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South Park: Joining the Panderverse
It was pretty stupid, but it had some good laughs. I haven't watched a Disney film or any of those comic book movies for ages. I saw the...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 16, 20232 min read
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'the horror is in your mind'
You know, for every film like Repulsion or The Tenant (both Polanski) which totally nails that vibe, there's dozens of shitty films that...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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A good thought re: pinkwashing
Ah, that's why the Nats are so keen on that Weeded Out script, despite having qualms with my life and how I conduct my affairs. It's a...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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To my fellow arts journalists
Do any of you know where to find the NZSO attendance data, or that same data for the local orchestras? I've heard anecdotally that...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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Bye Bye Birdie is a rock score
I realise Strouse disagrees now, but I wonder whether he would have in 1960? Hair literally caused Strouse to have an existential...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 27, 20231 min read
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The Transformation of Intimacy
See my business page for the link to the book. Snark: See, if you were as obsessed with relationships as I am, all my ramblings would...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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My policies for the future of NZ film and TV
Well, I wish my brother was here to double-check all this, but these are my opinions. I genuinely believe the future of arts involves...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Why movie musicals?
I dislike theatre. My Mum digs stage shows, but that's not me. They're cheaper. That's not a joke: stage musicals are insanely expensive....
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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What happens after you make a movie....
I read once that David Lynch has barely seen a movie since he made Eraserhead. From my own perspective, since I made the DIY features, I...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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sneaking past the censor
Comes with a price; FB turned off optimisation after a few of the various political Ads that I've attempted, and other ones that they...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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more critiquing
I haven't enjoyed this whole vibe that people are saying they learned to understand me through my out-of-tune singing. To start with, I...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Perusing the Opposition crime policies
Well, I had a quick skim of what National and ACT are offering, and it's mostly dumb. The best idea was the Nats, who wanted to extend...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 29, 20231 min read
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How I annoyed the fuzz... activist handbook.
I'm loving this new world where I can talk openly about being surveilled thanks to the Dakumentary. That's what I think was the single...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 21, 20233 min read
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Queering the strum
That wasn't really intentional; I was aware of the Howard Morrison quartet as a kid, but I didn't find out about the showband stuff until...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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my whakapapa
well, it's pretty thin, but if it's out there it's somewhere in Waikato. My Dad grew up in Taupiri, and the family in general was in...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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About Amanda Michelina
Well, I think of it primarily as a nom-de-plume. I found it useful as a composer to visualise music as if Amanda Michelina were writing...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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Euphemisms, or why I hate NZ English.
So, we're all familiar with my pet peeve about the word 'partner' .. which is basically that I think that it's a way for people to brush...
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Amanda Riddell
May 25, 20232 min read
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Emotional honesty
I feel shitty if I'm keeping Chloe up late. This is the sort of thing where I wish that we'd straightened it out in 2020. For example: I...
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Amanda Riddell
May 25, 20231 min read
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who are the non-voters?
Given the 20% or so who don't vote are more likely to swing an election than the middle of Aotearoa, why is it that there aren't tons of...
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Amanda Riddell
May 21, 20231 min read
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some craft for the lyricists
I messed up re: one of the rhymes. It's supposed to go 'sands, hands, strands, lands' The lands of time was a line that I thought was...
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Amanda Riddell
May 21, 20231 min read
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