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.
Beginners (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Mike Mills
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor, Mary Page Keller, Melanie Laurent, Keegan Bo...
A semi-autobiographical comedy drama from Mike Mills, "Beginners" explores the confusion and surprises of love through Ewan McGregor's Oliver, who mee... Read more
The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Saverio Costanzo
Starring: Luca Marinelli, Arianna Nastro, Tommaso Neri, Alba Rohrwacher, Martina Albano
Paolo Giordano's best-selling novel is given a unique screen adaptation in this drama from director Saverio Costanzo. As Giordano notes in his book, p... Read more
The First Grader (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Justin Chadwick
Starring: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo
A heartwarming tale based on a true story, "The First Grader" is set in a remote mountain village in Kenya and tells the story of 84-year-old former M... Read more
Point Blank (Blu-ray) (2010)
7.4/10
Director: Fred Cavaye
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Elena Anaya, Gerard Lanvin
A French action thriller from Fred Cavaye ("Anything for Her"), "Point Blank" is a relentless thriller that follows a man as he races through the stre... Read more
Point Blank (2010)
6.8/10
Director: Fred Cavaye
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Elena Anaya, Gerard Lanvin
A French action thriller from Fred Cavaye ("Anything for Her"), "Point Blank" is a relentless thriller that follows a man as he races through the stre... Read more
Circo (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Aaron Schock
This visually and emotionally arresting documentary follows Tino Ponce, his wife, and their four children as they run a one-ring traveling circus thro... Read more
Who is Harry Nilsson (and Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? (2010)
7.7/10
Director: John Scheinfeld
Starring: Harry Nilsson
Once described by The Beatles as their favourite American musician, Harry Nilsson, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in pop music history, is at... Read more
Waste Land (2010)
7.9/10
Director: Lucy Walker
This uplifting documentary follows the lives of "catadores," or pickers who live in poverty and scavenge through the world's largest garbage dump, out... Read more
Of Gods and Men (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale
Trappist monks living in Algeria find their Catholic faith tested to the limit after a revolution takes place and the government urges them to abandon... Read more
Norwegian Wood ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Starring: Kiko Mizuhara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi
Set in 1960s Tokyo, this romantic Japanese drama based on Haruki Murakami's semi-autobiographical 1987 novel concerns a literature student (Kenichi Ma... Read more