The Wire is a US TV show and I love it. I stayed up late last night to watch the final episode of the final season. Good stuff. I recommend it unless you don’t like violence, sex, depictions of drug use and fruity language. Nothing is glamorised, and it feels real in many ways. It…

I’ve been lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of PBS’s incredible Eyes on the Prize documentary series. I remember seeing a couple of episodes as a youngster, and it really helped me get to know what the civil rights movement had been all about. Watching it again 20 years later, it is…

This doco is about William McDonough’s and Michael Braungart’s ‘Cradle to Cradle’ design approach. I hadn’t come across this before and it gives me hope.

Watching the 1983 doco Patu about the Springbok tour on NZ on Screen.

Since Team NZ was defeated in the America’s Cup today by one freaking second, I’d rather think about the movies I’ve been watching lately. I finally mustered up the courage to watch David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet‘ again. The last time I saw this film I was a very young and green pimply faced virgin, and…

Bombon El Perro (Bombon the dog) is a cool movie I saw a few weeks back. It’s a tad sentimental but a lovely film about a man and his dog. And Charles has a blog, although I understand that he’s already getting comment spam. What is the world coming to?

At first glance, David Lynch’s movie Mulholland Drive is a confusing and seemingly incomprehensible film about god knows what. However, once it clicks and it is understood how David Lynch is presenting the story to us, the film is actually quite simple. I want to look at the structure of the film rather than its…

Been listening to Ricky Gervais’ podcast series. Very funny. Have been having my own New Zealand film week. Watched Geoff Murphy’s “The Quiet Earth” and “Goodbye Pork Pie”. Have also lined up “Smash Palace” and “Utu”, and will probably go to “River Queen” this weekend.