Loving every second
A film about a terminal cancer diagnosis became a love letter from the afterlife, Olivia Ovenden writes.
Entertainment
Trapped in the map from hell
Trapped in the map from hell
Publishers Devolver are always bringing interesting stuff from the indy gaming scene to a wider audience — good one, Devolver, love your work — and on this occasion it’s Possessor(s).
Focus on ‘what we have available’
Focus on ‘what we have available’
An aversion to using mined or imported materials in ceramic artworks has won Jess Nicholson major recognition at the Te Uru Portage Ceramic Awards.
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.
Audience joins in with joy of players
Audience joins in with joy of players
A select audience thoroughly embraced the joyous energy emanating from Shades of Shakti’s performance in the Clarkson Studio, Regent Theatre, on Wednesday night.
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.
British disco queen to play South Island show
British disco queen to play South Island show
British pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor will serve her glossy disco pop up to fans in Christchurch in February.
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Ballet design a tough nut to crack
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Ballet design a tough nut to crack
Nearly every single character in Royal NZ Ballet’s The Nutcracker is wearing a hat or mask of some description - nearly all made by Victoria Gridley.
Art seen: November 19
Art seen: November 19
By James Dignan
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Gold in them thar gutters
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Gold in them thar gutters
Collecting treasures is artist Beau Cotton’s favourite pastime, and one he's sharing with West Harbour school children this month.
Cliff Richard, Priscilla Presley out on the town
Cliff Richard, Priscilla Presley out on the town in Christchurch
Two icons of the music industry have met up in Christchurch for a night out before they appear separately on stage on Wednesday.
Top NZ authors dumped from book award over AI covers
Top NZ authors dumped from book award over AI covers
Two books by distinguished authors have been ruled out of New Zealand's premier literary prize because their covers were generated with artificial intelligence.
ODT quiz: November 23
ODT quiz: November 23
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ODT quiz: November 22
ODT quiz: November 22
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ODT quiz: November 21
ODT quiz: November 21
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ODT quiz: November 20
ODT quiz: November 20
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ODT quiz: November 19
ODT quiz: November 19
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ODT quiz: November 18
ODT quiz: November 18
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Bell’s enthusiasm matched by audience
Bell’s enthusiasm matched by audience
Kaylee Bell. Regent Theatre, Dunedin, Friday, November 14.