Jane Campion for Best Director!

Only three women have been nominated for the oscar for best director. Jane Campion was one of them for The Piano in 1994. Campion has a new film out called Bright Star and the reviews have been brilliant so far. Now is the time for a woman to get her hands on that oscar. Jane Campion has the pedigree and should take it away next year. If anyone out there reading this is a member of the academy then get the word out now.

The Vintner's Luck has had early bad reviews from the Toronto Film Festival. As I mentioned in an earlier post the trailer was uninspiring and bode ill for Niki Caro's third feature. Caro was hot property after Whale Rider but if this film flops her next film will have to hit the mark.

Return of the Big Hitters

The trailers are up for the new films by the two most important kiwi filmmakers of all time - Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones and Jane Campion's Bright Star. It will be interesting to see how many LOTR/KONG fans make the journey to the multiplex for this one. Unless the reviews are horrible it's likely to do very well. Bright Star relies on good word of mouth and good reviews but seems set to be Campion's biggest film since The Portrait of a Lady. Both trailers are o.k. but the voiceover for Bright Star grates "He was a dreamer...". The Lovely Bones goes for the more modern tell a story no voiceover style. The end of the voiceover? A sad day indeed.