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50 WAYS OF SAYING FABULOUS
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A peculiar mix of hard reality and giddy fantasy marks this Kiwi coming of age film. Set in rural New Zealand in 1975, the protagonist, a heavyset 12-year-old boy (Andrew Paterson), doesn't yet know he's gay. But a few more scuffles, a couple experiments with a gangly friend and a crush on a hunky farm hand help the lad down the road towards fabulousness.
Stewart Main---New Zealand---2005---90 mins.
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BAD BLOOD (1983)
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Set during WWII in New Zealand, Bad Blood is a tense thriller about a farmer (Jack Thompson) who shoots several people and tries to evade authorities and indigenous trackers while hiding in the bush. Based on actual events, this film marks the second feature directed by chameleonic filmmaker Mike Newell ( Four Weddings and a Funeral).
Mike Newell---New Zealand/Great Britain---1983---105 mins.
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BAD TASTE (LIMITED ED)
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Before he entered the mainstream and was given the Lord of the Rings franchise, Peter Jackson directed several outrageous and entertaining gross-outs, including this appropriately titled debut. A group of renegade aliens land in a New Zealand outpost to cannibalize humans for their food supplies. "Hilarious headbanger horror! Makes your TV cry out for windshield wipers!" (Tim Lucas, Gorezone). Peter Jackson---New Zealand---1988---91 mins.
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CRUSH (ALISON MACLEAN)
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Lane (Marcia Gay Harden) is a reckless driver who inadvertently leaves her friend Christina hospitalized with severe injuries. Fleeing the scene of the crime, she crashes into the lives of a novelist and his teenage daughter Angela. At first she befriends the girl, only to betray this trust by seducing the father. Angela seeks revenge by helping and manipulating Christina to Alison Maclean---New Zealand---1992---100 mins.
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DEAD ALIVE
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The ultimate splatter comedy, Peter Jackson's Dead Alive takes gross-out cinema to new, delirious heights. A strange creature, the Sumatran rat monkey, has bitten an old woman and thereby transformed her into a ghoulish, dead monster who sucks the life out of the living. Her son tries to live a normal life, but mom's victims keep on multiplying and soon a crowd of flesh-hungry monsters is menacing a once-peaceful small town. Also known as Brain Peter Jackson---New Zealand---1992---85 mins.
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EAGLE VS. SHARK
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Not to be confused with the infamous court battle, Eagle vs. Shark is most conveniently described as the Kiwi Napoleon Dynamite. Jermaine Clement of The Flight of the Conchords stars in this sometimes mocking , sometimes sweet romantic comedy about an unknowingly dorky loner who finds a kindred spirit in Lily (Loren Horsley). This is the first feature from actor-writer-director Taika Waititi (aka Taika Cohen), who was nominated for a 2005 Oscar for his short Two Cars, One Night. Taika Waititi---New Zealand---2007---88 mins.
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FORGOTTEN SILVER
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In this insidiously funny yet utterly believable mockumentary, director Peter Jackson (Heavenly Creatures) discovers a cache of ancient nitrate in a neighbor's shed and realizes it is an extraordinary collection of films directed by Colin McKenzie, film pioneer and inventor extraordinaire in early 1900's New Zealand. Combining interviews with real people like actor Sam Neill, film critic Leonard Maltin and Miramax Chairman Harvey Weinstein, Forgotten Silver is "a gleeful, charming, tongue-in-cheek jest that is cleverly conceived and exceptionally well executed" (Kenneth Turan, Los Peter Jackson/Costa Botes---New Zealand---1996---70 mins.
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HEART OF HIGH COUNTRY
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A teenaged girl leaves New England to try to forge a new life in the untamed territory of New Zealand in the 1880s. This new land brings her a loveless marriage, sudden wealth, a dramatic plunge back into poverty, and the challenges of a lifetime. This television mini-series brings to life an unforgettable tale of a woman who refuses to surrender her dreams. Sam Pillsbury---New Zealand---1985---300 mins.
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HEAVENLY CREATURES
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Peter Jackson's chilling account of two teenage girls who develop an intense emotional and physical relationship, dominated by fantasy, which ultimately leads them to murder, is a stylistically original work. It is remarkable for its insights into the girls' adolescent world of make-believe, as well as the bland suburban world of 1950's New Zealand. Peter Jackson---New Zealand---1994---109 mins.
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HER MAJESTY
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Set in 1953 New Zealand, this superlative family film tells of a 13-year-old girl (Sally Andrews) who can hardly believe her good fortune when she learns that her namesake, Queen Elizabeth II, is planning to visit her hometown. Young Elizabeth Wakefield's feelings grow conflicted, however, when a local gardening club leader tries to reroute the royal's itinerary and a Maori woman protests the legacy of British colonialism. "Perfectly charming... Her Majesty is the kind of movie where you start out smiling, and then smile more broadly, and then really smile" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). Mark J. Gordon---New Zealand---2001---105 mins.
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I'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY
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Siggy, a teenaged prostitute, thinks she may have found a way out of Auckland's red light district and on to Easy Street when she finds out about her pimp's planned drug deal. She decides to steal the pimp's money and make a run for better days in this offbeat comedy. Star Jodie Rimmer is one of several cast members who has appeared on the syndicated Xena and Hercules TV shows. Xena herself, Lucy Lawless, makes a cameo appearance. Also starring Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors). Athina Tsoulis---New Zealand---1999---92 mins.
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IN MY FATHER'S DEN
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Matthew Macfadyen (Death at a Funeral), Miranda Otto (Lord of the Rigns) and Emily Barclay star in this dark family drama about a war photographer named Paul (Macfadyen) who returns home to New Zealand after hearing of his father's demise. After briefly connecting with his ex-lover's daughter (Barclay), she disappears, prompting authorities to suspect Paul of foul play. "Beautifully crafted with memorable performances" (Hollywood Brad McGann---New Zealand---2004---122 mins.
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JACK BE NIMBLE
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Alexis Arquette and Sarah Smuts Kennedy are featured in this supernatural thriller about a brother and sister who are split up when their parents abandon them. The brother, Jack, is trapped with a sadistic family. Luckily his sister Dora develops extra-sensory powers that warn her of the dangers Garth Maxwell---New Zealand---1994---mins.
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LEGEND OF JOHNNY LINGO
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Far away on a tropical island, an orphan boy named Tama is cursed by his tribe and finds comfort in a fellow outcast: Mahana, a feisty girl shunned for her ragged appearance. When Tama sails off in search of a new life, he promises a tearful Mahana to return for her someday. But Tama's journey leads him to Johnny Lingo, a wealthy trader who makes Tama his apprentice and heir. "An enchanting story about love, discipline, and honor" (Arizona Republic) from the producers of Jurassic Park. With George Henare and Rawiri Steven Ramirez---New Zealand---2003---91 mins.
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LOADED
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This first feature from Anna Campion (Jane's sister) is a memorable portrait of exploding passions, emotional entanglements and disaster. A group of young adults spend a weekend together making their own amateur horror film, and end up experimenting with seduction, jealousy, drugs and danger. A tragic accident and some very poor decision making lead the group into truly dark territory. The cast includes Thandie Newton and Catherine McCormack. Anna Campion---New Zealand---1994---96 mins.
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LOVELY BONES, THE
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"A one-film cabinet of curiosities...Part Disney's Alice in Wonderland, part Fritz Lang's M..." (J. Hoberman, Village Voice).
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LUELLA MILLER
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Sia Trokenheim plays the title character in this kiwi drama about an enigmatic drifter (Trokenheim) who disrupts day-to-day life in a rural New Zealand town. Luella immediately makes herself known around town by snagging the lead in a local stage production, seducing the married theatre director, and attracting a gaggle of eligible men. In doing so, she provokes the ire of the town's female population, leading to a surprisingly nasty showdown. Dane Giraud---New Zealand---2005---90 mins.
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MAP OF THE HUMAN HEART
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An epic love story between Avik (Jason Scott Lee), an Eskimo, and Albertine (French actress Anne Parillaud), a half-breed, that unfolds in the years 1931-1965. When the lovers are reunited, Avik, a World War II bomber pilot, discovers Albertine is married to Walter Scott (Patrick Bergin), his former protector who saved his life. "A sweeping romance, grand, noble and boldly imaginative" (Jay Carr, Boston Globe). With John Cusack, Ben Mendelsohn, Annie Galipeau and Jeanne Moreau.
Vincent Ward---Great Britain/Australia/France/Canada---1992---109 mins.
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MEET THE FEEBLES
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Deliberately tasteless and quite hilarious, Meet the Feebles relates the events that led up to the infamous "Feebles Variety Massacre," the day that rocked the puppet world. Director Peter Jackson describes it as "a kind of Roger Rabbit meets Brazil," set in a contemporary world entirely populated by puppets--living, breathing, eating puppets with larger-than-life human characteristics and weaknesses. "Meet the Feebles is a darkly comic satire on greed, lust and jealousy--part satire, soap opera and musical--that is a wildly original feature" (Charles Coleman). Peter Jackson---New Zealand---1989---97 mins.
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NAVIGATOR, THE
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Vincent Ward's highly imaginative feature follows a group of medieval villagers, on the verge of being decimated by the bubonic plague, who are led by a visionary boy through the bowels of the earth and end up in 20th-century New Zealand. "A bold fusion of history, myth, and futuristic fantasy...ravishes the eye, challenges the mind, and stirs the heart" (Nigel Floyd, Time Out Film Guide). Winner of six Australian Film Institute awards, including Best Film, Director and Cinematography. Vincent Ward---New Zealand---1988---91 mins.
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