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In the latest of John Bluck's Smart Talk contributions to RadioNZ, he offers his thoughts and experiences about film and film-going in New Zealand--as a very personal perspective on how moviegoing in New Zealand reflects our character, history and preoccupations.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/smart_talk/audio/...luck-explores-a-life-long-love-of-the-movies-in-new-zealand or https://tinyurl.com/y4s5dy5o Recommended reading/listening
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Follow the link below to an excellent, double-page feature about the remarkable Regent 5-screen cinema in the Waikato town of Te Awamutu (from the Waikato Times, 4 September 2020). At the centre of the article is owner Allan Webb, who describes the history of the Regent and the problems it is currently facing. I add a few comments.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/122594487/covid19-delivers-small-town-cinemas-hardest-scene-yet?cid=app-iPad |
AuthorGeoff Lealand was an Assoc Prof in Screen and Media Studies at the University of Waikato from 1992 to 2017. Now retired (not a word he favours), he writes social history, maintains this site, its Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as going to the cinema at least twice weekly. Archives
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