• Event

    Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed

    Tue, 29 Jul, 2014

    The Civic, Auckland

    A Beatlemania-fuelled road trip during Franco's regime.

  • Event

    The Dark Horse

    Thu, 31 Jul - Sun, 31 Aug 2014

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    A beautiful story of bravery in the pivotal moments of life, The Dark Horse is the kind of film that will make in-cinema tissue use disproportionately sky rocket in the next few weeks.

  • Event

    Mamil

    Thu, 24 Jul - Sat, 16 Aug 2014

    Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland

    A poignant and sharply comical look at that most polarising of species – the middle-aged man in Lycra.

  • Event

    New Zealand International Film Festival

    Thu, 17 Jul - Sun, 3 Aug 2014

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    The New Zealand International Film Festival's smorgasbord of cinematic treats includes acclaimed films from Cannes, Linklater's Boyhood, a 3D film from Jean-Luc Godard, a documentary about Nick Cave, the sci-fi Snowpiercer, and Kiwi favourites like The Dark Horse and Housebound.

  • Event

    The Battle of the Year

    Sat, 19 Jul, 2014

    Q Theatre - Rangatira, Auckland

    Watch the country's best dancers compete.

  • Event

    Love is Strange

    Sun, 20 Jul, 2014

    The Civic, Auckland

    Not your conventional romantic comedy.

  • Event

    Time is Illmatic

    Fri, 1 Aug, 2014

    Event Cinemas - Queen Street, Auckland

    The story behind what's considered the best hip hop album ever made.

  • Event

    Locke

    Sat, 2 Aug, 2014

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Tom Hardy does a masterful job of portraying a man teetering on the edge.

  • News

    Ten Must-See Films at the NZ International Film Festival 2014

    Buy a ticket and you can learn how Hollywood celebs really live, visit a little-known Gisborne chessmaster, take a road trip to Southern Spain with a couple of misfits and a Beatles-mad teacher and get to know Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and 90s hip hop star Nas.

  • Event

    Boyhood

    Thu, 28 Aug - Sun, 28 Sep 2014

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Shot over 12 years at regular intervals, Richard Linklater's film captures a boy's development into a young adult.

  • Event

    Two Days, One Night

    Fri, 1 Aug, 2014

    The Civic, Auckland

    Sandra returns to her job at a solar panel factory after a breakdown to find that the management are trying to turn her colleagues against her.

  • Event

    Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets

    Fri, 25 Jul, 2014

    The Civic, Auckland

    Florian Habicht returns with a film which examines the enduring popularity of the Sheffield band.

  • Event

    Wild Tales

    Sat, 2 Aug, 2014

    The Civic, Auckland

    It's no surprise that Pedro Almodovar is co-producer of this collection of dark and explosive stories.

  • Event

    Map to the Stars

    Tue, 29 Jul, 2014

    The Civic, Auckland

    A wickedly satirical view of the vanities and excesses of Hollywood life.

  • Event

    The Dark Horse

    Thu, 17 Jul, 2014

    The Civic, Auckland

    A film with equal parts tenderness and strength.

  • Event

    Calvary

    Thu, 3 Jul - Sun, 3 Aug 2014

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    A near perfect black comedy which takes a standard murder mystery plot and turns it on its head.

  • Event

    Mana Wahine

    Wed, 2 Jul - Sat, 5 Jul 2014

    Q Theatre - Rangatira, Auckland

    Interweaving contemporary dance, waiata, haka, chanting and imagery.

  • Event

    Live Lines

    Thu, 12 Jun - Sun, 20 Jul 2014

    Aotea Square, Auckland

    Interactive art installation Live Lines features thousands of arrows that perform at your command.

  • Event

    The Green Living Show 2014

    Sat, 5 Jul - Sun, 6 Jul 2014

    ASB Showgrounds, Auckland

    Everything eco-friendly and organic under the one roof.

  • Event

    Seed

    Wed, 18 Jun - Sat, 28 Jun 2014

    The Basement Auckland, Auckland

    A play about the complexity of reproduction in modern life.

Tap and select Add to Home Screen to access Concrete Playground easily next time. x