Long-distance international travellers are more dependent than ever on in-flight entertainment. Unless you can afford lie-flat sleeping, sitting upright and watching a screen is the only alternative. Reading books or newspapers are long gone, although occasionally you see Kindles or iPads. The back-of-the-seat screens offer all types of movies and TV, plus video games and … Read More about Film festival in the skies
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Star-filled cast flames out
Few filmmakers impose a visual stamp on their work ... Read More about Star-filled cast flames out
Festival spotlights ‘parcel children’
The annual festival season is under way, and that ... Read More about Festival spotlights ‘parcel children’
Epic ice journey retold
Few tales from the heroic age of Antarctic ... Read More about Epic ice journey retold
by GEORGE MATYSEK, Jr. BALTIMORE (CNS) — As the Nazi regime systematically killed those it deemed mentally ill or “unproductive”, a fearless bishop of the Diocese of Munster, Germany, took to the pulpit in 1941 to denounce and challenge what was happening. If the right has been given to kill … Read More about 12 historic, inspiring homilies delivered in times of crisis
Korea is not well known as a source of movies for New Zealand audiences, but that is changing. A growing market exists among Korean speakers — as it has for Chinese, Filipino and Indian movies — and distributors are meeting that need. But for non-Korean audiences, many of these fall … Read More about Koreans star on world screen
Music-related movies, as opposed to generic musicals, havebecome a box office juggernaut in the past 12 months. Elton John’s Rocketman ($2.6 million) has jumped to fourth place behind two Marvel blockbusters, Avengers: Endgame ($9.5 million) and Captain Marvel ($4.2 million), and the Disney musical Aladdin ($2.8 million). Last year, Bohemian … Read More about Hard dreams of Nashville
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