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Original Kiwi television has dropped to its lowest level in five years, as the main networks turn to cheaper reruns to prop up their local content. New Zealand on Air’s latest report shows the total hours of Kiwi content have remained stable, but the amount of fresh content has fallen for the fifth straight year.
Eleanor Catton would like very much to write another novel, but is now too busy doing all the things that come with being internationally acclaimed.
REVIEW: A film of firsts, Haifaa al-Mansour’s endearing and engaging tale is also first-class entertainment. As well as the novelty of watching a feature entirely shot in Saudi Arabia, we’re also witness to the inaugural creation of a female Saudi director – Haifaa al-Mansour.
Rob Thomas knew he might make movie history by using Kickstarter to crowd-fund his Veronica Mars film.
Neil Young wants to bring music back to where fans can listen to every cymbal strike, every guitar strum, every echo thought up by a musician. The future of sound one day soon could be contained in a candy bar-size receiver that sits on a breakfast counter – a new music initiative he’s launching named PonoMusic, the legendary rocker told an audience of several thousand attendees at SXSW on Tuesday
American writer/comedian Mindy Kaling, whose credits include the US adaptation of
Kim Kardashian will reportedly receive $1 million(NZ$1.2 million)
Four years after a messy breakup, Auckland socialite Sally Ridge has failed in her bid for half of ex-partner Adam Parore’s business.
Four years after a messy breakup, Auckland socialite Sally Ridge has failed in her bid for half of ex-partner Adam Parore’s business. The dispute over Small Business Accounting (SBA) – the company the former Black Cap has run since 2008 – reached the High Court in Auckland in September
The slavery drama 12 Years a Slave won the Academy Award for best picture, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry’s highest honour in 86 years of the Oscars. British director Steve McQueen’s unflinching portrayal of pre-Civil War American slavery won two other Oscars, including best supporting actress for newcomer Lupita Nyong’o and best adapted screenplay based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free man tricked and sold into slavery in Louisiana