Dan Slevin
@danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net
Gentleman of Silverstream. Writer, broadcaster and sometime CEO. Reviewer of films at substack.funeralsandsnakes.net and RNZ.
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Here's a quick pinned intro post for all those welcome new arrivals. I'm a film and tv critic for RNZ in Aotearoa New Zealand, broadcasting every Friday on Nights with @emiledonovan.bsky.social, and occasionally as a reliever on At the Movies.
The text is correct but the headline still spells the name of the governor general incorrectly.
Governor-General Dame Cindy Kio visits Antarctica's Scott Base
Governor-General Dame Cindy Kio visits Antarctica's Scott Base
Dame Cindy Kiro is the first Governor-General to visit Antarctica since 2003.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The text is correct but the headline still spells the name of the governor general incorrectly.
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THE GODFATHER: THE COMPLETE NOVEL FOR TELEVISION debuted on NBC this week in 1977.
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
THE GODFATHER: THE COMPLETE NOVEL FOR TELEVISION debuted on NBC this week in 1977.
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
Today’s recommendation newsletter was close to home: substack.funeralsandsnakes.net/p/something-...
Something to watch tonight: Friday 14 November
Helen Kelly - Together (Sutorius, 2020)
substack.funeralsandsnakes.net
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Today’s recommendation newsletter was close to home: substack.funeralsandsnakes.net/p/something-...
Watching IND v RSA test cricket in this pub and they have a runs per ball graphic which reads 0-48-0-6-0-0 and I thought “48 is a lot off one ball”.
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Watching IND v RSA test cricket in this pub and they have a runs per ball graphic which reads 0-48-0-6-0-0 and I thought “48 is a lot off one ball”.
This is still cheaper than a one-way ticket from Silverstream to Wellington.
A ride on the PATH train would rise to $4 — a 33% increase — by early 2029 as part of a plan to improve service between Manhattan and northern New Jersey, the agency that runs the commuter service announced Thursday.
PATH Train Fare to Rise to $4 by 2029
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday announced the increase and a timetable for restoring daily service on all its lines for the first time in 25 years.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is still cheaper than a one-way ticket from Silverstream to Wellington.
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I’ve made you all a new reaction meme for when something interesting happens. I’d like this to replace Michael Jackson with the popcorn, and the guy from Trailer Park Boys with the folding chair. Thanks.
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I’ve made you all a new reaction meme for when something interesting happens. I’d like this to replace Michael Jackson with the popcorn, and the guy from Trailer Park Boys with the folding chair. Thanks.
Watching BBC collection of archive Springsteen and realising what Jeremy Allen White didn’t bring to his performance in S:DMFN. That stiff jaw. Even speaking, Bruce is tense through his neck and jaw and it gets tighter when he sings. JAW never got that.
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Watching BBC collection of archive Springsteen and realising what Jeremy Allen White didn’t bring to his performance in S:DMFN. That stiff jaw. Even speaking, Bruce is tense through his neck and jaw and it gets tighter when he sings. JAW never got that.
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The White House briefing room. Four Hs. Three of them are upside down. And it’s been that way since 2007.
April 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The White House briefing room. Four Hs. Three of them are upside down. And it’s been that way since 2007.
Daftest film I’ve seen all year!
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Daftest film I’ve seen all year!
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Daily bunny no.3136 is going home at last
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Daily bunny no.3136 is going home at last
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25% OFF SITEWIDE SALE EXTENDED!⚡️
We're extending our Black Friday sale until Friday, which means you have another 48 hours to shop huge discounts across Imprint Films, Imprint Television, and Imprint Asia releases.
Shop the sale via the 🔗 in our bio.
Must end 2 pm AEDT on Friday 14 November.
We're extending our Black Friday sale until Friday, which means you have another 48 hours to shop huge discounts across Imprint Films, Imprint Television, and Imprint Asia releases.
Shop the sale via the 🔗 in our bio.
Must end 2 pm AEDT on Friday 14 November.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
25% OFF SITEWIDE SALE EXTENDED!⚡️
We're extending our Black Friday sale until Friday, which means you have another 48 hours to shop huge discounts across Imprint Films, Imprint Television, and Imprint Asia releases.
Shop the sale via the 🔗 in our bio.
Must end 2 pm AEDT on Friday 14 November.
We're extending our Black Friday sale until Friday, which means you have another 48 hours to shop huge discounts across Imprint Films, Imprint Television, and Imprint Asia releases.
Shop the sale via the 🔗 in our bio.
Must end 2 pm AEDT on Friday 14 November.
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I had the thought last night that "give the white lead in the action film/thriller a partner of color" has become the new "cast a Black actor as the judge"
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I had the thought last night that "give the white lead in the action film/thriller a partner of color" has become the new "cast a Black actor as the judge"
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Right. Here's my big pitch:
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
December 4, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Right. Here's my big pitch:
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
So we’re just agreeing that they misrepresented Trump? Based on one Telegraph writer’s opinion? It’s now historical truth?
BBC leaders resigned for misrepresenting Trump, but not for misrepresenting Corbyn
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/bbc-leader...
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/bbc-leader...
BBC leaders resigned for misrepresenting Trump, but not for misrepresenting Corbyn
The head of the BBC, Tim Davie, and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness, have been forced to resign after misrepresenting Donald Trump.
www.councilestatemedia.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
So we’re just agreeing that they misrepresented Trump? Based on one Telegraph writer’s opinion? It’s now historical truth?
Just arrived in the mail. I last saw it more than 40 years ago. That’s going straight in the Blu-ray player! Connery. Caine. Huston.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Just arrived in the mail. I last saw it more than 40 years ago. That’s going straight in the Blu-ray player! Connery. Caine. Huston.
I see that Coster has been put on leave from his current job because of concerns about his performance in his last one. Before him we had Mike Bush who has just been reprimanded from his role as Commish in Victoria for taking a police helicopter to a conference in Tasmania…
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I see that Coster has been put on leave from his current job because of concerns about his performance in his last one. Before him we had Mike Bush who has just been reprimanded from his role as Commish in Victoria for taking a police helicopter to a conference in Tasmania…
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12 - 16 Nov 2025 in Pōneke a new Theatre Marae experience. Written by Helen Pearse-Otene, directed by Jim Moriarty, choreographed by Tānemahuta Gray and produced by me and Jim. "Out the Gate" about incarceration in Aotearoa from lived experience. Tickets from Te Rākau's website.
"Wow, just wow"
"Wow, just wow"
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
12 - 16 Nov 2025 in Pōneke a new Theatre Marae experience. Written by Helen Pearse-Otene, directed by Jim Moriarty, choreographed by Tānemahuta Gray and produced by me and Jim. "Out the Gate" about incarceration in Aotearoa from lived experience. Tickets from Te Rākau's website.
"Wow, just wow"
"Wow, just wow"
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The combo of walled-garden social media and AI replacing search means the death of the useful/open/free internet. Why would anyone create anything when it will just be summarized by AI and no one will ever see it? When social media deprecates outbound links, how will anyone find original content?
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The combo of walled-garden social media and AI replacing search means the death of the useful/open/free internet. Why would anyone create anything when it will just be summarized by AI and no one will ever see it? When social media deprecates outbound links, how will anyone find original content?
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“wickett”?
Blair Tickner retains place in Black Caps after back to back four-wickett games
Blair Tickner retains place in Black Caps after back to back four-wickett games
The paceman, who was recalled after two years against England, has again been named in the one-day squad.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“wickett”?
Seated for PREDATOR: BADLANDS at 3D IMAX. Always a mistake to give a reviewer a recliner seat as there’s a better than even chance we’ll fall asleep.
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Seated for PREDATOR: BADLANDS at 3D IMAX. Always a mistake to give a reviewer a recliner seat as there’s a better than even chance we’ll fall asleep.
For those Wellingtonians who miss the days of drunken hoons in fancy dress marauding around the city during the Sevens, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a darts tournament at TSB Arena tonight.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
For those Wellingtonians who miss the days of drunken hoons in fancy dress marauding around the city during the Sevens, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a darts tournament at TSB Arena tonight.
Perhaps if the president of the National Māori Principals’ Association butchers the word curriculum this badly, some changes might be appropriate.
A MUST listen.
You want a summary of the devastating list of recolonisation of our education.
waateanews.com/2025/11/05/b...
You want a summary of the devastating list of recolonisation of our education.
waateanews.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bruce Jepsen | Cuccirculum changes perpetuate racism and deepen inequities in education
waateanews.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Perhaps if the president of the National Māori Principals’ Association butchers the word curriculum this badly, some changes might be appropriate.
Was this the Auschwitz episode of Dancing With the Stars?
The week's big ratings headline belongs to ABC's red-hot, 20-year-old 'Dancing With the Stars' and the record it set.
Ratings Rundown: The Most-Watched and Top-Rated Shows | Week of Oct. 27
The big headline this week belongs to ABC's red-hot, 20-year-old 'Dancing With the Stars' and the record it set.
mattmitovich.ghost.io
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Was this the Auschwitz episode of Dancing With the Stars?