Tag: The Breaker Upperers
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Netflix Original Movies: What to Look Forward To in 2019
Following the biggest fourth-quarter worldwide subscriber gain ever and some controversy around increased prices in the U.S., Netflix looks to keep its momentum going into 2019.From Jan. 18 through March, the streaming site will release 10 original films, including action-packed thrillers, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi, quirky comedies, inspirational dramas, an artistic horror movie and a viral…
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Taika Waititi Sets ‘Jojo Rabbit’ as Next Feature, Will Play Imaginary Hitler
Taika Waititi’s been keeping busy since Thor: Ragnarok blew up at the box office. He’s producing the TV series for What We Do in the Shadows and The Breaker Upperers, plus he’s doing a stop-motion animated movie based on Michael Jackson’s chimp, Bubbles. But for his follow-up feature to the box office smash, he’s directing…
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SXSW Film Review: ‘The Breaker Upperers’
Got a thousand bucks and a yen to be single? Call “The Breaker Upperers,” two nihilistic New Zealand best friends and roommates who will knock at your soon-to-be ex’s door, hand them your watch, and announce you drowned. Writer-director-stars Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami play Jen and Mel, who committed exclusively, if platonically, to…
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‘The Breaker Upperers’ Trailer: First Look At Pedigreed New Zealand Comedy Bound For SXSW & Berlin
From the filmmakers behind Hunt for the Wilderpeople and What We Do in the Shadows and executive produced by their director Taika Waititi of Thor: Ragnarok fame comes The Breaker Upperers, their latest irreverent comedy that has landed a world premiere slot at next month’s SXSW. Before that, the New Zealand-made film heads to Berlin…