After years of backing other artists and playing in bands such as The Grifters and Swampland, Tony Daunt has released his first album under his own name. The Gypsy features Tony’s band, The Dauntless along with 10 of Tony’s compositions.
Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara A Ghost Story has been described as a film people either love or hate. I beg to differ. I viewed the screening at Auckland’s Civic Theatre about 12 hours ago and I am still trying to decide how I feel about it.
At the risk of sounding hyperbolic and clichéd…if you see one music doco at this year’s NZ Film Festival, make sure it’s Bang! The Bert Berns Story.
Gang Of Youths dropped by to play us a few tunes from their new album, Go Farther In Lightness. And discuss to taboo topic – youth suicide. The topic of suicide, especially in relation to the young and the artistic community, is one of increasing concern, particularly in New Zealand. We, at The 13th Floor, […]
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene Oscar-nominated (Hell Or High Water) screenplay writer Taylor Sheridan moves into the director’s chair for the first time. The result is a bleak, who-done-it set in the blizzard-ridden Rocky Mountains of Wyoming.
The Miltones wrapped up their album release tour in front of a hometown crowd at Auckland’s Tuning Fork. And what a crowd it was…they showed up early and in large numbers making for a very special evening.
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Cherry Jones, Bruno Ganz Oh what fun! The Party is a delicious British black comedy that owes a serious debt to Mike Nichols’ classic Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Starring: Irakli Kvirikadze, Tina Dalakishvili This true-life story of a group of idealistic young people determined to escape the suffocating oppression of Georgia under the Soviet Union is an action-thriller of the first order.
Kirin J Callinan claims he is a different man than when he last performed in Auckland back in January of 2015. That may be, but he is still a riveting performer…mercurial, unpredictable, a bit shambolic, but always entertaining.
Starring: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary The New Zealand International Film Festival kicked off its 2017 season with exactly the type of film one wants to be exposed to. The Square is a sprawling, sometimes incoherent, often-times thought-provoking piece of filmmaking that almost demands to be seen.
