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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

August 2025

 

Welcome to our Arts & Entertainment newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about movies and music, and library resources focused on the arts.

 

Community List

Video Games - from pixels to perspectives

Whether you're a casual player or a dedicated gamer, this book list has something for everyone. Dive into the history of video games.

 

Library events

Read Tom Bower's Betrayal now on Libby

Read the explosive new Royal biography from the No.1 bestselling investigative biographer, Tom Bower. Available now on Libby.

Get your Library on at Open Christchurch 2026

Open Christchurch 2026: 52 open buildings, 6 guided walks, and a range of special activities (from expert talks and tours to workshops).

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Read Tom Bower's Betrayal now on Libby

Read the explosive new Royal biography from the No.1 bestselling investigative biographer, Tom Bower. Available now on Libby.

 

New titles

New in films

"One Battle After Another" by Pynchon, Thomas, 1937-
"The Legend of Ochi"
"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey"
"Materialists"
"Wicked for Good" by Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-
"The Smashing Machine"
"The Legend of Ochi"
"Materialists"
 

Books about films

"Making Mary Poppins" by Pierce, Todd James, 1965-
"Eiga ja naindakara umaku ikanakutemo daijōbu" by Jēn sū
"The Art of Walt Disney" by Finch, Christopher, 1939-
"Lynchian" by Higgs, John
"Joe Bob Briggs Goes to the Drive-in" by Briggs, Joe Bob, 1953-
"The Greatest Star" by Vance, Jeffrey, 1970-
"Eiga ja naindakara umaku ikanakutemo daijōbu" by Jēn sū

Books about musicians

"Mustaine" by Mustaine, Dave
"The Fun Lovin' Criminal" by Huey 1969-
"What Do You Do When You're Lonesome" by Bernstein, Jonathan (Journalist)
"Our Secrets Are the Same" by Kerr, Jim, 1959-
"The Colonel and the King" by Guralnick, Peter
"Tremolo Diaries" by Currie, Justin, 1964-
"The Fun Lovin' Criminal" by Huey 1969-

Books about art

"Homecoming"
"Styles, Schools and Movements" by Dempsey, Amy, 1963-
"Fuji" by Bernstein, Andrew, 1968-
"Useful Art" by Byrne, John
"Impressionism" by Thomson, Belinda
"Delusions of Grandeur" by Perry, Grayson, 1960-
"Styles, Schools and Movements" by Dempsey, Amy, 1963-
 

Featured magazine: Folly

Folly is an independent print only anthology of art, short stories, non-fiction and poetry. Launched in 2023 in collaboration with the Wellington Writers' Studio, it is home to content which is beautiful, funny, insightful and provocative.

 

All about movies

Whether it's a prestige film, or a low budget B-movie the library collection has your viewing options covered!

Staff List

The New York Times - The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century

NYT asked 100 filmmakers, stars & influential film fans to vote for their top 10. Their responses have been compiled into a top 100 list.

Blog Post

Schlock and awe: Watching The Toxic Avenger

With a reboot out in cinemas Moata logs into Kanopy and watches the original B-movie to see if it's really THAT bad.

 
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