Matthew Mawkes

Christchurch we are coming to you! This Saturday 15 November at 5:45pm at Alice Cinemas in Tuam Street as part of the Terror-Fi Film Festival. Be the first in the South Island to see this film and stay for the Q&A afterwards.
Tickets: alice.co.nz/movies/terro...
Trailer: youtu.be/TbTcaI4yuUA?...

It has become SO boring!

Walking around the Philadelphia neighborhood thst inspired David Lynch’s Eraserhead last week.
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RIP Lalo Schifrin, one of my favourite composers! Mission: Impossible, Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, Telefon, Sudden Impact - so good! A jazz man, Lalo was a natural for movie scores. He was good at horror too, here's his rejected Exorcist score: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAd...

YouTube video by Alison Goldfrapp Alison Goldfrapp - Sound & Light (Official Audio)

Awesome new banger from Alison Goldfrapp. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1pi...

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.

🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

Take one minute: go to bit.ly/IsraelOnNotice and send a letter to the Israeli government, UN officials, and diplomatic missions demanding that Israel abide by international law and refrain from attacking, sabotaging or otherwise interfering with the #Madleen and her mission.

Thank God Australia has not elected a bald fuckwit as PM. As a Kiwi I can tell you that hasn’t worked out so well for us.

YouTube video by Confidence Man Confidence Man - 3AM LA LA LA (Jimmy Cauty KLF Remix)

All my house music dreams are coming true at once. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lzV...

Save The Prince Charles Cinema The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

#SaveThePCC

Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.

For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;

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Fund Aotearoa queer horror film The Anti-Exorcist Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...

Support queer filmmakers! The Anti-Exorcist is a queer parody of exorcism films, in which a gender-bending spirit turns the tables against a Catholic priest. Sounds like a head-spinning good time! www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...

Happy birthday Steve! Thought I'd say that on here instead of the Meta place. Hope it's been a good one!

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He was just being exuberant!

RIP David Lynch, one of my all-time favourite movie directors. I will never forget the first time I saw a Lynch film - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me - on the big screen, as an impressionable teenager. Changed my life forever.

Excellent article on a complex issue.

Happy New Year from Aotearoa the first country to see in 2025! #Thrive25!

It’s been great visiting Pōneke. @misswhanau.bsky.social was upfront & said we’d face construction woes/infrastructure issues. If there are problems it’s due to central govt cuts. Nicola Willis should be ashamed to show her face in public. But they can’t stop Welly being the greatest city in NZ!

Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days at The Dowse Art Museum (in partnership with City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi). Great to see some of his artworks in person. I always enjoyed his feature films, usually starring Tilda Swinton.

I’m a tourist in my former home town. I wish Wellington still had this cinema! Love the quirky and historic Te Waka Huia o Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho | Wellington Museum.

I love this movie so much because of the visuals, weirdness and Tangerine Dream soundtrack. Can’t wait to see a decent copy.

YouTube video by Confidence Man Confidence Man - 3AM LA LA LA (Official Visualiser)

I am slightly obsessed with this Brisbane band - and having 90s house flashbacks.

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Best thing about this movie!

Cash on Demand is a masterpiece! Slickly made on a modest budget, this is one of Hammer's very best thrillers, with Peter Cushing's performance of the austere man, to whom efficiency matters most, truly outstanding. If only I was in L.A. for this one!

I class Maniac Cop 2 as a decent Christmas horror.

YouTube video by Guardian News Māori MPs perform haka and disrupt NZ parliament debate on treaty rights changes

This clip has been seen by millions and I can’t get enough of it. Ka mau te wehi Te Pāti Māori, Green Party, Labour Party and especially MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. You’d better WERK! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N__O...

Treaty Principles Bill: Bill of Rights Act advice 'quite damning' - academic "The government's own lawyers recognise the bill would at first blush undermine Māori people's rights," a law professor says.

If, like me, you’re wondering why the Treaty Principles Bill is garbage - hear from the experts!
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

It took the 2024 US election for me to be finally done with Twitter, so hello Blueksy.