The Free Man Dir: Toa Fraser
Feeling a bit over day-to-day monotony? If you can handle the dizzying spectacle, Jossi Wells and his newfound French friends might set you free.
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Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World – Billy Bragg (Faber)
Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World – by Billy Bragg / Faber and Faber $45 Told with joyous vigour, this book tells the story of jazz pilgrims and blues blowers, Teddy Boys and beatnik girls, coffee-bar bohemians and refugees from the McCarthy witch-hunts. Billy Bragg traces how the guitar came to the […]
Watch: Tony Daunt & The Dauntless 13th Floor Video Session
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.
A Date For Mad Mary Dir: Darren Thornton
If you’re after a bit of craic at the NZ International Film Festival you won’t go wrong with A Date For Mad Mary, an expertly handled soulful rom-com.
It Comes At Night Dir: Trey Edward Shults
It’s the Walking Dread in this tightly focused post-apocalyptic survival movie; no zombies just Joel Edgerton out to protect his family at any cost.
The Workshop Dir: Laurent Cantet
Starring: Marina Fois and Matthieu Lucci Want your teenager out of their phone and into some current social debate? Then drag them along to this teen-centric thrilling war of words from the Palme d’Or winning director of The Class.
A Ghost Story Dir: David Lowery
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.
BANG! The Bert Berns Story Dir: Brett Berns, Bob Sarles
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.
The Merciless Dir: Byun Sung-hyun
Get a taste of slick South Korean hardboiled pulp with this ultraviolent tale of betrayal that could tear a ruthless gang apart.
Watch: Gang Of Youths 13th Floor Video Session!
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, […]