William Pike update October 15 Update 6

Werewolf: Nature’s Boy - On Terence Malik

It’s easy to think of Malick films coming in pairs. In the 1970s: Badlands and Days of Heaven. Before those, he grew up in Oklahoma and Texas as the eldest of three brothers, studied philosophy at Harvard and Oxford but quit before finishing his doctorate. Then he studied film-making and got Badlands out just before he was 30. More>>

Werewolf: Classics - Tom’s Midnight Garden (1958)

For anyone trying to write about it, Tom’s Midnight Garden poses a significant problem. The twist ending will be well known to anyone who has read the book, but first time readers would justifiably want to kill anyone who spoils the surprise, which provides one of the most satisfying and moving resolutions in children’s fiction. More>>

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• Werewolf issue 28

Get Your Programme Here: Wellington Fringe Festival Begins

"We’ve got three weeks celebrating weird and wonderful expressions of art – around 60 dance, music, comedy, visual arts and theatre performances in 30 sites around the city featuring hundreds of participants…" More>>

At The Weekend:

• The Fringe Lounge Hosted by Adam Page
• Comedy - Battle of WITs 2012
• Theatre (out-links) - Dancing in the Wake - Kitch in Synch - Lovers Walk - You be the Angel I be the Ghost - The Adventure of Wendy the Wonderful...
• Visual Arts - Two new Video Works: Brighter Future and Feature-Less - More visual arts
• Image: NZ Fringe Festival - NZ Fringe Festival 2012 Programme Launched into Wellington!
• Out-Link - Rocking the poets • Hard News • Public Address

Best Prize Ever: All Blacks Score Big At Westpac Halberg Awards

Rugby was the big winner at the 2011 Westpac Halberg Awards, with the World Cup winning All Blacks scoring three of the major Award categories, before capping it off by claiming the supreme Halberg Award. More>>

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• Labour - Halberg winners cap off remarkable year
• Earlier Westpac Halberg Awards - Stars Come Out To Play For Halberg Disability Sport Session
• Image Graham Love - Video: Lego Animation For Rugby World Cup