https://shotonwhat.com/region/new-zealand The Source for Motion Picture & Television Technical Information Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:52:54 -0800 en-US hourly 1 https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-2009 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:34:39 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-2009
Director: James Cameron
Cinematographer: Mauro Fiore
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/ghost-in-the-shell-2017 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:30:57 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/ghost-in-the-shell-2017
Director: Rupert Sanders
Cinematographer: Jess Hall
In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/with-byrd-at-the-south-pole-1930 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:37:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/with-byrd-at-the-south-pole-1930
Cinematographer: Joseph T. Rucker, Willard Van der Veer
Account of Admiral Byrd's 1928 expedition to the South Pole. Academy award winning cinematography. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/murder-on-the-orient-express-2017 Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:44:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/murder-on-the-orient-express-2017
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cinematographer: Haris Zambarloukos
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/mission-impossible-fallout-2018 Mon, 27 May 2024 17:08:34 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/mission-impossible-fallout-2018
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cinematographer: Rob Hardy
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-meg-2018 Fri, 24 May 2024 01:59:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-meg-2018
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cinematographer: Tom Stern
A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/alien-covenant-2017 Tue, 14 May 2024 17:32:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/alien-covenant-2017
Director: Ridley Scott
Cinematographer: Dariusz Wolski
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-power-of-the-dog-2021 Tue, 14 May 2024 03:35:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-power-of-the-dog-2021
Director: Jane Campion
Cinematographer: Ari Wegner
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001 Tue, 14 May 2024 03:33:10 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-2022 Thu, 09 May 2024 00:59:29 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-2022
Director: James Cameron
Cinematographer: Russell Carpenter
Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/bad-taste-1987 Wed, 08 May 2024 20:33:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/bad-taste-1987
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Peter Jackson
The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/pearl-2022 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:52:54 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/pearl-2022
Director: Ti West
Cinematographer: Eliot Rockett
In 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation, and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-wilds-2020 Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:13:35 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-wilds-2020
Director: John Polson, Haifaa Al-Mansour, Susanna Fogel, Sydney Freeland, Alison Maclean, Cherie Nowlan, Tara Nicole Weyr, Ed Wild
Cinematographer: Ed Wild, Rob Marsh, Peter Field
A group of teens must survive after a crash leaves them stranded. There's just one twist to this thrilling drama - these girls did not end up on this island by accident. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-amazing-race-2001 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:37:33 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-amazing-race-2001
Director: Bertram van Munster, Evan Weinstein
Cinematographer: Peter Rieveschl, Per Larsson, Tom Cunningham, Josh Gitersonke
Multiple teams race around the globe for $1,000,000 to 'amazing' locations. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:04:16 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:00:45 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/netherwood-2011 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:34:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/netherwood-2011
Director: Cristobal Araus Lobos
Stan is a hard working Kiwi bloke who is always on the move. When he comes into the small town 'Netherwood' he finds himself wound up in a web of Murder, Love, Lies, and betrayal. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/petes-dragon-2016 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:02:16 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/petes-dragon-2016
Director: David Lowery
Cinematographer: Bojan Bazelli
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-sword-of-destiny-2016 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 12:22:32 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-sword-of-destiny-2016
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen
Cinematographer: Newton Thomas Sigel
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-dark-horse-2014 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:02:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-dark-horse-2014
Director: James Napier Robertson
Cinematographer: Denson Baker
A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-2014 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 08:36:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-2014
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/braindead-1992 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 08:15:17 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/braindead-1992
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Murray Milne
A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/boy-2010 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 04:52:25 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/boy-2010
Director: Taika Waititi
Cinematographer: Adam Clark
Set on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/legend-of-the-seeker-2010 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:03:14 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/legend-of-the-seeker-2010
Director: Mark Beesley, Garth Maxwell, Michael Hurst, Jonathan Brough, Chris Martin-Jones, Jesse Warn, Andrew Merrifield, Charlie Haskell, Geoffrey Cawthorn, Mike Smith
Cinematographer: Kevin Riley, Donald Duncan, Aaron Morton
After the mysterious murder of his father, a son's search for answers begins a momentous fight against tyranny. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-2012 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:35:42 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-2012
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/whale-rider-2002 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:09:50 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/whale-rider-2002
Director: Niki Caro
Cinematographer: Leon Narbey
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lost-world-jurassic-park-1997 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:52:51 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lost-world-jurassic-park-1997
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/willow-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:40:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/willow-1988
Director: Ron Howard
Cinematographer: Adrian Biddle
A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-last-samurai-2003 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:24:27 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-last-samurai-2003
Director: Edward Zwick
Cinematographer: John Toll
An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-bounty-1984 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:08:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-bounty-1984
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cinematographer: Arthur Ibbetson
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-2005 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 04:56:51 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-2005
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/king-kong-2005 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 04:17:42 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/king-kong-2005
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to the mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/anacondas-the-hunt-for-the-blood-orchid-2004 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 03:18:40 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/anacondas-the-hunt-for-the-blood-orchid-2004
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cinematographer: Stephen F. Windon
A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/elizabeth-1998 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 02:21:15 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/elizabeth-1998
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cinematographer: Remi Adefarasin
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/fly-away-home-1996 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 01:40:51 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/fly-away-home-1996
Director: Carroll Ballard
Cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel
A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/battleship-2012 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:43:24 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/battleship-2012
Director: Peter Berg
Cinematographer: Tobias A. Schliessler
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lovely-bones-2009 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:35:41 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lovely-bones-2009
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/30-days-of-night-2007 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:21:45 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/30-days-of-night-2007
Director: David Slade
Cinematographer: Jo Willems
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires. ]]>