Culture

Van Gogh letters shed light on hard-working artist

Eight BAFTA nods for Avatar

James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar receives eight BAFTA nominations, including best film, MiNDFOOD reports.

Sundance charts new indie course

Dakota Fanning’s latest film will be unveiled at Sundance Film Festival next week as the festival attempts to pave the way for the next generation of independent filmmakers, reports MiNDFOOD.

Samson And Delilah makes Oscars shortlist

Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton and his award-winning drama ‘Samson and Delilah’ have taken a major leap toward Oscar glory, reports MiNDFOOD.

Beauty of distance

For Australian artist Christian Thompson, culture is never static – one simply needs to uncover a language that exists beneath the popular surface, MiNDFOOD reports.

“Avatar” hits $1.6 billion worldwide

In an unprecedented display of strength, “Avatar” led the worldwide box office for a fifth consecutive weekend, fast catching up on all-time champ “Titanic,” distributor 20th Century Fox said on Sunday, MiNDFOOD reports.

Start as you mean to go on

Now the new year is here it’s the perfect  time to take control of your finances, MiNDFOOD reports.

Breaking down barriers

The Oscars aren’t historically about celebrating diversity, but the film ‘Precious’ is attempting to break that mould, reports MiNDFOOD.

Man in black releases covers from the grave

More than six years after his death, Johnny Cash will return to record stores with a new album featuring one of the last songs the country legend ever wrote, reports MiNDFOOD.

Book urges couples to ‘Get Financially Naked’

If you’re willing to undress in front of someone in a relationship, you should be able to undress financially as well, say the authors of a new book.

Serge Gainsbourg joins Piaf in French biopic wave

Serge Gainsbourg, the chainsmoking creator of heavy-breathing classic “Je t’aime moi non plus” and a reggae version of “La Marseillaise” joins Edith Piaf next week as the latest French singer to be revived on film, MiNDFOOD reports.

Female acts tipped for chart toppers

No two lists are the same, but as pop pundits gaze into their crystal balls at the start of a new decade it is solo female performers, such as the Ellie Goulding (pictured), who looks destined for the top, at the expense of indie bands, reports MiNDFOOD.

Animators rewrite filmmaking book

Writing animated films requires patience, flexibility and an imagination larger than life, MiNDFOOD reports.

Successful cinematic partnerships

What makes the actress-director relationship work? What makes it fail? And what have this year’s leading ladies gleaned about how best to maximize it?

Film review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

THRILLER: Niels Arden Oplev’s film adaptation of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is a wonderfully debauched and engrossing thriller set in the frosty environs of Sweden, review on MiNDFOOD.

James Bond heads down the indie road

Is Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning auteur of ‘Revolutionary Road’ and ‘American Beauty’ fame, set to become a James Bond fanatic? MiNDFOOD reports.

SKYCITY Reader Film Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats

SKYCITY Reader Film Review – COMEDY: ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor, on MiNDFOOD.

Word Wars

Taming teenagers

READER REVIEW: “Before Your Teenagers Drive You Crazy, Read This!” by Nigel Latta, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

‘Avatar’ earns $1 billion worldwide

James Cameron’s “Avatar”, reportedly the most expensive movie ever made, rakes in $1 billion worldwide, MiNDFOOD reports.

What’s on: Juniper release

It’s always exciting when a big star comes our way for a film project – even more so when the movie has been written and directed by a local.

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