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May 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: Preview – Wild (May 14)
The Wellington Film Society’s program continues – last week it was Le Quattro Volte and sticking with more modern films and return screenings of features that debuted in the big film festival we have Wild. From the Film Society’s notes: A walk on the wild side in the most literal sense, Wild is a wayward, confrontational, anarchic, […]Archive
May 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: Preview – Le Quattro Volte (May 7)
The Wellington Film Society’s program continues – after Things To Come last week it’s time for the first film of May. Le Quattro Volte sounds like a must see. And I missed it when it was on at the Film Festival back about seven years ago now. So we’re lucky to have another chance to […]Archive
April 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: Preview – 24 Weeks (April 23)
The Wellington Film Society’s program continues – last week it was Mon Oncle, now we’re moving forward several decades to something far more modern, contemporary with 24 Weeks (2016). It’s a tough watch about a touch subject – Astrid (Julia Jentsch) must choose whether or not to have a late term abortion when she discovers […]Archive
January 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: 2018 Films To Screen at Wellington’s Iconic Embassy Theatre
New Zealand’s largest Film Society will move to screening at Wellington’s iconic Embassy Theatre after the demise of the Paramount in late 2017. The Wellington Film Society will launch its 2018 programme with a screening of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) on 26 February. The Embassy Theatre will for the first time host the entire film society programme […]Archive
January 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman