The New Zealand Herald Network Select a network ° 0 / ° 0 Loading…Change
Entertainment Blogs
RSS
Paul Casserly: TV's Best Quotes - The Ides of March
What to say about March? Historically it was a bad month for Roman leaders. I think the Caesar salad was invented this month…
Rebecca Barry Hill: Earth-bound eye candy
If you've spent the first few years of your life in space, and the last few in a jail cell, before being bolted into a turbulent…
Dominic Corry: Hardcore cinema and The Raid 2
Inspired by The Raid 2: Berandal, Dominic Corry gets down and dirty with some bad-ass classics.
Chris Philpott: Time to say goodbye
The feel-good ending is not an easy feat to pull off, yet two different shows - The Goldbergs and Raising Hope , both…
Entertainment Blogs
Paul Casserly: Poos, wees and symphonies
A "controversial" film that I helped make goes to air this Wednesday on Heartland (Sky17). The Grand Tour paired our national orchestra, the NZSO, with Jeremy Wells, on a whistle-stop trek to some of the grandest concert…
2
comments
Chris Philpott: In defence of The Great Food Race
Chris Philpott says The Great Food Race might just be the most underrated show on television.
32
comments
There's nothing like Lost
My first published work on the subject of television ran in an infamous Christian-right magazine in June 2010 to coincide with the final episodes of Lost , a mysterious sci-fi/fantasy mash-up about plane crash survivors…
13
comments
Dominic Corry: French comedy goes all Apatow
During my oft-referenced French film junket trip to Paris late last year , I noticed a curious trend amongst the 44 subjects I interviewed. Many of them (screen legend Catherine Deneuve included) professed an affection…
1
comments
Siobhan Keogh: The changing face of shooters
The shooter is dead. Long live the shooter. At first glance, new Microsoft-exclusive release Titanfall may appear quite familiar. Oh, a multiplayer, first-person military shooter in a sci-Fi setting. Where have I seen…
10
comments
Paul Casserly: Undercover spooks
Wigs. There was a time in New Zealand TV when wigs ruled. I recently watched a DVD of the excellent 1980s NZ comedy series Funny Business and marveled at the range of fake hair being pressed into service. The same wigs…
4
comments
Bridget Jones: Full House fills hearts
First, hello. My name is Bridget. I'm new here. Lovely to meet you. Now, the important stuff. When I went to San Francisco for the first time last year, there were a few things on my "must-do" list. Because of my timing…
Chris Philpott: Banshee's pulpy season finale
This story contains spoilers. Do not read it if you haven't seen the second season of Banshee. Before we get to my review of Banshee's second season finale, I need to catch my breath - because that was utterly relentless. I…
3
comments
Chris Philpott: Understanding your place in the world
As a kid, I loved the big event documentary series from Sir David Attenborough. The famous Life On Earth , The Living Planet and The Trials Of Life each had a profound effect on my formative years. I spent many nights…
2
comments
Forward Thinking
Lydia Jenkin: Dinner with a side of bad music
I'm not sure what it is, but many establishments seem to have taken the approach of treating their clientele as if they're…
Entertainment
Nigella Lawson barred from US flight
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was banned from flying to the US because she confessed to taking illegal drugs, according…
American network NBC did something crazy before the latest television season began: they offered The Michael J Fox Show a full season order, shunning the traditional pilot process and buying 22 episodes of the show before…