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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 […]
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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 […]
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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:
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August 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 75 – Gaylene Preston

Welcome to episode 75 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I was lucky to have a chat with legendary Kiwi film director Gaylene Preston. We talked about her career, her work, many of her films but in particular the focus was on her brilliant new film, My Year With […]
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March 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 54 – Graeme Tuckett

Welcome to episode 54 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with film reviewer and film maker Graeme Tuckett. You can read Tuckett’s reviews – and watch them – on Stuff.co.nz, he’s written regularly for the Dominion Post and before that Capital Times; he’s been a film reviewer on RNZ and […]
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November 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 38 – Costa Botes

Welcome to episode 38 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Wellington filmmaker Costa Botes. I first met Costa Botes about 10 years ago, I was writing a profile on him for a magazine. I visited his house for a couple of hours over a couple of days and came […]
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