Film Festivals 2011
Hoyts, Northlands was the Christchurch venue for this years International Film Festival, so grateful to Hoyts that Christchurch had a Film Festival at all... Most of the films shown at the 2011 festival have now found their way onto the DVD or Blu-ray format and are available for rental. To assemble your Personal Film Festival, simply scroll the candidates below for your consideration. Highlights include "Drive", the fascinating "How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr Forster", the acclaimed "Incendies" and from old maestro's Lars Von Trier comes "Melancholia" and Wim Wenders delivers with "Pina". The "Add to My Picks" function at the top right of you screen on any film page my prove useful at this time.
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
7.7/10
Director: Constance Marks
Starring: Kevin Clash
As a boy, Kevin Clash was obsessed with "Sesame Street"; as a grownup, he contributed to its enduring success and positive influence as the puppeteer... Read more
Gantz (2010)
6.5/10
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kenichi Matsuyama
Kei Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya) and his friend Masaru Kato (Kenichi Matsuyama) attempt to save a man in the subway but are hit by an oncoming train. Ho... Read more
William S Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Yony Leyser
Starring: David Cronenberg, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, John Waters, Patti Smith
His groundbreaking writings have influenced beatniks, punk rockers, and other disaffected folk for decades. Follow the tempestuous personal life of au... Read more
Reign of Assassins (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Chao-Bin Su
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Kelly Lin, Woo-sung Jung
In Ancient China, "Drizzle" is the most deadly and ruthless assassin of the Dark Stone gang. After a life of theft and murder, she seeks to atone for... Read more
Knuckle (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Ian Palmer
Takes us inside the brutal, secretive and exhilarating bare-knuckle fighting lives of an Irish Traveller community . This epic 12-year journey into in... Read more
Viva Riva! (2010)
6.2/10
Director: Djo Munga
Starring: Patsha Bay, Manie Malone
Returning to his hometown of Kinshasa with a truckload of gasoline, hijacked from neighbouring Angola, that he's looking to unload for the right price... Read more
Page One: Inside The New York Times (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Andrew Rossi
In an era when newspapers are becoming increasingly obsolete, director Andrew Rossi offers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the newsroom tha... Read more
Footnote (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Joseph Cedar
Starring: Nevo Kimchi, Lior Ashkenazi, Shlomo Bar Aba, Daniel Markovich, Alisa Rosen, Alma...
A.k.a. "Hearat Shulayim". Eliezer Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar Aba) and his son Uriel (Lior Ashkenazi) are both Talmud scholars who teach at the Hebrew Univer... Read more
Hobo With a Shotgun (2011)
6.1/10
Director: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Brian Downey
Originally a trailer featured in the Canadian theatrical run of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's "Grindhouse," this exploitation tribute stars... Read more
Gallants (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Chi-kin Kwok
Starring: Kuan Tai Chen, Siu-Leung Leung
Their martial arts skills languishing while their teacher remains in a long coma, two middle-aged teahouse proprietors get back into the swing of thin... Read more