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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

Into The Valley: Crime & Punishment: Asher Emanuel: WORD

Sep 6th | 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Tūranga

Civil legal aid lawyer Asher Emanuel’s The Valley has made waves as an extraordinary once-in-a-generation work of investigative journalism.

Ghosts in the Machines: Technology & AI in Fiction: WORD

Sep 6th | 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Tūranga

In a future shaped by “intelligent machines”, what can remain uniquely human? pip adam & Tim Corballis talk about their new books.

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Event

Into The Valley: Crime & Punishment: Asher Emanuel: WORD

Sep 6th | 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Tūranga

Civil legal aid lawyer Asher Emanuel’s The Valley has made waves as an extraordinary once-in-a-generation work of investigative journalism.

 

New titles

New in films

"Fackham Hall"
"Urchin"
"Blue Moon"
"The Third Man" by Greene, Graham, 1904-1991
"The Secret Agent"
"My Blue Heaven"
"Urchin"
"The Third Man" by Greene, Graham, 1904-1991
 

Books about films

"The James Bond Archives" by Duncan, Paul, 1964-
"Martin Scorsese All the Films" by Bousquet, Olivier (Film journalist)
"Toy Story Treasury of Characters" by Saunders, Catherine
"Black Film" by Walker, David, 1968-
"Hitchcockian Thrillers" by Rebello, Stephen, 1949-
"Where's David Lynch?" by Gow, Keith
"Martin Scorsese All the Films" by Bousquet, Olivier (Film journalist)

Books about musicians

"Mighty Real" by Walters, Barry (Journalist)
"Do What You Fear Most" by Unterberger, Richie, 1962-
"Rebel Grrrls" by Tie, Molly
"Springsteen Fandom" by Pethes, Nicolas, 1970-
"Confess" by Halford, Rob
"Ain't Nobody's Fool" by Ackmann, Martha
"Do What You Fear Most" by Unterberger, Richie, 1962-

Books about art

"Depraved" by Dixon, Daisy
"Confabulations" by Berger, John, 1926-2017
"Comics, Zines, and Graphic Novels in Art Therapy"
"Introduction to Art Therapy Research" by Kapitan, Lynn
"Assessment in Art Therapy"
"The Traveling Sketcher :bcity : Learn to Draw your Travel Memories" by Mawdsley, Alice
"Confabulations" by Berger, John, 1926-2017
 

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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