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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Flashmob playing Good for Nothing Soundtrack

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Flashmob playing Good for Nothing Soundtrack

Out of the blue the members of The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra start a musical flash mob with guitarist Justin Firefly and performing “The Ride” from the Good for…

Filmmakers Galore

Filmmakers Galore

When it comes to supporting fledgling filmmakers, part of New Zealand’s challenge is the sheer number of them. Inspired by Peter Jackson’s success, young people are swarming film schools here. Weta Digital itself is…

Benefits Of Filming On The Cheap

Benefits Of Filming On The Cheap

Director of Western Good for Nothing, New Zealander Mike Wallis, discusses the benefits of making a film with little money in The Huffington Post’s column ‘The Blog’. “With a limited amount of funds to…

Good For American Cinemas

Good For American Cinemas

Dunedin director Mike Wallis’ budget western Good for Nothing will become the first self-funded New Zealand film to be released in United States cinemas from next month. Wallis used the landscapes of Central Otago…

Spaghetti Sensibilities

Spaghetti Sensibilities

Writer-director Mike Wallis’ western Good for Nothing was given its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) in February. Santa Barbara Independent reviewer writes that Good for Nothing “is a strange…