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.
Heartbeats (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Xavier Dolan
Starring: Monica Chokri, Niels Schneider, Xavier Dolan
Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri) are best friends and seemingly have it all youth, good looks and style in abundance. One night they... Read more
Armadillo (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Janus Metz
Offering a unique glimpse into the international war against the Taliban, filmmaker Janus Metz's harrowing documentary follows a platoon of Danish sol... Read more
Freakonomics (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, Seth Gordon
'Freakonomics' is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally best-selling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Steph... Read more
Waiting for Superman (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") turns his lens on the complex problems of public school education in this emotional documentary f... Read more
Lemmy (2010)
7.8/10
Director: Greg Olliver
Starring: Alice Cooper, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy , Dave Grohl
Explores the amazing life and career of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister, the life force behind the enduring influential band Mot... Read more
Armadillo (Blu-ray) (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Janus Metz
Offering a unique glimpse into the international war against the Taliban, filmmaker Janus Metz's harrowing documentary follows a platoon of Danish sol... Read more
Restrepo (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Tim Hetherington
Riveting and intimate, this documentary shot in a U.S. outpost in Afghanistan follows-without comment or added perspectives-the activities of a 15-man... Read more
LennoNYC (2010)
Director: Michael Epstein
Starring: Elton John, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
John Lennon's legend became intertwined with the mythology of New York City as soon as he and Yoko Ono moved to Manhattan in 1971. This special progra... Read more
Another Year (2010)
7.3/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight
Writer/director Mike Leigh's moving and comic drama follows a year in the life of long-married couple Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen), who... Read more
Rabbit Hole (2010)
7/10
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Nicole Kidman
Powerful adaptation of the play by David Lindsay-Abaire stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as a married couple whose lives are shattered when their... Read more