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PhysDes: Article
Subject: WEIR, PETER; WATTS, NAOMI; RUSH, GEOFFREY; JACKSON, PETER (NZ); MURRAY, BILL
Summary: Empire Magazine's awards for 2004, eg. Best Director, Best Actress, Best Film

Call No: 71 (931) NEW
Author: Conrich, Ian (ed); Murray, Stuart(ed)
Place: London
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
PubDate: 2008
PhysDes: xiv, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Series: I.B Taruris world cinema series
Subject: FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA; FESTIVALS. NEW ZEALAND; MAORI CINEMA; MASCULINITY IN FILMS; NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION; NEW ZEALAND IN FILMS; REALISM IN FILMS; RELIGION IN FILMS; BARCLAY, BARRY; CAMPION, JANE; CURTIS, CLIFF; DUFF, ALAN; DONALDSON, ROGER; DENNIS, JONATHAN; Grierson, John; JACKSON, PETER (NZ); LAWRENCE, BRUNO; MUNE, IAN; MURPHY, GEOFFREY; LANGE, DAVID; MACLEAN, ALISON; MITA, MERATA; MORRIESON, RONALD HUGH; MORRISON, TEMUERA; MULDOON, ROBERT; NEILL, SAM; PRESTON, GAYLENE; SARGESTON, FRANK; SARKIES, ROBERT; TAMAHORI, LEE; WARD, VINCENT; BAISE-MOI (FR, Virginie Despentes, 2000); BRAINDEAD (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1992); CAME A HOT FRIDAY (NZ, Ian Mune, 1985); CHANNELLING BABY (NZ, Christine Parker, 1999); CINEMA OF UNEASE: A PERSONAL JOURNEY BY SAM NEILL (NZ, Sam Neill & Judy Reimer, 1995); CRUSH (NZ, Alison MacLean, 1992); DESPERATE REMEDIES (NZ, Stewart Main & Peter Wells, 1993); END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER, THE (NZ, Ian Mune, 1991); GOODBYE PORK PIE (NZ, Geoffrey Murphy, 1980); HEAVENLY CREATURES (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1994); IRREFUTABLE TRUTH ABOUT DEMONS ((NZ, Glenn Standring, 2000); JUBILEE (NZ, Michael Hurst, 2000); LORD OF THE RINGS, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2001-2003); MAGIK AND ROSE (NZ, Vanessa Alexander, 1999); NGATI (NZ, Barry Barclay, 1987); ONCE WERE WARRIORS (NZ, Lee Tamahori, 1994); PIANO, THE (AT, Jane Campion, 1993); PRICE OF MILK, THE (NZ, Harry Sinclair, 2000); QUIET EARTH, THE (NZ, Geoffrey Murphy, 1985); RAIN (NZ, Christine Jeffs, 2001); SAVING GRACE (NZ, Costa Botes, 1997); SCARECROW, THE (NZ, Sam Pillsbury, 1982); SCARFIES (NZ, Robert Sarkies, 1999); SKIN DEEP (NZ, Geoff Steven, 1978); SNAKESKIN (NZ, Gillian Ashurst, 2001); SLEEPING DOGS (NZ, Roger Donaldson, 1977); SMASH PALACE (NZ, Roger Donaldson, 1981); TOPLESS WOMEN TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES (NZ, Harry Sinclair, 1997); UTU (NZ, Geoffrey Murphy, 1983); VIGIL (NZ, Vincent Ward, 1984); WHALE RIDER (NZ/GG, Niki Caro, 2002)
Summary: "Focusing on industrial and commercial concerns, questions of aesthetics and form, and the cultural debates surrounding nation and identity, the book surveys the full range of filmmaking in New Zealand. It displays the rich diversity of film production in the country, and in doing so highlights a number of specific contexts - Maori, documentary and short filmmaking, literary adaptations, the development of the national Film Commission and Archive, marketing and censorship, in addition to explorations into the place of bicultural relations, spirituality, masculinity and disability - that have created a cinema of global significance. Featuring critical accounts of internationally-acclaimed features like The Piano and Once Were Warriors, as well as the growth of the national infrastructure that made such films possible, Contemporary New Zealand Cinema is the most thorough study available of a vibrant filmmaking culture. The book also includes a fully comprehensive filmography detailing all New Zealand feature and television films."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Filmography: p.[239]-253 Bibliography: p. 255- 258; Includes index
ISBN: 9781845118372

Call No: 120 FAT
Author: Helms, Michael; Sargeant, Jack
Source: AT
Place: [Thornbury, Vic.]
Publisher: [Fatal Visions]
PubDate: 2016
PhysDes: 296 p: ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: AUSTRALIA; CRITICISM; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, USE OF FILMS IN; JODOROWSKY, ALEXANDRO; WORST FILMS; PROPAGANDA FILMS; GERMANY; WATERS, JOHN (US); JACKSON, PETER (NZ); HENENLOTTER, FRANK; HEWITT, JON; MEXICO; RAIMI, SAM; HENRIKSEN, LANCE; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; FERRARA, ABEL; ASIAN COUNTRIES; JAPAN
Summary: In 2012 The LedaTape Organisation put out Fatal Visions: The Wonder Years 1988-1989, the first volume to collect some of the earliest writings to appear in Fatal Visions, the Australian zine devoted to trash film and attendant culture that became a critically well-received and internationally distributed magazine. Four years later Fatal Visions: The Golden Age 1990-1998, the second volume in the Fatal Visions series has come screaming into the world. What’s presented here is a personal selection by editor Michael Helms from the final fifteen issues of Fatal Visions. A true best-of and showcase for as many of the still highly relevant and entertaining articles, interviews and reviews from some of the most exciting writers working in trash film. - Blondes, Bockwurst & Porn – a trashfilm tour of Europe by Jack Stevenson. - Mexploitation Explained by Steve Fentone. - Cool & The Crazy – Bruce Milne’s seminal article on The Cramps. - Eyeball On Asia – watching film in Asian countries with Stefan Hammond. - Kris Gilpin interviews Charles Napier. - Other interviews include Abel Ferrara, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Lance Henriksen, Peter Jackson and John Woo. - Hundreds of cinema & video reviews. - Foreword by Jack Sargeant. Profusely illustrated – with index!
Notes: Includes index
ISBN: 9780994411211
ID2: 251

Call No: 71(93) BAB
Author: Babington, Bruce
Source: UK
Place: Manchester
Publisher: Manchester University Press
PubDate: 2007
PhysDes: x, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: TORR, OLIVER; DONALDSON, ROGER; REID, JOHN; PRESTON, GAYLENE; CAMPION, JANE; WARD, VINCENT; JACKSON, MICHAEL; JACKSON, PETER (NZ); CARO, NIKI; ADVENTURES IN MAORILAND: ALEXANDER MACKEY AND THE MAKING OF 'HEI TIKI' (NZ, Geoff Steven, 1981); ANGEL AT MY TABLE, AN (NZ, Jane Campion, 1990); BAD BLOOD (NZ, Mike Newell, 1981); BRAINDEAD (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1992); BROKEN BARRIER (NZ, Roger Mirams & John O'Shea, 1952); CAME A HOT FRIDAY (NZ, Ian Mune, 1985); FRIGHTENERS, THE (NZ/US, Peter Jackson, 1996); HEAVENLY CREATURES (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1994); IN MY FATHER'S DEN (NZ/UK, Brad McGann, 2004); JACK BE NIMBLE (NZ, Garth Maxwell, 1993); LORD OF THE RINGS, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2001-2003); NAVIGATOR, THE (NZ/AT, Vincent Ward, 1988); ONCE WERE WARRIORS (NZ, Lee Tamahori, 1994); PIANO, THE (AT, Jane Campion, 1993); PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE (UK/US, Jane Campion, 1996); SCARECROW, THE (NZ, Sam Pillsbury, 1982); SOLO (NZ/AT, Tony Williams, 1978); WHALE RIDER (NZ/GG, Niki Caro, 2002); XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS [TV] (US, 1995-)
Summary: The is a comprehensive account of the New Zealand feature film from its beginnings, in 1912 to now, when New Zealand films are recognised internationally [Taken from the back of the book.]
Notes: Bibliography: p 279-282; Filmography: p.272-278; Includes index
ISBN: 9780719075414(hbk.); 9780719075421(pbk.)
Contents: 1 -- Introduction: the New Zealand fiction feature film: the history, theory, practice -- 2. Forgotten nitrate: feature film-making in New Zealand 1912-1940 -- 3. Fifty years a pioneer: the cinema of Rudall Hayward 1921-1972 -- 4. Sustaining the dream: the age of O'Shea -- 5. Living white males: New Zealand cinema 1975-1985 -- 6. 'World famous in New Zealand': contemporary cinema 1986-2005 -- 7. Wandering stars: New Zealand cinema on the world screen - Vincent Ward, Peter Jackson, Jane Campion

Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: JACKSON, PETER (AT)

Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: JACKSON, PETER (NZ)

Call No: 79KIN WAK
Author: Wake, Jenny
Source: US
Place: New York
Publisher: Pocket Books
PubDate: 2005
PhysDes: 247 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Subject: JACKSON, PETER (NZ); KING KONG (NZ/US, Peter Jackson, 2005)
Summary: This official companion to the film King Kong gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at every stage of production. Contains original concept art, digital storyboards, candid photographs, personal recollections and interviews with the filmakers, cast and crew.
ISBN: 1416505180
Donation: Simon Wincer
Contents: A visionary filmaker -- A classic story -- Creating Skull Island -- Fabricating reality -- Previz -- New York, Wellington -- The lie factory --Flying aces -- Costuming from scratch -- Making up and wigging out -- Maritime makeover -- Dressing the venture -- Making waves -- Mini venture -- The dancing ocean -- Skull Island -- A brief history of Skull Island -- The people of Skull Island -- Big rocks and trees -- Little rocks and trees -- It's a small, windy world -- The patchwork island -- Weta world -- The creatures -- Hyenas around the carcass -- Digital models -- Creature calisthenics -- Animation -- Peter Jackson's King Kong: the official game of the movie -- The stampede -- The 8th wonder of the world -- A tragic tale -- On set with Kong -- In safe hands -- Motion capture -- Putting a face to the beast -- Digital fur and skin -- Making the cut -- Post sound -- Making Manhattan -- Architectural New York -- Massive technology -- Lighting a digital world -- Bomb squad -- The tragic end -- Acknowledgements

Call No: 71(931) NEW
Author: Conrich, Ian (ed); Murray, Stuart (ed)
Source: US
Place: Detroit, Mich
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
PubDate: C2007
PhysDes: xiii, 374 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Series: Contemporary approaches to film and television series
Subject: MAORI CINEMA; NEW ZEALAND; LYE, LEN; O'SHEA, JOHN; PRESTON, GAYLENE; BARCLAY, BARRY; MITA, MERATA; WELLS, PETER; DONALDSON, ROGER; MURPHY, GEOFFREY; MUNE, IAN; LAWRENCE, BRUNO; LAING, JOHN; REID, JOHN; NARBEY, LEON; WARD, VINCENT; CAMPION, JANE; MACLEAN, ALISON; JACKSON, PETER (NZ); BLYTH, DAVID; BAD BLOOD (NZ, Mike Newell, 1981); BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT (NZ, John Laing, 1980); BOUNTY, THE (UK/US, Roger Donaldson, 1984); BRAINDEAD (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1992); BRIDGE TO NOWHWERE (NZ, Ian Mune, 1986); CADILLAC MAN (US, Roger Donaldson, 1990); DEATH IN THE FAMILY, A [TV] (NZ, Stewart Main and Peter Wells, 1987); END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER, THE (NZ, Ian Mune, 1991); FORGOTTEN SILVER (NZ, Peter Jackson & Costa Botes, 1996); HOLY SMOKE (US, Jane Campion, 1999)
Summary: "New Zealand cinema is now applauded worldwide for its achievements and, in theis book, it is the subject of the wide-ranging critical analysis. The essays here describe an incredible progression from early New Zealand films to the blockbusters of the present. They outline industrial achievements, the workings of film form, and the effect that New Zealand cinema has as part of the country's culture. Taken together, the essays are a fitting tribute to all those who have worked in the industry." -- From the forward by Terence Bayler
Notes: Bibliography: p. 349-353; Includes index
ISBN: 9780814330173 (pbk : alk paper); 0814330177 (pbk : alk paper)

Author: Leotta, Alfio
Source: US/UK
Place: New York : London
Publisher: Bloomsbury
PubDate: 2016
PhysDes: xi, 285 pages ; 23 cm
Series: The Bloomsbury companions to contemporary filmmakers
Subject: NEW ZEALAND; JACKSON, PETER (NZ)
Summary: " Peter Jackson is one of the most acclaimed and influential contemporary film-makers. This is the first book to combine the examination of Jackson's career with an in-depth critical analysis of his films, thus providing readers with the most comprehensive study of the New Zealand film-maker's body of work. The first section of the book concentrates on Jackson's biography, surveying the evolution of his career from the director of cult slapstick movies such as "Meet the Feebles" (1989) and "Braindead" (1992) to an entrepreneur responsible for the foundation of companies such as Wingnut Films and Weta Workshop, and finally to producer and director of mega blockbuster projects such as "The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003) and "The Hobbit" (2012-2013). The book further examines Jackson's work at the level of production, reception and textuality, along with key collaborative relationships and significant themes associated with Jackson's films. The examination of Peter Jackson's work and career ties into significant academic debates, including the relationship between national cinema and global Hollywood; the global dispersal of film production; the relationship between film authorship and industrial modes of production; the impact of the creative industries on the construction of national identity; and new developments in film technology." -- BOOK BLURB
Notes: Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN: 9781623566531
Donation: Senses of
Contents: Introduction / Biography / Context -- Key Collaborative Relationships -- Critical Essay 1: Peter Jackson and Film Landscape -- Critical Essay 2: Peter Jackson and Global Dispersal of Film Production -- A - Z Films / Themes / Key Concepts -- Conclusion.

Call No: 81JAC LEO
Author: Leotta, Alfio
Source: UK
Place: London
Publisher: London Bloomsbury Academic
PubDate: 2016
PhysDes: xi, 285 pages ; 23 cm.
Series: The Bloomsbury companions to contemporary filmmakers.
Subject: WETA WORKSHOP; JACKSON, PETER (NZ); BAD TASTE (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1988); BRAINDEAD (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1992); DISTRICT 9 (US/NZ, Neill Blomkamp, 2009); FORGOTTEN SILVER (NZ, Peter Jackson & Costa Botes, 1996); FRIGHTENERS, THE (NZ/US, Peter Jackson, 1996); HOBBIT, THE: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (US/NZ, Peter Jackson, 2012); HOBBIT, THE: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (US/NZ, Peter Jackson, 2013); HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (US/NZ , Peter Jackson, 2014); JACK BROWN GENIUS (NZ, Tony Hiles, 1996); KING KONG (NZ/US, Peter Jackson, 2005); LOVELY BONES, THE (US/UK/NZ, Peter Jackson, 2008); LORD OF THE RINGS, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2001-2003); MEET THE FEEBLES (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1990); WEST OF MEMPHIS (NZ, Amy Berg, 2012)
Summary: Combines examination of Jackson's career with critical analysis of his films, providing readers with comprehensive study of New Zealand film-maker's body of work. Further examines his work at level of production, reception and textuality, along with key collaborative relationships and significant themes associated with films.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781623566531
Contents: Introduction / Biography / Context -- Key Collaborative Relationships -- Critical Essay 1: Peter Jackson and Film Landscape -- Critical Essay 2: Peter Jackson and Global Dispersal of Film Production -- A - Z Films / Themes / Key Concepts -- Conclusion.

Author: McDonnell, Brian
PhysDes: Article
Subject: JACKSON, PETER (NZ); HEAVENLY CREATURES (NZ, Peter Jackson, 1994)
Summary: Heavenly creatures (1994), a dramatized version of a scandalous real-life 1954 Christchurch matricide committed by teenage girls, is one of the most accomplished films ever produced in New Zealand. The article attempts to do justice to this complex film with a detailed analysis. While attention is paid to its place both in the evolution of Peter Jackson and Frances Walsh as film-makers and in the context of New Zealand film history, the primary focus is an analysis of the film text itself, especially in terms of its narrative techniques. Perhaps the film's greatest achievement is its success in taking the audience inside the subjective experience of protagonists Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme and the article provices insights into just how Jackson and Walksh achieved this considerable feat. It examines the different styles of storytelling that combine in the film's intricate narrational mode and scrutinizes the way Walsh and Jackson adapted Pauline's diaries into the script, demonstrating how the resulting narrative empowers the main characters by recuriting their imaginations to 'co-direct' the film.