Obituary: from Tawa to Hollywood, ‘Warriors’ director’s epic journey
Lee Tamahori won acclaim with his first feature film in 1994, an adaptation of the Alan Duff novel Once Were Warriors.
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The joy of being Randolph
The joy of being Randolph
Da’Vine Joy Randolph has won an Oscar, worked with Meryl Streep — and loves a hotel slipper, she tells Tim Lewis.
Girl on fire again in postpartum nightmare
Girl on fire again in postpartum nightmare
Jennifer Lawrence is on fire in Lynne Ramsay’s impressionistic film about the weird and terrifying experience of postpartum depression.
Recovering Bardot tells fans not to worry
Recovering Bardot tells fans not to worry
Former French movie star Brigitte Bardot is currently recovering and wants to reassure those concerned about her health not to worry.
Making a case for it
Making a case for it
Richard E. Grant has found a vocation playing punctilious eccentrics.
Dreamy scenes drawn from the well of life
Dreamy scenes drawn from the well of life
Despite a lack of narrative structure and frequent flashes forward and back through time, Clint Bentley’s quiet drama about a logger in early 20th-century America relentlessly moves like the train it dreams of.
Gravity grounds the magic
Gravity grounds the magic
It’s rather tragic then that Wicked: For Good can’t continue to defy gravity, but instead, defines it.
Film-maker Costa Botes dies after nearly a decade with cancer
Film-maker Costa Botes dies after nearly a decade with cancer
Prolific documentary and filmmaker Costa Botes - who found fame creating mockumentary Forgotten Silver alongside Peter Jackson - has died after living with cancer for nearly a decade.
Loving every second
Loving every second
A film about a terminal cancer diagnosis became a love letter from the afterlife, Olivia Ovenden writes.
Keaton thrived in humour but a serious dramatic actress too
Keaton thrived in humour but a serious dramatic actress too
Obituary: In the chilling final scene of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece, The Godfather, the door to Michael Corleone’s office is closed in the face of his wife, Kay. It simultaneously signified the opening of many more doors for the career of actor Diane Keaton.
Villainous Pike is a trick
Villainous Pike is a trick
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t plays with the same bag of tricks to no audience astonishment.
Bridget Jones gets own statue in Leicester Square
Bridget Jones gets own statue in Leicester Square
Bridget Jones has joined the likes of Mary Poppins, Harry Potter and other beloved film characters with her own statue in London's Leicester Square.
Obituary: Redford an idealist who championed independent cinema
Obituary: Redford an idealist who championed independent cinema
Robert Redford was a pioneering actor who leaves a legacy that is not just based on his performances but his commitment to indie movies.
Method to the madness
Method to the madness
Billy Crudup has turned an eight-minute scene into the performance of his career.
Social satire still scathing 40 years on
Social satire still scathing 40 years on
It’s the right time to go Back to the Future, blockbustering’s most brilliant social satire, Amy Nicholson writes.
Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori
Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori
Actor Temuera Morrison has paid tribute to his close friend and director, Lee Tamahori, who has died aged 75.
'Once Were Warriors' director Lee Tamahori dies
'Once Were Warriors' director Lee Tamahori dies
Lee Tamahori, one of the biggest names in New Zealand film-making, has died aged 75.
Stellar cast thrive among madness
Stellar cast thrive among madness
Bugonia, the latest black comedy from "Greek freak" director Yorgos Lanthimos, sees his uniquely absurdist gaze focusing on screen-dependent conspiracy theorists helplessly consumed by their bizarro beliefs.
Bigelow’s nuclear missile thriller misses the mark
Bigelow’s nuclear missile thriller misses the mark
When radars at a military fort in Alaska detect a rogue nuclear missile heading in the direction of Chicago, the US high command begins a race against the clock to identify who launched it and how to respond.
No pay off for left turn
No pay off for left turn
Scott Derrickson takes a risk in veering Black Phone 2 away from its survival thriller/slasher-lite roots, opting for a greater emphasis on developing its supernatural horror elements.