Dan Slevin

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Gentleman of Silverstream. Writer, broadcaster and sometime CEO. Reviewer of films at substack.funeralsandsnakes.net and RNZ.

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Spotted at Wellington airport! Two books out and two launches next week - you’re all invited. If you live in Hawkes Bay come along on Tuesday 23 July, 5.30pm to Smith & Sheth wine bar, and in Wellington. Wednesday 24 July, 6pm at Unity Books! My shout, come on down xx

Have been sent a screener for a prominent new horror film and can state with confidence that these things are not nearly as scary with a purring cat on your lap.

This interview is a great introduction to a platform that has so much possibility for creators, museums, galleries, festivals, attractions, etc. It's technology that makes creating experiences and activating audiences accessible to anyone. (Yes, I've just started working with these lovely people!)

PickPath - Immersive digital platform empowering creatorswww.rnz.co.nz PickPath has been working with Te Papa, Taranaki Winter Festival and Barbarian Productions in the past few years and are now taking the platform to the market. Joel Baxendale spoke to Culture 101’s Pe...

West Ham’s 2024-25 preseason starts on Tuesday morning and it’s live on TikTok*. 3am but might be tempted to get up for it. *and other platforms …

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Alert! I’m sitting in on RNZ At the Movies tonight at 7pm. THE BIKERIDERS, school holiday animation sequels and BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F. 101FM or online at rnz.co.nz.

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National being good economic managers- #nzpol #newzealand

Alert! I’m sitting in on RNZ At the Movies tonight at 7pm. THE BIKERIDERS, school holiday animation sequels and BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F. 101FM or online at rnz.co.nz.

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We saw KA WHAWHAI TONU tonight. Historical war dramas are generally speaking, not my bag, so when I say this one impressed the hell out of me? Extemely well done, everyone.

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I have been remiss in posting newsletter updates but yesterday's guide to new releases was pretty epic. Four in cinemas, one on digital/blu and one on Netflix. substack.funeralsandsnakes.net/p/monday-new...

Monday new releases: 1 July 2024substack.funeralsandsnakes.net Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle Without End, The Taste of Things, Inside Out 2 and A Quiet Place: Day One are in cinemas, The Royal Hotel is a digital rental or Blu, Remembering Gene Wilder is on Netflix

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One of the pleasures of the past 12 months of freelancing has been the opportunity write profiles of some of Aotearoa's unsung screen professionals for nzonscreen. Here's one that's just been posted: the 60-year career of camera professional Andy Roelants. www.nzonscreen.com/profile/andy...

Andy Roelants | NZ On Screenwww.nzonscreen.com Andy Roelants - Nearly 60 years after picking up a film camera for the first time, Andy Roelants is still excited about telling stories on screen. The owner of camera equipment rental firm Metro Film ...

Anyone else get their NZIFF programme launch email with a dead link? Doesn’t open anything.

Request for Hollywood at Home tonight was for “something not depressing”. It’s alright, I’ve got you. PADDINGTON 2 (King, 2017). UHD 4K disc.

Watching Dylan’s Shadow Kingdom and, apart from the general excellence, it’s notable for the weird combination of classic 50s b/w cinematography, fixed camera, long takes, and the band all wearing Covid masks.

Delighted to let y'all know that I have accepted an offer from creative startup PickPath. The PP platform makes delivering interactive digital-hybrid experiences as easy as pie. Perfect for museums, galleries, tourism, theatre-makers and educators. More info here: pickpath.com

What did you watch on Saturday night, Dan?” “Oh, CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY. You can never watch it enough or act often enough on its lessons.”

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Just sayin: maybe at this point going forward, might be easier than refloating?

Care package from Madman Entertainment has just arrived.

The newsletter is going from strength to strength. This week I added recommendations for The Nice Guys, Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You, The King of Marvin Gardens, Pan's Labyrinth, Bicycle Thieves and Traffic. Sign up for daily email updates! substack.funeralsandsnakes.net/p/something-...

Something to watch tonight: Wednesday 19 Junesubstack.funeralsandsnakes.net Traffic (Soderbergh, 2000)

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My job isn't to do PR for a movie, stan for its director or parrot YOUR fucking opinion on a movie.

ok i have another quote tweet prompt. what's something, big or small, related to your job or hobby, that most people don't know that you would like to have them know? it can be a concept, a piece of history, some vocabulary, or something else.

If you see this, post a cat.

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Top Five Reasons COLUMBO victims must die: 5. Not good enough to marry my child. 4. Standing in the way of my big break. 3. Blocking my inheritance. 2. Knows about my scandalous past/affair. 1. Threatening to destroy all the good work we've been doing here at the Institute.

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A reminder, as our government prepares to "reform" health and safety, that our current health and safety laws were written in the blood of 29 Pike River miners, not to mention workers in forestry, agriculture, manufacturing, construction and literally every industry you can think of

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From my friend who got lost in the bush

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I love a good music documentary and just reviewed a selection of recent ones for RNZ: Gaga Chromatica Ball (Three), Bono & The Edge - A Sort of Homecoming (Disney+), Call Me Country (NEON NZ) and Joan Baez: I am a Noise (DocPlay). www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/w...

Four music movies you might have missedwww.rnz.co.nz From a stadium spectacular to an intimate presentation of a beloved back catalogue, Dan Slevin watches four recent films about music.

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Once again, I think there should be like 75 or more Justices, and they just pick a random panel of 9 for every case, with the possibility of a larger "en banc" panel when things go awry. SCOTUS could grant more cert petitions that way too.

expand the court it is just a suggestion

You know what’s really pleasing to my ear? The Atmos mix of Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. Yes, musically speaking, I live on the cutting edge.

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hello it's coming up to my ten year anniversary in Pōneke (VERY SCARY) and I'm doing a staycation for a @wellingtonista.bsky.social piece. i need ten things to do/eat/stay/try - ideally those that aren't on a "what to do in wellington" tourist article happy to travel the region! pls help