Entertainment
'The Rock' stuntman visits
Saturday 17 August 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Hollywood stuntman Tanoai Reed could be mistaken for action star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson – after all, he stands in for the actor in his most dangerous moves.
entertainment: 'Take pride in your body'
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Entertainment
It’s a mild evening in Rarotonga and dozens of people are lined up outside the Empire Cinema in downtown Avarua, waiting to find their seats at the second annual Te Kuki ’Airani Film Festival this week.
Two wars, two films, one fight
Saturday 3 August 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
When director Taika Waititi wanted to harden up six young actors to play members of the 28th Maori Battalion, he enlisted them in basic training at New Zealand’s Trentham Army Camp.
Kids and the Lion King
Saturday 20 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Never mind what the grown-up critics have to say, the real judges of the new Lion King will be the kids, these school holidays.
Kingston – it's about the energy
Wednesday 3 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Sean Kingston’s first impression of Rarotonga is that it feels ‘amazing’.
Pop star lives up to his rap
Tuesday 2 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Jamaican-American teen pop icon Sean Kingston sings his hit, ‘We like to sleep all day and party all night! This is how we like to live our life!’
Film festival celebrates women's strength
Saturday 29 June 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Acclaimed Cook Islands film director Miria George portrays a young woman making a stand against over-fishing on Rarotonga.
Special one-off Rocketman screening
Thursday 27 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
The Empire Cinema is bringing back the Elton John movie for one special screening tonight. The Cook Islands Censor had controversially announced he would be banning it from public exhibition because of gay sex scenes.
Rocketman ban would be victory for 'mob rule'
Tuesday 18 June 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Cook Islands’ international reputation will continue to hang in the balance until the secretary of Internal Affairs returns to Rarotonga to decide whether to confirm the Rocketman movie ban.
Legal challenge against Censor
Monday 17 June 2019 | Published in Entertainment
There is fast- growing concern about Cook Islands moves to ban the movie Rocketman on moral grounds.
Cooks set to censor Elton
Sunday 16 June 2019 | Published in Entertainment
// It’s been screening for a week in Rarotonga, it’s the talk of the town – but now the movie of the life of superstar Elton John is being pulled from the cinema.
Music fans left crying for more
Wednesday 5 June 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Entertainment
The Queen of the night Adina Thembi gave a heart rocking performance at the Hula Bar on Monday night – and left fans wanting more.
Avengers: Endgame is truly Marvel-ous
Saturday 27 April 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
While adrift in space with virtually no hope of survival, Tony Stark aka Iron Man in the Avengers: Endgame trailer mentions “part of the journey is the end”.
CI films fill HC with pride
Tuesday 26 March 2019 | Published in Entertainment
The premiere of five short films during the Through our Lens II event at the Maoriland Film Festival was an incredibly proud one for Cook Islands High Commissioner Elizabeth Wright-Koteka.
Captain Marvel shows female power
Saturday 9 March 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
Captain Marvel’s release in the United States and the rest of the world is perfectly timed.
Local film to premiere in Berlin
Monday 4 February 2019 | Published in Entertainment
A film shot in Arorangi last year by a local film crew from the Cook Islands and an international crew from New Zealand will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival which begins on February 7.
Legends among legends at UB40 concert
Saturday 2 February 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
There were legends among the crowd on Tuesday night when Ali Campbell and Terence “Astro” Wilson from UB40 rocked the National Auditorium.
Believe it or not
Tuesday 29 January 2019 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Entertainment
While many people have flown in from overseas for the UB40 concert, none can have the story Jean Ben from Belmore in Sydney has.
UB40 ready to reggae
Tuesday 29 January 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Rarotonga is pumped for the biggest international concert the island has seen, with the New Zealand Sound production team for 2019 UB40, setting the stage yesterday.
UB40 flies in for big concert
Monday 28 January 2019 | Published in Entertainment
UB40 stars arrived on our shores yesterday and the island is abuzz with preparation for one of the biggest concerts that Rarotonga has seen in more than a decade.
