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Biopic ‘Wayne’ Commences Production
Friday, 24 February 2017, 10:53 am | 818 Entertainment
The incredible larger than life story of former World Motorcycle Champion, Wayne Gardner will be given the big screen treatment as Matthew Metcalfe of General Film Corporation and Fraser Brown of FB Pictures announced today the feature documentary ... More >>
Freezzell 4 Your Community
Monday, 20 February 2017, 10:14 am | 818 Entertainment
Iconic artist Dick Frizzell in collaboration with Cooking 4 Change and Haier is on the hunt for New Zealand’s most deserving charities and community groups as part of the just announced ‘Freezell 4 your Community’ campaign. More >>
Pecking Order to Hatch in Kiwi Cinemas This Year
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 3:49 pm | 818 Entertainment
The distinctly Kiwi world of competitive poultry pageantry (yep, you read that right!) will get the big screen treatment this year when the feature-length feel-good flockumentary Pecking Order hatches in cinemas nationwide mid-2017. Pecking Order follows members ... More >>
Audiences Get Their First Look at ‘Gary of the Pacific’
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 12:19 pm | 818 Entertainment
Audiences will get their first look at the hilarious new comedy from thedownlowconcept ( 7 Days, Hounds ) today with the release of the trailer for their debut feature film Gary of the Pacific . More >>
Terry Huffer is back!
Monday, 31 October 2016, 2:00 pm | 818 Entertainment
Critically acclaimed and universally loved, HIGH ROAD, is an award winning web-series created by Justin Harwood. The series follows Terry Huffer (Mark Mitchinson), a washed up rock star who emigrates to New Zealand and starts a community radio station in ... More >>
Release Of Official Pork Pie Trailer
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 1:48 pm | 818 Entertainment
Kiwis will get their first peek at the accidental outlaws better known as the Blondini Gang today, with the launch of the official trailer for the film. More >>
The Rehearsal Premieres At The NZIFF o Critical Acclaim
Monday, 25 July 2016, 10:12 am | 818 Entertainment
Alison Maclean’s vibrant screen adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s debut novel The Rehearsal has had its World Premiere at Auckland’s Civic Theatre and critics are loving it..."for me, hands-down, the New Zealand film of 2016 is THE REHEARSAL. ... More >>
Stan Walker's ‘New Takeover’ Tour to Hit NZ This November
Thursday, 14 July 2016, 9:13 am | 818 Entertainment
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Stan Walker is heading out on the road this November on his ‘New Takeover Tour’ with special support from Australian singer songwriter and The Voice AU semi finalist, Fatai. Backed by a live band and a crew of NZ’s ... More >>
Cooking for Change - in Stores Friday 26th August
Monday, 4 July 2016, 9:51 am | 818 Entertainment
The brainchild of artist Dick Frizzell, his business partner Christian Kasper and TV presenter Erin Simpson, The Cooking 4 Change Cookbook is a collection of tantalizing recipes shared by 101 of New Zealand’s most loved celebrities. More >>
The Rehersal
Friday, 10 June 2016, 11:16 am | 818 Entertainment
The theatrical trailer of The Rehearsal, Alison Maclean’s vibrant screen adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s debut novel has been released online. More >>
Kiwi Drama ‘Filthy Rich’ Sold to Streaming Giant Hulu
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 10:14 am | 818 Entertainment
The addictive hit Kiwi television series Filthy Rich will soon be available to over 12 million American viewers, with the show’s first season sold to US streaming giant Hulu. More >>
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Takes Top Spot at the Box Office
Monday, 16 May 2016, 11:14 am | 818 Entertainment
Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople has cemented its place in the record books overtaking the 2010 Kiwi classic BOY (which Waititi also directed) to become the largest grossing local film at the New Zealand Box office. Already holding the ... More >>
Hunt for the Wilderpeople a Box Office Smash!
Monday, 4 April 2016, 1:11 pm | 818 Entertainment
Taika Waititi’s adventure comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople has broken New Zealand box office records by opening with largest opening weekend ever for a New Zealand film with a box office take of $1,300,000 NZD . “We’ve bet BOY’s opening weekend ... More >>
Next Generation Blondini Gang Announced
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 10:37 am | 818 Entertainment
Dean O’Gorman ( The Hobbit, The Almighty Johnsons ) James Rolleston ( Boy, The Dark Horse ) and Ashleigh Cummings ( Puberty Blues, Tomorrow when the War Began ) will star in Pork Pie – the modern reboot of the 1979 kiwi classic Goodbye Pork ... More >>
‘Tickled’ Trailer Released
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 10:35 am | 818 Entertainment
Watch the Trailer Here Kiwi audiences will get their first look at the hotly anticipated documentary Tickled with the release of the films official trailer. Probing into the bizarre world of Competitive Endurance Tickling, Tickled follows journalist David ... More >>
‘Spanish Affair 2’ to Open the 2016 NZ Spanish Film Festival
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 10:03 am | 818 Entertainment
17 Spanish language films spanning genres from romantic comedies to thrillers will take the stage at the Academy Theatre this April as the Spanish Film Festival returns to Auckland after a hiatus of several years. Running concurrently with the hugely ... More >>
Tyler Oakley And Jamie Curry to Headline #AmplifyLIVE 2016
Friday, 11 March 2016, 10:45 am | 818 Entertainment
The Internets biggest and brightest social media talents including Tyler Oakley, Jamie Curry, Kian + JC plus more are set to perform live for Kiwi fans when # AmplifyLIVE 2016, the festival for the connected generation, hits Auckland and Wellington this ... More >>
"Hunt for the Wilderpeople" Nationwide Film Premiere Event
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 10:09 am | 818 Entertainment
Movie lovers from Dargaville to Hokitika are invited to don their best Swannie, polish up their gumboots, and walk the ‘red carpet’ at their local cinema in a syndicated nationwide premiere event for Taika Waititi’s new film, ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’. ... More >>
We’re Taking This Bloody Car to Invercargill…Too!
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 10:33 am | 818 Entertainment
A modern reimagining of the kiwi classic Goodbye Pork Pie is set to begin filming across New Zealand with Matt Murphy, son of the original film’s director, Geoff Murphy, announced as the reboot’s director. As a fifteen-year-old, Matt worked ... More >>
Orphans And Kingdoms to Get NZ Theatrical Release
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 12:09 pm | 818 Entertainment
Kiwi audiences will have the chance to see the award-winning local feature film Orphans and Kingdoms when it opens in selected cinemas across New Zealand on April 14th 2016 . The debut feature from writer/director Paolo Rotondo , Orphans and Kingdoms tells ... More >>
