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TVNZ 2 Buries Dirty Dancing Special

TVNZ 2 will premiere the TV re-make of Dirty Dancing barely 10 days after its US debut but off-peak. It will air midday on June 5, as part of the network’s Queen’s Birthday Weekend line-up. It’s not surprising TVNZ 2 hasn’t awarded this 2017 production a primetime slot given its discordant reviews in the US (where it airs […]

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New to Blu: Movies > November 13-19

New to Blu: Movies > November 13-19

The 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination is barely being commemorated on Blu-ray, with the only notable releases being last week’s JFK and this week’s Parkland. “Parkland is presented in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio, and looks pretty good on Blu-ray. “The movie was shot digitally using Arri Alexa cameras, providing for a nice, crisp image […]

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HDTV Heads-Up: December 29-January 4 UPDATED*

HDTV Heads-Up: December 29-January 4 UPDATED*

The networks won’t be setting the new year alight with any HD programming fireworks. Even by the diminishing programming standards of free-to-air TV, the line-up for the first week of 2013 is an astonishingly damp squib. There’s nothing new of note in HD on TV One to report while TV2 offers only the network HD […]

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