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The Wellington Film Society, Monday 15 June at 6.00pm and 8.30pm:
FALLEN ANGELS Wong Kar-Wai, Hong Kong, 1995
Partly because the two strands of narrative are loosely interwoven and partly because the film is shot and cut with such brio, this is hard to take in the first time around. It complicates matters that the story of the hit-man and his lovelorn agent is moody, neo-noir drama while the story of He Zhiwu's nocturnal exploits is farcical and often riotously funny; few films have ever dared to change tone from scene to scene with so little regard for the viewer's ability to keep up. Repeat viewings clarify not only the twists and turns of the plotting, but also finesse the underlying logic of the film's structure. Scenes turn out to be linked as much by the rhythms of movement and by colour as by theme or motif; what starts out looking like a patchwork turns out to be a fauvist mosaic.
- Tony Rayns, Sight and Sound.
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Film Society Memberships are available at any time on line.
Film Festivals to note:
The 2016 French Film Festival runs to 28 June in Wellington at the Embassy, all Light House cinemas and the Penthouse.
The annual NZIFF will play in Wellington this year 12 - 23 August (encores 24 - 29 August). Mark the dates in your calendar now. The first titles have been announced - including the opening night film. More details as they become avaliable.
If you have a festival due to run in Wellington and it's not listed here, contact the Cinemaster.
This site relies on the various cinemas having their own websites up to date to access their screening times.
The paragraphs describing the films starting this week are in most cases adapted from the linked reviews.
For comments and movie news, contact the Cinemaster at
filmster@gmail.com.
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COLONY -
Director Yeon Sang-ho returns to action-horror with an entertaining if empty-headed exercise in familiarity, with a few neat new tricks up its bloodstained, gore-flecked sleeve. Things happen just because they do, destruction occurs just because it can and people get horribly chomped-and-changed because. Crunchily choreographed and as impressively performed by a highly contortionist troupe of writhing, spasming, body-popping dancers, it is very good fun to watch.
Also Queensgate.
DISCLOSURE DAY -
Steven Spielberg's movie reminds viewers that blockbusters can be morally and thematically complex while they're entertaining the hell out of you. There's so much going on that David Koepp's script sometimes trips over itself trying to explain it all, but Spielberg, his ensemble, and his remarkable team are always there to pick up the film, keeping it moving in a manner that recalls past Spielberg sci-fi hits while never feeling repetitive.
Also Penthouse, Empire, Roxy, Lightouse, Queensgate, Monterey, Reading, Coatlands and Shoreline.
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 -
Runs through to 28 June. With actresses such as Isabelle Huppert and Angelina Jolie, and directors Cedriic Klapisch, Doninik Moll and Francois Ozon, there is sure to be something for everyone.
Also Penthouse and all Lighthouse.
GLENROTHAN -
Brian Cox's decision to tackle this story is undoubtedly justified in his earnestness to showcase his homeland, further strengthened by the casting of Alan Cumming, who is given the chance to shine as the lead. Rarely given the opportunity to portray these layered characters, he suitably provides the emotional complexity of a man torn between his past and his present.
SCARY MOVIE -
This genre-spoofing series that began in 2000 under the stewardship of creators/stars Marlon and Shawn Wayans gets the original gang back together with director Michael Tiddes' raunchy comedy once again takin aim at the slashers, monsters, and malevolent fiends of cinema past and present, all as it simultaneously jabs a variety of modern pop-culture figures and events and, also, its own history.
Alsi Queensgate, Monterey, Reading and Coastlands.
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