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February 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 245: John Wareham

Welcome back to Sweetman Podcast for 2021. I posted the first episode for the year just last week. And now it’s time for a new one – so this is episode 245 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well […]
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September 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Horror Movie Scores: Some Favourites

On a big horror kick right now. I feel like I have been on a big horror movie kick since I was 13. That’s when I conquered any fear of being frightened by overdosing on horror films. The good, the bad, the ugly. Now I’m catching up on some classics I haven’t seen – or […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], A Nightmare On Elm Street, Dawn of the Dead, Exorcist, Fantomas, Film, Films, Freddy Krueger, Friday The 13th, George Romero, Halloween, Harry Manfredini, Hellraiser, Horror, Horror Movie, Horror Movie Scores, Horror Movie Scores: Some Favourites, It, Jaws, John Carpenter, Mike Oldfield, Movies, Music, Omen, Psycho, Score, Some Favourites, Soundtrack, Stephen King, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Director's Cut, They Live, Tubular Bells, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Tierney Sutton Band: Screenplay

The Tierney Sutton Band Screenplay BFM Jazz Formed around the delicate, classy vocals of the lead singer The Tierney Sutton Band features some great instrumentalists to help shape the sound – bassists Trey Henry and Kevin Axt, drummer/percussionist Ray Brinker and pianist Christian Jacob. They’ve made some great albums and are not opposed to a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Christian Jacob, Clint Eastwood, Films, Kevin Axt, Movies, Ray Brinker, Screenplay, Soundtrack, The Tierney Sutton Band, The Tierney Sutton Band: Screenplay, Tierney Sutton, Trey Henry, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Mustang (October 1)

The Wellington Film Society hits into October, meaning the end of the year is on its way…last week it was Lewat Djam Malam – shown internationally as “After The Curfew” – this week it’s Deniz Gamze Ergüven‘s Oscar-nominated first feature, Mustang. “Its emotions are universally recognizable, as is the powerful yearning of its young, female […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 6.15pm, Cinema, Deniz Gamze Erugven, Embassy, Film, Film Society, Films, France, http://www.filmsocietywellington.net.nz/, Monday, Movie, Movies, Mustang, Oct 1, October, Preview, Turkey, Wellington Film Society, Wellington Film Society: Preview – Mustang (October 1), Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Young Torless (July 9)

The Wellington Film Society’s program will soon take a break for a couple of weeks to welcome The International Film Festival but there’s still a couple of weeks of films and then the program returns in mid-August for another few months. Following on from last week’s showing of Les Cowboys we travel back in time […]
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June 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Seconds (June 11)

The Wellington Film Society’s program is back after a week off – and we’re still in the sixties, following on from Alphaville we’re in the world of John Frankenheimer. His Seconds (1966) is in fact the third film in his “Paranoia Trilogy” (following 1962’s The Manchurian Candidate and 1963’s Seven Days In May). The film […]
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June 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 118 – Chris Tse

Welcome to episode 118 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a conversation with Chris Tse. He’s a Wellington poet. He’s done some acting and music-making too but it’s for his books How To Be Dead In A Year of Snakes and the very recently released He’s So […]
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May 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Nightwatchman Clicks His Flashlight: On Jon McLeary’s Double Century of Ghost Posts

Well, he’s a cricket fan, so he’ll enjoy the mention of a “double century” – but one thing I learned a while back is that you have to pick your moments and celebrate your own milestones in this writing-online caper. You have to turn up. And turn up. And turn up again. And if you […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Band, Blog, Bob Dylan, Bruno Lawrence, Chris Knox, Cricket, Family, Films, Ghost, Ghost posts, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Heart, Jon Mcleary, Manslaughter, Movies, Music, Novel, On Jon McLeary’s Double Century of Ghost Posts, Painting, Peter McLeavey, Spines, The Ghost, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Nightwatchman Clicks His Flashlight, The Nightwatchman Clicks His Flashlight: On Jon McLeary’s Double Century of Ghost Posts, The Spines, War Stories, Wellington, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Documentary Edge Festival 2018: Programme Announced

The always-wonderful Documentary Edge Festival returns for 2018 with screenings in Wellington (09 – 20 May, Roxy Cinema) and Auckland (23 May – 04 Junes, Q Theatre) with a range of docs from New Zealand and abroad. Music, gender, politics, life – documentaries on a single subject, films that cover many things – shorts (9 mins) […]
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January 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Jim Henson Retrospectacle: Wellington, April 2018

Wellington will host a world-first three-week Jim Henson Retrospectacle in April 2018. It culminates in a celebration concert with Bret McKenzie, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and Jim Henson’s characters from Sesame Street, The Muppets and Fraggle Rock.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged April 2018, Bret McKenzie, Films, Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson, Jim Henson Retrospectacle, Jim Henson Retrospectacle: Wellington, Major Events Development Fund, Movies, Muppets, Music, NZSO, Puppetry, Puppets, Sesame Street, Square Eyes Film Foundation, TV, Wellington, Wellington City Council, Wgtn, WREDA ·

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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 […]
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January 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: 2018 Schedule

The Wellington Film Society’s 2018 Schedule has just been released. It’s a new year, there’s the excitement of a new home – The Embassy – and so plenty of space for new members. There’s also this list of great films for 2018:
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018 Schedule, 2018), Embassy, Film, Film Society, Films, List of Films, Movie, Movies, Schedule, Wellington, Wellington Film Society, Wellington Film Society: 2018 Schedule, Wgtn ·
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