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When Auckland Was Great: The Hero Parade

Ana Samways — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:50:26 +0000

Lynette Forday, Kerre Woodham, Hori Ahipene

Oh my goodness, what could they be looking at? I really liked the vibe of the Hero parades -- leather and lace, spikes and stilettos, tits and butts, hookers and nuns, whips and twirling batons -- it was something a little outrageous and it made Auckland cool...

Holiday for Susan and Other Choice NZ On Screen Links

Steven Shaw — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:39:22 +0000

Holiday For Susan

This month's picks from NZ on Screen all feature women... and aircraft. First up there's Holiday for Susan, a promotional short film made by the National Film Unit in 1962 to promote tourism. Next, Jean Batten - Garbo of the Skies, a full length documentary profiling legendary NZ aviator Jean Batten; and a classic NZ music clip - Sharon O'Neill's "Maxine"...

Mark II and other Choice NZ On Screen Links

Steven Shaw — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:54:02 +0000

Mark II

Our latest picks from NZ On Screen – New Zealand’s online showcase of TV, film and music video: a loose trilogy of films from the 1980s about Maori and Pacific Island teens and the path to delinquency have been put up in full, including Kingi's Story, borstal film Kingpin and road movie Mark II. All feature young Mitchell Manuel, who became co-writer in the series with screenwriter-director Mike Walker. Check them out below...

Munter Mocks Fagan

Ana Samways — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:29:11 +0000

Tammy Davis (aka Outrageous Fortune’s Munter) channels a lip-snarling Andrew Fagan, and introduces Kiwi music TV classic "Beatnik" by The Clean...

Under the Mountain and other Choice NZ On Screen Links

Steven Shaw — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:04:24 +0000

Our picks this month from NZ On Screen – New Zealand’s online showcase of TV, film and music video -- the first episode from the 1981 TV adaptation of Under the Mountain, and an episode of Peppermint Twist called “Let’s Limbo Some More”. Check them out below...

Reluctant Hero and Other Choice NZ On Screen Links

Steven Shaw — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:15:30 +0000

Our picks this month from NZ On Screen – New Zealand’s online showcase of TV, film and music video, including Reluctant Hero, a behind the scenes documentary about war hero Corporal Bill "Willie" Apiata VC. There's also footage from This is New Zealand -- NZ's promotional effort at the 1970 expo -- and a 1971 National Film Unit documentary called Dustie, which looks at a day in the life of Wellington refuse collectors. Check them out below...

Walkshort and Other Choice NZ On Screen Links

Steven Shaw — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:46:48 +0000

My picks this month from NZ On Screen – New Zealand’s online showcase of TV, film and music video - include Walkshort, a NZ short set on Karangahape Rd with Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair, and a documentary about New Zealand humour with everyone from Fred Dagg to Funny Business. Check them out below...

Online TV: General Elevator

Steven Shaw — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:31:59 +0000

A clip from Crackle.com, an online video humour site that's also about to launch a show starring former Married with Children star David Faustino. This one however, is called General Elevator, and it's a parody of hospital-based soap operas like General Hospital. All the action, including betrayals, amnesia victims and motorcycle riding MDs, happens within the walls of a hospital elevator...

Web TV: Soupy Norman Episodes 7 and 8

Steven Shaw — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:38:39 +0000

Episode seven of Soupy Norman, the genius Irish mini series based on the comedic re-dubbing of the Polish soap opera First Love. Click through to see the final instalment (episode eight), after the jump...

Web TV: Soupy Norman Ep 6

Ana Samways — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:36:26 +0000

Only two more episodes to go of Soupy Norman, the genius Irish mini series based on the comedic re-dubbing of the Polish soap opera First Love.

Web TV: Soupy Norman Ep 5

Ana Samways — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:38:34 +0000

Here's a brand spanking new episode of Soupy Norman, the genius Irish mini series based on the comedic re-dubbing of the Polish soap opera First Love. Previous episodes after the jump...

Web TV: Soupy Norman Ep 4

Ana Samways — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:22:18 +0000

A fresh episode of Soupy Norman, the genius Irish mini series based on the comedic re-dubbing of the Polish soap opera First Love. Watch it after the jump...

Web TV: Soupy Norman Episode 3

Ana Samways — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:50:38 +0000

The latest instalment of Soupy Norman, the genius Irish mini series based on the comedic re-dubbing of the Polish soap opera First Love. Watch it after the jump...

Hey, Where’d My Shared Experience Go?

Steven Shaw — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:07:17 +0000

Press conference: The Oceanic Six from Lost

Last night I went online and watched the latest episode of Lost to screen in the USA. It's an episode called "There's No Place Like Home (1)", the first of a three part season finale dealing largely with revealing how the "Oceanic Six" get off the island...

Web TV: Soupy Norman Episode 2

Ana Samways — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:38:38 +0000

We've already posted the brilliant episode one of Soupy Norman, an Irish mini series based on the comedic re-dubbing of the Polish soap opera First Love, and here’s episode two.