Entertainment
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.
Extra stop for UB40 on way to Rarotonga
Saturday 12 January 2019 | Published in Entertainment
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro, are making an additional stop on this summer’s Real Labour of Love 40th Anniversary Tour to Rarotonga, New Zealand and Australia
UB40 concert an exciting first
Saturday 5 January 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Rarotonga is gearing up this month for one of the most exciting musical events ever to take place on the island.
Aquaman a 'must-sea' spectacle
Saturday 22 December 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Aquaman is a glorious kitchen-sink superhero spectacular. It is absurd and larger-than-life entertainment that offers just enough character and nuance to be more than empty spectacle.
A 'cracker' this movie definitely isn't
Saturday 3 November 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Slow torture for kids and grownups alike, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms gives a bad name to the very concept of family entertainment.
Pace never flags in action thriller
Saturday 27 October 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Connoisseurs of cheesy, gung-ho, boys’ own action films will find plenty to relish in Hunter Killer. This is a curiously old-fashioned affair that feels as if it could have been made in the 1950s, or even earlier, with John Wayne or Gary Cooper instead of Gerard Butler in the lead role.
A Star is Born a heart-warming journey
Monday 22 October 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
There was silence when the post credits for the movie A Star is Born started rolling on the screen.
Goosebumps 2 lacks original's bite
Saturday 13 October 2018 | Published in Entertainment
I spend an unconscionable amount of time wondering about the right age at which to introduce my child to horror movies.
Tom Hardy is one good reason to see Venom
Saturday 6 October 2018 | Published in Entertainment
In the grand scheme of all movies ever made—including, say, FW Murnau’s exquisite 1927 silent film Sunrise and the totally useless 2015 Entourage movie — the line between a super-awesome Marvel movie and a bad one is cellophane-thin.
Night School fails the grade
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Only a fool would say that Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish aren’t hilarious. But only a dumbass would argue that their new comedy, Night School, isn’t the worst kind of lazy, laughless, paycheque-begging twaddle. What is it with stars who think that their responsibility to audiences stops at showing up?
Killings galore in 'nun-pocalypse'
Saturday 8 September 2018 | Published in Entertainment
The Nun is the latest installment in the series we apparently have to call “The Conjuring universe”.
