Dan Slevin
@danslevin
Gentleman of Silverstream. Writer, broadcaster and sometime CEO. Reviewer of films at funeralsandsnakes.net and RNZ.
The influential NZ film programmer and indigenous screen expert Leo Koziol passed away this week so, of course, the Meta algorithm chooses to do this.
Having lunch opposite NZ’s best bookshop (they won again this year!) and I can tell from here what a beautifully curated window they have.
TradeMe's attempt to find me meaningful work floundered when they recommended that I apply to be Wellington Deputy Harbourmaster but, bless them, here they are having another go. "A new job opportunity just for you." cc @jjw.wtf
Previewed four of the titles in this year's New Zealand International Film Festival for RNZ Culture 101 yesterday afternoon: Arco, The Ice Tower, The Tale of Silyan and Rose. I'll try and add another couple at least before I send out a preview newsletter on Wednesday. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
How hungry do you have to be to say, “fuck it, I can’t wait any longer” when the microwave has only one second to go?
Tonight’s Hollywood at Home: THE QUIET AMERICAN (Noyce, 2002). Imprint Blu-ray. I used to own the DVD of this and don’t know what happened to it! Now a version of it has returned.
That’s also the mic that the horror podcaster uses in the demonic possession film UNDERTONE. I remember thinking that there’s obviously more money in horror podcasting than I thought.
Incredible that these two posts appear side-by-side in my feed. @musicalchairs.bsky.social “wage-price spiral” still treated as gospel by the US stock market.
Fans of the movie CATERPILLAR might be interested to know that kiwi Lisa Harrow is the guest star in the episode of SPACE: 1999 that I’m watching tonight. The Testament of Arkadia originally aired in Feb 1976.
The kind of journalism that John Campbell would be doing if he didn’t also have to be the flagship for the station.
Out of fashion, I know, but I love that CDs sound exactly as I bought them nearly 40 years ago.
I hide reels on FB whenever they are suggested but they keep coming back. This morning it was these two unrequested items in my feed. Not marked as advertising as far as I can tell.
Tonight’s Hollywood at Home: from the @imprintfilms.bsky.social John Huston box, WISE BLOOD. haven’t seen this in 40 years.
One of the least appreciated genres of review is of hi-fi equipment. How do you write the same review over and over again. This one is inspired by a $780,000 pair of loudspeakers to get personal.
Latest newsletter features two weeks worth of new releases: Fuze, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Michael, Exit 8 and Greenland 2: Migration. Fun for all the family. Link in comments.
Spent most of the day listening to music with this little (no so little) critter. Hard to take a photo because he had trapped my arms.
I’m not sure DuckDuckGo is all that as a search engine. (Search was for “Peter Ustinov Wellington” because I wanted to know the date he played at Michael Fowler Centre because I was there.)