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The Shirt
''The Shirt'' is a 2000 New Zealand film directed by John Laing. Synopsis Two Wellington junkies Marty and Gina are living a dysfunctional family life. The police suspect that Marty knows about a murder in Mt Victoria. Cast Production There was an earlier short 12 minute version made in 1998. Reviews Censored in New Zealand as "R18; Restricted for persons 18 years and over". The shirt was screened at the Twenty-Ninth Wellington Film Festival Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ... in 2000. The earlier 1998 short version was screened at the festival in 1999. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shirt, The 2000 films 2000 in New Zealand 2000s New Zealand films 2000s English-language films Films set in New Zealand Films shot in New Zealand Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Laing (director)
John Laing is a New Zealand film and television director and producer. Early life Laing was born in Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th .... Career Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film '' Beyond Reasonable Doubt'' (1980). He directed a number of other films including '' Abandoned'' (2015) before starting a career in television, directing episodes of the Canadian series ''The Hitchhiker (TV series), The Hitchhiker''. His other television credits include ''The Ray Bradbury Theater'', ''Mysterious Island (TV series), Mysterious Island'', ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''Jack of All Trades (TV series), Jack of All Trades'', ''Cleopatra 2525'', ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'', ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'', ''Orange Roug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Thomas (actor)
Jeffrey Thomas (born 1945) is a Welsh-born New Zealand actor and writer, best known for his film, television and stage roles. Early life Thomas was born in Llanelli, Wales,Higgins, M.Jeffrey Thomas, ''nzonscreen.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2017. to a fluent Welsh-speaking family. His grandmother's interest in drama awakened an early interest in acting. After leaving school he trained as a quantity surveyor, but grew bored with office work. He attended Liverpool University, completing a BA in English Literature and in Celtic Studies and English Literature. While at university he began writing and acting in university revues. He continued his studies at Oxford University, gaining a Master of Letters (M.Litt) degree. While at Oxford, Thomas met and married a New Zealander, and after completing his studies they moved initially to Australia (where he lectured at La Trobe University) and then, in 1976, to Wellington. Here he taught romantic and Victorian poetry at Victoria Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In New Zealand
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s English-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in New Zealand. Population * Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,873,100 * Increase since 31 December 1999: 21,900 (0.57%) * Males per 100 Females: 96.3 Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Elizabeth II *Governor-General – The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM, GCMG, QSO Government The 46th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton. *Speaker of the House – Jonathan Hunt *Prime Minister – Helen Clark *Deputy Prime Minister – Jim Anderton *Minister of Finance – Michael Cullen *Minister of Foreign Affairs – Phil Goff * Chief Justice — Sian Elias Opposition leaders See: :Parliament of New Zealand, :New Zealand elections *National – Jenny Shipley (Leader of the Opposition) * Greens – Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald * Act – Richard Prebble *New Zealand First – Winston Peters * United � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). ''Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Overview 2000 saw the releases of the first installment of popular film series '' X-Men'', '' Final Destination'', '' Scary Movie'', and ''Meet the Parents''. Among the films based on TV shows are '' Mission: Impossible 2'', '' Traffic'', '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'', '' Charlie's Angels'' and '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' Among the movies based on books (and TV shows) is '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. The most acclaimed films of the year are '' Gladiator''; '' Traffic''; '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''; '' American Psycho''; '' Almost Famous, Requiem for a Dream,'' and '' Erin Brockovich''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Film Festival
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Szusterman
Jeff Szusterman (born February 6, 1969) is a New Zealand voice, film and television actor known for playing Master Xandred on ''Power Rangers Samurai''. He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1995 with a Diploma in Acting. He is Jewish, of Polish-Ukrainian descent. In the 2022 comedy series, ''Kid Sister'', he plays the New Zealand Jewish patriarch figure. Along with his on-screen wife Amanda Billing, the pair were praised by ''Stuff'' for their scene-stealing roles. Along with his wife, actress Jacque Drew, Szusterman runs a theatre company called "Still Water Rising". Among the plays he's directed are ''My First Time'' at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin, ''Mojo'', and ''A History of the American Film''. At the 25th annual Drammy Awards in 2001, Szusterman won 'Best Actor in a Lead Role' for his work in ''Not About Heroes?''. Szusterman is on the board of the perfomers union Equity New Zealand. Filmography * ''Return to Treasure Island'' (1996) as Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Sergent
Brian Sergent (born 29 December 1959) is an actor born and based in Wellington, New Zealand. Background Sergent’s acting career began at age 15 playing Lionel in the soap opera, '' Close to Home''. In television Sergeant is known for playing Eric on '' Outrageous Fortune'', the New Zealand Prime Minister on '' Flight of the Conchords'', and Harold in '' The Lost Children''. One of his most popular characters, cabin steward Gavin Soper, appeared on the '' Pulp Comedy'' television series. Sergent has a strong association with Circa Theatre in Wellington. He performed in '' The Duchess of Malfi'' (1982), '' Travels with My Aunt'' (1997) and '' Take a Chance on Me'' (2001). Sergent’s film credits include Peter Jackson’s '' Meet the Feebles'', ''Braindead'' and '' Lord of the Rings'', ''Absent Without Leave'', ''Via Satellite'', the lead role as Marty in ''The Shirt'' and Jonah in ''Eagle vs. Shark''. Radio listeners are quite familiar with Sergent's reading of short s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Napier
James Marshall Napier (22 October 1951 – 14 August 2022) was a New Zealand-born character actor, playwright and graphic artist. He is known for a succession of strong supporting roles in Australasian films and television shows. He has also had a notable stage career. Biography Napier grew up in the city of Lower Hutt and was educated at Hutt Valley High School. He is the father of James Reuben Napier, actress Jessica Napier, and Rose Napier. He is the uncle of film director James Napier Robertson. Before becoming an actor, Napier worked variously as a labourer, factory hand, and truck driver. He also spent a year studying graphic design at the Wellington Polytechnic. He landed his first professional acting job in 1975, at Wellington's Downstage Theatre. In 1988, he moved with his wife and two young children to Australia, hoping to further his acting career. He soon became an established name in film, theatre, and television. His play ''Freak Winds'' has been performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Bartlett
Timothy Bartlett is a New Zealand stage, television and film actor who is best known for presenting TVNZ's Playschool in the 1980s, and playing Bernie Leach in ''Shortland Street'' in the mid-1990s. He first appeared in professional theatre for Auckland's Theatre Corporate in 1974. He has also appeared in ''An Angel at My Table'', '' Soldier Soldier'', ''The Tommyknockers'', '' Duggan'', ''Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...'', '' Out of the Blue'', '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''. Filmography References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male stage actors New Zealand male film actors 20th-century New Zealand male actors Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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