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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

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

Demolition begins: The Rutherford Ward, Queen Mary Hospital

We look at the history of the Queen Mary Hospital at Hanmer Springs as demolition work begins on its South Block, or Rutherford Ward.

Finishing soon

Event

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

 

New titles

New in films

"28 Years Later"
"Pillion" by Mars-Jones, Adam, 1954-
"Stay with us"
"The Bride!"
"Reminders of Him" by Hoover, Colleen
"Marty Supreme"
"Pillion" by Mars-Jones, Adam, 1954-
"The Bride!"
 

Books about films

"The James Bond Archives" by Duncan, Paul, 1964-
"A Sudden Flicker of Light" by Thomson, David, 1941-
"Toy Story Treasury of Characters" by Saunders, Catherine
"Dune" by Fraser, Greig, 1975-
"Martin Scorsese All the Films" by Bousquet, Olivier (Film journalist)
"Fashioning Hitchcock" by Young, Caroline (Journalist)
"A Sudden Flicker of Light" by Thomson, David, 1941-

Books about musicians

"Reckless" by Apter, Jeff
"A Screaming Life" by Thayil, Kim, 1960-
"Rookie" by Bassett, Joshua, 2000-
"Tonight the Music Seems So Loud" by Sanghera, Sathnam, 1976-
"This Is A Message to Persons Unknown" by Cross, Rich (Writer)
"Blow by Blow" by Tolinski, Brad
"A Screaming Life" by Thayil, Kim, 1960-

Books about art

"Art'bracadabra" by Garnier, Raphaël
"Sing A New Song"
"The Little Book of Watercolor Secrets" by Pearson, Jacky
"Everyday Scenes From A Parallel World"
"How to Enter the Art World" by Judah, Hettie
"Lethal Autonomy" by Kendall, Frank, 1949-
"Sing A New Song"
 

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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