‘Head South’ Review: A Mild-Mannered Tribute To A Formative New Zealand Punk Epoch

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The New Zealand International Film Festival has appointed veteran programmer Paolo Bertolin as its new artistic director. The festival, which travels around the country, will return in July and August, but stop in just four places.

Amazon MGM Studios has a new head of global formats.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror films, thrillers and supernatural stories, has acquired “The Devil’s Bath,” the new film from Austrian horror auteurs Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The deal comes ahead of the psychological thriller’s world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it will play in competition.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Global Screen has closed further deals on major territories for its animated adventure film “Niko – Beyond the Northern Lights.” Variety debuts the new teaser (below). Viva Kids has acquired all rights for North America to the latest feature film in the franchise about a flying reindeer, following worldwide hits “Niko & the Way to the Stars” (2008) and “Niko – Little Brother, Big Trouble” (2012), which were sold to more than 120 countries. Further deals were concluded with Flins y Piniculas for Spain, CDC for Latin America, Nos Lusomundo for Portugal, Grand Entertainment for the Middle East and SVOE Kino for Ukraine.

There’s more Zombies coming to Disney Channel.

“Jersey Shore” is kept a secret — even from the show’s cast. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi revealed that she and her reality show roommates do not get to preview its new episodes; instead, they watch them for the first time when they air.“We have no idea how it’s edited or what’s gonna happen.

3 min read Evidence that supports allowing more gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to donate blood has been released by a University in New Zealand. Three times the […]

Katie Holmes seems to remain friends with her ‘Dawson’s Creek’ co-stars even 20 years since the series finale of the popular show aired. The Hollywood star, who played Joey Potter, was spotted during her latest outing in New York City, attending the opening of Chanel’s new boutique on Fifth Avenue, where she reunited with Michelle Williams, known for her role as Jen Lindley.Kaia Gerber and Camila Morrone twin in black coats in NYCSasha Obama brings back the winter crop top trend in a recent NYC outingVictoria Beckham and Katie Holmes celebrate the launch of her watch collection in NYCFans of the series shared their excitement on social media after seeing the pair posing for photos at the exclusive event, with the two stars wearing all-black ensembles. Katie wore a stylish Chanel blazer, paired with matching tweed trousers and a lace bandeau bra.

North West is very well known for her brutally honest opinions, often not holding back about what she really thinks about something.

Luther Vandross‘ voice was the soundtrack of many Black millennial childhoods. Personally, I would wake up every Sunday to church music followed by his hit single “Never Too Much” which still stops most people in their tracks to this day. In the documentary, Luther: Never Too Much, director Dawn Porter chronicles a his journey to stardom and how he manifested the career he desired.

North West has a lot to say about her momma’s new makeup line!

Dakota Johnson is getting ready for her big night!

Justin Timberlake is hitting the road on a world tour!

EXCLUSIVE: Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn and Kim Matula have joined Sony Pictures’ SNL 1975, which will be directed by Jason Reitman and is based on the real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of Saturday Night Live‘s opening night. Hunt will play Gilda Radner, Fairn will play Laraine Newman, and Matula will play Jane Curtin. The original screenplay is by Reitman and Gil Kenan.

A new AI feature being launched in beta by streaming pay-TV provider Fubo allows viewers to choose specific news segments from a continuously updated supply of “instant headlines.”

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) opens this evening with New Zealand director Jonathan Olgilvie’s coming-of-age tale Head South set against the late 1970s, post-punk music culture of his home city of Christchurch.

Some movies are Irish. “Kneecap” is Ireland.

Marta Balaga “Head South” director Jonathan Ogilvie is all about underdogs. “It’s not a story about winners. It’s a story about also-rans, to use this racing term, because there is nothing to win,” he tells Variety about the International Film Festival Rotterdam opener, which sees schoolboy Angus (Ed Oxenbould) falling for a girl and for post-punk music in 1979’s New Zealand.

Chrissy Teigen is getting busy!

Many other Republican candidates have suspending their campaigns this cycle, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ exit inspired some pretty biting and snarky reactions today, coming from other politicos and some celebrities.