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July 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Tuxedomoon & Cult With No Name: Blue Velvet Revisited

Tuxedomoon & Cult With No Name Blue Velvet Revisited [OST] Crammed Discs Here the soundtrack to the documentary is available before the film – but that’s fair enough or at least understandable given the documentary looks at David Lynch’s cult classic, Blue Velvet, some 30 years after its release, with never-before-seen footage from the shoot […]
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March 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Philip Matthews

Philip Matthews is a senior reporter with Fairfax Media in Christchurch and is a former film reviewer with the NZ Listener. He blogs about films at Second Sight and is on Twitter as @secondzeit. Here are Five Films That Have Stayed With Him… 1 – Solaris: This is such an intensely sorrowful film. If I was […]
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February 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Adam Fresco

Adam Fresco works in film, theatre and TV as a writer, director, producer, performer and professional acting coach. Born in London, he arrived in Auckland a decade ago, having worked in professional British Theatre and TV. The Director of DramaTrain.co.nz and Producer for Imagine Studios NZ, Adam is a self-confessed film nut. He regularly reviews […]
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