I caught up with Luke Buda of the Phoenix Foundation as the band was putting the finishing touches on Happy Ending, its latest album and what’s widely considered its best yet. The Herald voted it album of the year. I’d met Luke a few times when he used to call into Wellington’s fringe installation art [...]
One of my most pleasant interviews of 2007 was with Oscar nominated Wellington director Taika Waititi who did the media rounds as his feature debut Eagle vs. Shark was released. We spent a couple of hours talking at Wellington’s Deluxe cafe. His movie was opening at the Embassy Theatre next door that afternoon. Here’s a [...]
My column in the current Idealog magazine is about movie piracy, an unorthodox view on its remedy and the opportunities that may grow out of piracy for the New Zealand film industry…
Also, courtesy of the Motion Picture Association, some photos taken during their recent Operation Trident raids in Asia.
The launching ceremony of Stop Export Piracy [...]