Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 809 Films to Buy & Rent
King Kong (2005)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black…
- Peter Jackson's colossal remake lavishes one of the cinema's greatest legends in 21st century technology and ratchets up the emotional stakes to…
King Kong: Peter Jackson Production Diaries (2005)
- Presenting a close–to–the–ground account of the forging of Peter Jackson's KING KONG (2005), this shows the filming with all its…
Laughing Samoans - Old School (2005)
- Comedy team Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i return for another humourous look at New Zealand–Samoan life, recycling a few sketches but also…
Loop Select 007 (We Are Here) (2005)
- The third of the hugely popular "showcase" for New Zealand music, music videos and short filmmaking. This edition also includes motion graphics…
Love, Speed and Loss (2005)
- Dir. Justin Pemberton
- Skilfully interweaving home movies and and present day interviews, this presents a heartfelt tale of a couple's journey through grand prix racing in…
Luella Miller (2005)
- Dir. Dane Giraud
Feat. Sara Wiseman, Philip Brown, Sia Trokenheim
- Competent local drama set in a small country town, where quiet lifestyle and gentle intrigues are disrupted by the arrival of an enigmatic young…
Marcus Lush Collection Boxset (Off the Rails, North, South, Ice) (2005-2011)
- Feat. Marcus Lush
- Four quality documentary series on New Zealand's natural and personal history from television personality Marcus Lush.
Mee-Shee (The Water Giant) (2005)
- Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Bruce Greenwood, Rena Owen, Joel Tobeck
- A modest yet engaging family adventure, partly filmed in New Zealand, with special effects by 'Jim Henson's Creature Shop'.
Off the Rails - A Love Story (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Marcus Lush
- Quality TV series that journeys with presenter and train buff Marcus Lush from Bluff in the South to Opua in the North on a variety of railways…
Old Men of the Point (2005)
- Dir. Evan Booth
- A quasi–experimental documentary which covers the surfing scene on the West Auckland coast including Piha. Includes some tasty archival footage…