Parental guidance advised: Local hero Ant Timpson on making Come to Daddy

He’s been the country’s leading supporter of the strangest films in the world, and now he’s made his first feature film. Sam Brooks talks to Auckland film champ Ant Timpson about his directorial debut, Come to Daddy. My first encounter with industry legend Ant Timpson was from afar, at a 2010 screening of The Room, … Read more

‘Flatulence is funny’ – Elijah Wood on The Greasy Strangler (and a beanie giveaway to top KFC)

Alex Casey talks to Elijah Wood about producing The Greasy Strangler, the film bound to get the most dry-retches in the New Zealand International Film Festival this year, and wrangles a rare beanie competition for one lucky greaseball to win.  “I love it, a beanie set the country on fire, that’s genius. I love New … Read more