thursday to Saturday, Leanne Pooley's THE TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS. For details of all Mediaplex events check the Archive's events calendar.
The French Film Festival will run at the Embassy 17-25 February. Check on the website for details of this year's selection. Brochures are out now and booking are being taken.
The Wellington Film Society will start again on 1 March. Brochures describing the 2010 season should be available mid-February. The schedule is on the website now. Join the fan page on Facebook now.
The Wellington Film Guide is the last remaining section of a public website set up under the auspices of the Wellington World Wide Web funded by the Wellington City Council in 1998. W4 later became the Wellington Cummunity Net. Now it has been announced that the Wellington City Council has changed its strategy regarding a free website hosting service for Wellington, and has decided not to fund a continuation of the Wellington Community Net service from 30 June this year. The full announcement from WCN can be found here. At this stage it is not clear what will happen to this site. It is entirely voluntary and earns no income, so a paid hosting solution is not an option.
This site relies on the various cinemas having their own websites up to date to access their screening times. The paragraphs describing the films starting this week are in most cases adapted from the linked reviews.
For comments and movie news, contact the Cinemaster at
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GONE WITH THE WOMAN -
This Norwegian comedy, just announced as the Nordic nation’s entry into the best foreign film Oscar race, is a clever, incredibly deadpan sex comedy with flashes of incredible visual style. While it never overcomes some core weaknesses enough to truly excel as a whole there are some devastatingly funny - and accurate - moments to be found.
PRECIOUS -
A rare blend of pure entertainment and dark social commentary, this shockingly raw, surprisingly irreverent and absolutely unforgettable story of an obese, illiterate, pregnant black Harlem teen circa 1987 is one that you hope will not be dismissed as too difficult, because it should not be missed.
Also Reading Courtenay, Lighthouse Petone & Pauatahanui and Skycity.
CHARLIE & BOOTS -
There are three main characters in this movie - Charlie McFarland (Paul Hogan), Boots McFarland (Shane Jacobson) and Australia - and they're all fantastic! Director Dean Murphy succeeds in portraying typical Aussie characters that, no matter how colourful, don't come across as cardboard caricatures.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? -
There are barely enough titter-worthy one-liners in Marc Lawrence’s good-natured romantic comedy to prevent it from sinking under the weight of its clichés. Most of the throwaway witticisms drop from the pursed lips of Hugh Grant, as a New York lawyer with Oxonian airs reluctantly transplanted to a tiny Wyoming town as part of the federal witness protection program.
Also Readings, Skycity and Ascot.
EDGE OF DARKNESS -
Mel Gibson chose a solid comeback vehicle for his return to top-line acting after nearly eight years away - a well-written revenge thriller - a compressed two-hour version of the six-hour 1985 British TV miniseries - with a strong supporting cast led by Ray Winstone.
Also Skycity, Ascot and Reading Porirua.
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