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.
Arrietty ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Aka "The Secret World of Arrietty". Mary Norton's novel "The Borrowers" gets an anime updating in this fun family tale co-written by Hayao Miyazaki. A... Read more
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
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
Bicycle Dreams (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Stephen Auerbach
The organizers of the Race Across America (RAAM) call it "the World's Toughest Bike Race," and if it isn't the most punishing athletic event in the Un... Read more
Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
7.9/10
Director: Richard Press
New York Times readers could always count on photographer Bill Cunningham to provide vivid glimpses of trending fashions and high-society affairs by k... Read more
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Liz Garbus
In 1972, America was chess-obsessed. The Soviet Union used chess to demonstrate its intellectual superiority to the West, but along came a young, lone... Read more
Buck (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Cindy Meehl
Starring: Buck Brannaman
This documentary tells the incredible true story of Buck Brannaman, the unusually perceptive cowboy whose remarkable ability to communicate with horse... Read more
Catfish (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Photographer Nev Schulman didn't know exactly what he was getting into when he befriended (and soon fell for) the sister of an 8-year-old Michigan art... 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
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