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.
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
The Tree of Life (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain
Written and directed by Terrence Malick, this complex and thought-provoking exploration of the human condition stars Brad Pitt as the patriarch of a M... Read more
The Guard (2011)
7.3/10
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Fionnula Flanagan, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, D...
Working a beat on the Irish coast, Sgt. Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) experiences some culture shock when he is assigned a black American partner (Don... Read more
Incendies (Blu-ray) (2011)
8.3/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Remy Girard, Melissa Desormeaux-Poulan, Lubna Azabal, Maxim Gaudette
In the highly-acclaimed suspense thriller 'Incendies', a mothers dying wish creates a painful puzzle her children are forced to solve. At the reading... Read more
Incendies (2011)
8.2/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Remy Girard, Melissa Desormeaux-Poulan, Lubna Azabal, Maxim Gaudette
In the highly-acclaimed suspense thriller 'Incendies', a mothers dying wish creates a painful puzzle her children are forced to solve. At the reading... Read more
Snowtown (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway
Sixteen-year-old Jamie longs for an escape from the violence that surrounds him in Adelaides northern suburbs. His salvation arrives in the form of Jo... Read more
Senna ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
8.6/10
Director: Asif Kapadia
Spanning his years as a Formula One racing driver from 1984 to his untimely death a decade later, "Senna" explores the life and work of triple world c... Read more
Love Story (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Florian Habicht
Starring: Masha Yakovenko, Florian Habicht
A beautiful stranger on the Coney Island train becomes both lead actress and real life object of desire in this choose your own adventure documentary... Read more
Happy, Happy (2010)
6.5/10
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Starring: Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens
Anne Sewitsky directs this offbeat black comedy/drama from Norway. Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja (Agnes Kittelsen). She is a... Read more
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
7.4/10
Director: Werner Herzog
From the incomparable Werner Herzog ("Encounters at the End of the World", "Grizzly Man"), "Cave Of Forgotten Dreams" provides a breathtaking cinemati... Read more