Tag Archives: Thirteen Days

History revised?

History revised?

Controversy and acclaim for edge-director Roger Donaldson’s nuke-spook Kennedy paean 13 Days.“Yet, despite these difficulties, the film works and ought to be essential viewing for those too young to have been around in October 1962,…

Political Thrills

Political Thrills

“I felt that this picture was made for me, because I love politics and I love making thrillers,” says Kiwi-spawned director Roger Donaldson of  missile-drama Thirteen Days, reviewed as “a sleek, fast and…