The decline of Netflix is an example of Mark Twain’s saying that rumours of his death are greatly exaggerated. A drop in global subscriptions, due to a more competitive environment, was reversed in the company’s latest report. A more interesting aspect of Netflix’s future is whether it will embrace theatrical releases more widely. At present, … Read More about Legend survives fictional life
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War poet’s survival guilt
It is a conventional view of history that World ... Read More about War poet’s survival guilt
Dame Whina’s long march
Between March 12 and April 6, 1930, the world’s ... Read More about Dame Whina’s long march
NZ priest asks: What is the Church for?
BUT WHAT IS THE CHURCH FOR? by Neil Darragh. ... Read More about NZ priest asks: What is the Church for?
If every day seems to be like yesterday, and the one you might have tomorrow, you are in a “time loop”, or sensing what the French call déja vu. It’s popped up several times lately in movies, perhaps reflecting or coinciding with the past year of lockdowns and people working remotely … Read More about Time for every purpose
Espionage stories, whether fact or fiction, have been a cinema staple since its earliest days. The first flowering was in the 1930s, followed by World War II, when deep cover and double agents exposed military secrets on both sides. In the Cold War, Allied intelligence services ramped up their activities … Read More about An agent in the field
The lack of Easter-themed movies at the cinema has been exacerbated by Hollywood’s freeze on big-budget movies in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The central event of the Christian religion has been sidelined since the epics thrived in the 1950s and 1960s. These biblical classics are still available through … Read More about Easter viewing at home
Movies on mental illness will inevitably be judged by one’s own experience, whether close or casual. This degree of scrutiny hasn’t deterred film-makers from tackling this tricky subject. In decades past, movies set in mental institutions could be viewed as too remote to make an accurate judgment, given they were … Read More about Madness of the heart
The classic Hollywood man-on-a-horse western has all but disappeared, a victim of changing attitudes toward America’s colonial past and the rewriting of history according to modern trends. That decline started after the 1970s, which produced the last movies depicting heroic pioneer settlers as positive and progressive. Baddies always existed in … Read More about Hanks is on a mission
The annual Hollywood awards season is late arriving, but that doesn’t mean it has lost its impact or importance. In fact, it has suddenly brought more choice for both big screen and home viewing. The delay, of course, is Covid-19 related, as most cinemas in North America, Europe, and much … Read More about Awards season boosts choice
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