The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the final instalment in the ludicrously inflated Hobbit trilogy, a series that has vividly exposed many of director Peter Jackson’s filmmaking flaws particularly his long-winded story-telling and poor character development. The first Hobbit film, An Unexpected Journey was noisy, silly, featured too many embarrassing attempts at comedy and even had a
Read moreRevisit our RGG program from the 10th January as we pay tribute to the musicians who left us last year but who also left us with the wonderful legacy of their music. Joe Cocker, Doc Neeson, Jim Keays, Jack Bruce, Alvin Stardust, Phil Everly, Bobby Womack, Pete Seeger, and other well-knowns as well as some lesser-knowns whose contribution you will
Read moreAs part of the Classic series of The Purple Haze Archive, from the vaults we proudly present “Rock n Roll Heaven” Episodes 2 & 3. A Tribute to all the Dead Rock Stars we know, remember & love, not to mention the ones we don’t know: the obscure, the influential, the good, the bad, & the hitless. The “Rock n Roll
Read moreThe South East Cricket Association resumed after their Xmas break and round 8 matches commenced with a number of crucial matches on the fixture. The SECA panel dissected and discussed the results of the days play with special guest, Elwood captain Nathan Harris. The full program is available here.
Read moreFrom the mid to late 1960’s there was no bigger female singing star in New Zealand than Sandy Edmonds. Racking up hit after hit, numerous TV shows, local & overseas concerts, endorsements, & supporting such huge names as the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Roy Orbison, the Walker Brothers, etc., and then also recording the first ever stereo record by a local New Zealand artist, Sandy Edmonds had
Read moreSt Vincent is a charming if flawed feel-good comedy drama that provides another showcase for Bill Murray’s amusing brand of misanthropy. Murray plays Vincent a familiar figure in American cinema, the rude, miserable, middle-aged grump neighbour who disdains anyone interfering with his self-contained, self-serving world. When his new neighbour, kindly single mum Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) is forced to work late,
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