Anime aniversaries can be packaged up neatly and given away - and that's exactly what's happened on this week's DVD Review. Flying pig pilots, floating islands, and most importantly foodgasms were the talk of the town.
Maria's still fizzing from the Breaker Upperers premiere last night. Turns out, all your fave local celebs stepped out to celebrate this deliciously Kiwi comedy starring Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek, all about the adventures of two women who consciously uncouple people for absurd amounts of cash. Our report: hors d'oeuvres were good, the movie was great, and Rob's jealous as shit he missed it. Phooey.
Maria's diving deep into her review of Take Every Wave (2017) today, recounting the remarkable story of American big wave surfer Laird Hamilton, who spent his life exploring fear, courage and ambition to conquer the most untameable waters.
Mike might've just run up Karangahape Road had he known Maria would be reviewing We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! this Wednesday morn. This 2014 documentary explores the history and legacy of glam-rock icons Twisted Sister, from the band's early club days to their rise to popularity in the 1980s. It's safe to say Maria loved it. So did Mike, so did Jules.
It's hard to get excited about a film you cannot stand! Maria reviews Return to Montauk (2017) this week - a bleak account of a rekindled love affair between lovers from two different generations. Lovers? More like father and daughter! A 17 year age difference! Bloody hell! It's safe to say Maria wouldn't recommend this one to the average romance enthusiast. But give it a go anyway if you dare.
Maria brings us Manifesto (2015) this morning, where Cate Blanchett performs a series of striking monologues. An Auckland Art Gallery special or now, an at home, movie on the couch vibe? You decide.
Dr. Maria is in, Mikey is asking about birds starting with A... And of course, Kobi (2018), the warming story of a NZ based jewellery designer, made by his own daughter. Awww. What a way to warm up on this crisp morning.
It's been all about film lately and now Maria is here giving Tom the run down on Faces Places (2017), a documentary about rural France and beautiful friendships. Kind of like the one forming between Maria and Tom this morning while they talk favourite movies. Aww.
Based around the real-life farce that occurred shortly after the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Armando Iannucci's (Time Trumpet, The Thick of It, Veep) Death of Stalin bills itself as a 'comedy of terrors'. With an ensemble cast of comedy vets (Michael Palin, Steve Buscemi) and theatre wonders (Simon Russell Beale), Iannucci's film deflates rather dark passages of world history to show the sad, hilarious truths of how men act when confronted with a sudden power vacuum. Any good, Maria?
Countdown is cutting down the cost of more than a dozen women’s sanitary items, in order to reduce period poverty.
In 2016, Countdown, the Salvation Army and Manurewa MP Louisa Wall launched an initiative via the Foodbank project to help stock the charity’s food banks with sanitary products. Since the launch of this campaign, more than $190,000 worth of tampons and pads have been donated.
To find out more about this initiative I spoke to Labour MP for Manurewa, Louisa Wall.
I also spoke to Corporate Affairs General Manager Kiri Hannifin, to know a little more about what Countdown has done to help reduce prices on sanitary items.
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