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August 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Manila In The Claws of Light (August 27)

The Wellington Film Society’s program continues – last week it was Baden Baden this week it’s Manila In The Claws of Light. When Lino Brocka died in a car crash in 1991, the Philippines lost its outstanding director – a man who, despite the constraints of a commercial industry and vicious censorship under Marcos, succeeded […]
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June 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Gilda (June 25)

The Wellington Film Society’s program rolls out another oldie and a goldie. Last week it was to more modern times with Of Horses And Men, this time we’re back in the Golden Era with Gilda – featuring of course Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford and directed by Charles Vidor.
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December 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Kina Sai

Kina Sai is an Auckland musician who goes under the moniker Sinatra Frank. Here are, ahem, “five films” that say with her… I’ve realised through this exercise I don’t watch movies. The last time I was seriously watching movies was when I was a teenager and when I was a teenager it was the nineties. […]
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July 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: TEASER Episode 4 – Lisa Tomlins

For the next episode of Sweetman Podcast I spoke with Lisa Tomlins. Look, she’s worked with everyone in Wellington music – almost anyone you can think of she’s played a gig with them, been on their album, been a selling point of the sound. Most recently she’s toured the world with Neil Finn. I sat […]
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July 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: TEASER Episode 3 – Booga Beazley

Here’s a little taste of what’s to come…the next episode of Sweetman Podcast features Booga Beazley of Head Like a Hole. We talked about his personal history, his influences – and all about the evolution of the band. Check out a little snippet of our conversation below. The full interview will be up here late […]
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