* Other releases Mar 28, 2008
Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor (the author, not the actress), the film also stars Sam Neill as a canny publisher. The Black Swindler. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Henry rocks, heads roll on richer, lustier 'Tudors' Mar 28, 2008
In the supporting cast, we've lost Sam Neill and will soon lose Jeremy Northam, whose Sir Thomas More is about to meet his saintly fate. In exchange, though, we gain the fabulous Peter O'Toole as a droll Pope Paul III. ("Although it was very wrong of some people to dig up his dead body and stab it in the street," Paul says of his predecessor, "I can understand their feelings.") True, the very British O'Toole is an odd choice for that most Italian of princely popes. (USA Today -- Life)
Questions come easy to king of the box Mar 24, 2008
Or you get someone like Sam Neill, who's wonderfully, painfully shy, who I actually sat with for about 20 minutes before the interview just to begin to relax him with the idea that we might talk. Once we got going he was fine but it was clear - and he made it clear, even though he wasn't trying to be difficult - that it wasn't his idea of an easy experience. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hugh Jackman's into gear as Wolverine Feb 19, 2008
During his time on the south island, Jackman also took time out to enjoy the hospitality of his actor pal Sam Neill, who treated him to a vertical tasting of his Two Paddock wines at his Earnscleugh vineyard. Also in Entertainment. (NEWS.com.au)
Dendy Films pair rev Transmission Jan 31, 2008
Two Par acquisitions, Toa Fraser's "Dean Spanley." with Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill, and Viggo Mortensen starrer "Good," directed by Vicente Amorim, will be released through Transmission. Links posted in this story. (Variety)
Performers - and A-list - flying high Jan 14, 2008
Le Guillerm and Thierree partied at Darling Harbour's Coast on Thursday night along with Sam Neill, although mothers-to-be Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett were no-shows at the festival party ... Among Thursday's Black Watch audience were Sam Neill, Gough and Margaret Whitlam, David Wenham, Rose Byrne and Brendan Cowell. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Emily's star on rise, to be Blunt Jan 8, 2008
The couple met at the Logies in Melbourne in 2005, while Blunt was filming her role as a marriage-wrecking temptress opposite Susan Sarandon and Sam Neill in the Australian thriller Irresistible. After moving to Buble's Vancouver home, she's avoided the snapping tabloid hounds of her native country to such as extent that she admits her agent and publicist scratch their heads as to why their bright Hollywood star isn't hogging the headlines as frequently as they'd like. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cast set for 'Secret Life of Bees' Dec 20, 2007
Latifah will next be seen in Overture's bank-heist comedy "Mad Money." Okonedo will be seen next opposite Sam Neill in the indie "Skin.". Links posted in this story. (Variety)
Charlotte Sullivan: On-the-job ingénue Dec 3, 2007
She has never taken a formal acting class, but the 24-year-old actress has won roles in four new TV series, including CBC's hockey drama MVP and the Chinese-Canadian co-production Iron Road, starring Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill ... Since then, the self-taught actress - she has never taken a formal acting class - has worked alongside the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, Drew Barrymore, and, most recently, Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
French X to start Minogue tour Nov 30, 2007
He has just finished filming Daybreakers , due for release next year, with Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Ethan Hawke, and is also working on a television series with Kerry Amstrong. Today Jay Laga'aia goes back to his bread-and-butter job of entertaining the ankle-biters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ozon had actresses banging down the door Nov 16, 2007
Despite possessing little talent, she becomes a successful writer of pulp romance, meets Prince Charming (Michael Fassbender's struggling artist, Esme), lives in a fairytale mansion and has everyone, including her agent, Theo (Sam Neill), at her beck and call ... ANGEL Director Francois Ozon Stars Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Fassbender Rated M. Opens Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Just blog off, Marilyn Manson Nov 7, 2007
Marilyn Manson provides a peek into the production of the absinthe brand he launched in August, , Offspring singer Dexter Holland shares the reasons why he chose to launch a hot sauce, Gringo Bandito, and Sam Neill shows what he gets up to at his (head-butting goats and hauling compost, for which he provides a recipe). Neill's blog, says Central Otago Wine Company brand manager Mark Field, was the star's idea. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
If only they could bottle it Nov 6, 2007
Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr and Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall have bought vineyards in Sicily (Hucknall's vintage is called Il Cantante, or the Singer), Gerard Depardieu in France, Sam Neill in New Zealand, and in the United States, Nascar drivers Jeff Gordon and Bennett Lane in California's Napa Valley. On the food and liquor front, a trend that began in earnest with Paul Newman in 1982 has spread - in the past 18 months alone - from Donald Trump to Offspring singer Dexter Holland, Marilyn... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Little Film sells 'Skin' Nov 3, 2007
Film stars Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge and newcomer Ella Ramangwane and chronicles the true story of a black girl who was born to white parents. Philippe Hellman's UGCPh picked up rights in France, while "Skin" sold to Nordisk in Scandinavia, Conquest Films in Brazil, Indies Entertainment in Benelux, Front Row in the Middle East and Spentzos Film S.A. in Greece. (Variety)
The week's best films Oct 27, 2007
Artist Sam Neill wants to exhibit his erotic Crucified Venus at the church exhibition; Parson Grant and wife Tara Fitzgerald try to dissuade him, but fall under the spell of the sirens - the artist's nude models (including Elle Macpherson and Arrested Development's Portia De Rossi). Dor (Nagesh Kukunoor, 2006) 1. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
'Saw IV' Brings To Mind The Greatest Horror Franchises Of All Time, In Rewind Oct 23, 2007
Sadly, 1981's "The Final Conflict" brings an unsatisfying conclusion to the series as the adult Damien (Sam Neill) sets out to kill the second coming of Christ while being stalked by dagger-toting priests. The film has no style, and the awkward (but inevitable) climax has a cheesy "Left Behind" feel. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Chameleon life of an actor suits Hammond grad Oct 19, 2007
"Jurassic Park" remains his favorite; he still gets chills watching the scene when Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) first sees a herd of tremendous brachiosaurs peacefully grazing the treetops. "That's why I want to be an actor," Porter explains. (Howard County Times, MD)
Laura enjoying the journey Oct 15, 2007
For several years the actress, who became known for David Lynch's Blue Velvet and Wild At Heart and for co-starring alongside Sam Neill and a bunch of raptors in Jurassic Park 1 and 3, took a break from acting and hit the road with her musician husband Ben Harper. "I love it, I love it," she enthuses. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Leader of the Tudor Rat Pack Oct 9, 2007
" More than 80 Canadians worked on the series as cast and crew, including Kris Holden-Ried, who plays the king's best friend William Compton, and Henry Czerny, who plays the Duke of Norfolk. But over all, it's a truly international cast, including New Zealand's Sam Neill (Cardinal Wolsey), Britain's Jeremy Northam (Sir Thomas Moore), Natalie Dormer (Anne Boleyn) and Gabrielle Anwar (Princess Margaret), and Ireland's Maria Doyle Kennedy (Queen Catherine of Aragon). Reached in Los Angeles, Czerny... (Globe and Mail)
Henry: portrait of a serial wimp Oct 8, 2007
Think of it instead as Footballers Damsels, with Henry as a wayward centre forward and Wolsey (Sam Neill) as his wily agent. At least it will cheer you up on a rainy Friday night. (Times Online)
Kings, kinks, Coupland and Celine Sep 30, 2007
Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Henry as a rock-star monarch, busily rogering every young woman in the court while his advisers (Sam Neill plays Cardinal Wolsey; Henry Czerny plays the Duke of Norfolk) try to manipulate their headstrong monarch. Heartland (CBC, starts Oct. 14) is, in contrast, very family-friendly. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Today in History September 14 Sep 14, 2007
Actor Sam Neill is 60. Singer Jon Bowser Bauman (Sha Na Na) is 60. (MSNBC -- Race)
Goldmans Say Their Action Sends O.J. A Message Sep 14, 2007
" Winfrey said she won't buy or read the book, and asked the Goldmans if they don't feel its proceeds are "blood money. " "It's sending him a message," Kim Goldman said. "He put hours putting together this confession about how he killed Ron and Nicole, and he worked hard thinking he was going to make millions off of it. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
New Zealand's Great Performer Sep 14, 2007
13, 2007 By Sam Neill, with his wife, Noriko Watanabe Neill and daughter, Elena tend the land at Two Paddocks, their Central Otago family-run winery ... New Zealand vintners Sam Neill and Adam Peren are surveying a rugged hillside vineyard and discussing why Pinot Noir is the most sensuous and elusive of wines ... Peter Hunt for TIME Sam Neill, with his wife, Noriko Watanabe Neill and daughter, Elena tend the land at Two Paddocks, their Central Otago family-run winery. (Time.com)
BBCs licence fee could soon be Aug 27, 2007
BBC s licence fee could soon be indefensible, says Paxman - Times Online. Video: a free round-up of all this weekend's football action. (Times Online)
Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007
TV Movies: August 26-September 1. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In brief: Dinosaurs to carry guns in Jurassic Park 4 Aug 15, 2007
According to horror site Bloody-Disgusting, that is the premise behind the forthcoming Jurassic Park 4, which will see Laura Dern return as Dr Ellie Sattler, although Sam Neill has wisely decided to opt out. The story, according to the site, is that the government has trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Aug 1, 2007
The Horse Whisperer at 6 p.m. - (Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill) * Legends of the Fall at 9 p.m. - (Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn) * Casanova at 11:15 p.m. - (Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Lena Olin) * The Legend of Zorro at 1:10 a.m. - (Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta- Jones, Rufus Sewell) * Quigley Down Under at 3:30 a.m. - (Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman). The Saturday Seduction: Passion, obsession and desire, Encore Love heats up every Saturday at 9... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Active member of the not-yet-dead actors society Jul 30, 2007
Peter and Michael Spierig impressed him with their zombie film Undead and he signed on opposite Sam Neill, Claudia Karvan and Vince Colosimo, as a researcher trying to save humans from extinction. Having starred in big budget blockbusters including Training Day and Taking Lives as well as low-budget independent films such as Tape and Fast Food Nation, Hawke is disappointed with the meagre risks Hollywood studios are taking. (The Age)
Hawke puts foot in mouth Jul 15, 2007
The actor has been cast as a saviour of humanity in the futuristic vampire film, which also stars Claudia Karvan, as Hawke's love-interest, and Sam Neill. Australian brothers Michael and Peter Spiereg, who wrote the screenplay, will direct, while Chris Brown (The Proposition) will produce and Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop (Lord of the Rings, King Kong) will create the creature effects. (NEWS.com.au)
ION Television Reports Strong Initial Results for RHI Programming Jul 14, 2007
The third RHI weekend programming installment is highlighted by unforgettable performances from Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts and Sam Neill in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, slated to air Sunday, July 15th, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. The critically-hailed program is based on Capote's famous true-crime saga about the murder of a Kansas farm family. August program highlights include Patrick Stewart in Moby Dick (Sunday, August 12th, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.), and the "prequel" to Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bicentennial Man Jul 8, 2007
Robin Williams (L) and Sam Neill ... Robin Williams (L) and Sam Neill. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Who makes Emmy cut? Jun 7, 2007
Sam Neill (The Tudors). Masi Oka (Heroes). (USA Today)
Lee Grant's Outtakes Jun 5, 2007
Is there a better actor on TV than the red-robed Sam Neill plotting so ghoulishly as Cardinal Wolsy in Showtime's The Tudors. Ambitious to be Pope, subservient to King Henry VIII (salacious Jonathan Rhys Meyers), arrogant and sinister, Wolsy finds himself in the middle of his majesty's fixation on getting the royal marriage annulled. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Fallujah,' a scathing account of U.S. assault May 31, 2007
"This guy came and he looked like Sam Neill and he seemed to be sincerely devoted to doing things better," Holmes said of one of the British generals at that seminar, held at Oxford. "I took down what they said, and it was immediately theatrical.". (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Fade to black and blue May 14, 2007
The guild had planned to screen My Brilliant Career, the 1979 film that launched the careers of Armstrong, Judy Davis and Sam Neill, as part of a tribute but Fink refused. High Tide was screened instead. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Brilliant spat: filmmakers brawl over Australian classic May 13, 2007
My Brilliant Career, which starred Judy Davis and Sam Neill, was a career-maker for Armstrong, with the director going on to make films including Little Women, Oscar And Lucinda and Charlotte Gray. But nearly 30 years on, Armstrong's big break still rankles with the producer of My Brilliant Career. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Rome prepares for 'War and Peace' Apr 23, 2007
"The Tudors" is directed by Ciaran Donnelly and Brian Kirk with screenplay by Michael Hirst ("Elizabeth"); it stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Sam Neill. Concieved by the Italian region of Lazio and the Italian Association of Television Producers, the RomaFictionFest is a weeklong gala designed to promote TV fiction, including TV series, TV movies, miniseries and docudramas. (Variety)
Streep warms up for 'Mamma' Apr 19, 2007
I especially enjoy Sam Neill as the wickedly ambitious Cardinal Wolsey. And Maria Doyle Kennedy as Henry's unhappy Queen Katherine is a study in poignant dignity. (Variety)
Happy Feet director gets Masters Apr 18, 2007
New Zealand actor Sam Neill introduced his friend Miller, with whom he worked on the film Dead Calm. Also attending were actors Susie Porter, Michael Caton and another Academy Award-winner, Dion Bebee, who was behind the lense for Memoirs of a Geisha. (NEWS.com.au)
Miller, and his feet, happy to get degree Apr 17, 2007
Those in the crowd included film-makers, television executives and actors, among them Susie Porter, Michael Caton and Sam Neill. Minister for Arts and Sport George Brandis was a guest. (The Australian)
O'Toole, Neill board 'Iron Road' Apr 14, 2007
LONDON Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill will star in "Iron Road," an $18 million budgeted television miniseries about the building of the North American transcontinental railroad. The romantic action-adventure sees a poor Chinese girl working on the railroads become romantically entwined with the son of a Yankie railroad tycoon. (Variety)
Tyrannosaurus Rex just big chicken! Apr 13, 2007
BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhuanet) -- In the 1993 Oscar-award-winning movie "Jurassic Park" and again in the 2001 "Jurassic Park III" flick Sam Neill, portraying the character of dinosaur expert Dr. Alan Grant, expounds the theory dinosaurs really never went extinct, they just evolved into birds. The two examples he used most often to prove his point were Velociprators and the No. 1 dinosaur villain of all time: Tyrannosaurus rex. (Xinhuanet, China)
Reviewed by Anthony Quinn Apr 7, 2007
It's a little reminiscent of Paul Anderson's creepy 1997 sci-fi horror Event Horizon - another mystery of abandoned spaceships - when Sam Neill took it upon himself to scare the living shit out of us. Boyle and Garland also try to smuggle in some portentous Kubrick-style reflections on eternity and the divine, at a point when we would be more receptive to a really good chase sequence. (Independent)
'Jurassic Park IV' To Hit Theaters In 2008 Apr 7, 2007
Calls to reps for series stars Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill were not returned by press time. This report is from MTV News. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Henry brings sexy back -- one neck at a time Apr 1, 2007
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam,Natalie Dormer ... They plot against Cardinal Wolsey (Sam Neill), Henry's trusted adviser. (Orlando Sentinel)
Behead Showtime's Tudors Mar 31, 2007
The high points, which make "The Tudors" watchable, include Sam Neill as the scheming Cardinal Wolsey; Gabrielle Anwar as Henry's scheming sister, Princess Margaret, and Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn, the scheming woman destined to become another of his six wives. Neill brings gravity to "The Tudors" and Anwar brings electricity; Dormer is bewitching enough, in demeanor as much as beauty, for us to accept her as a woman whose temptations could alter the course of history. (Multichannel News)
Henry VIII: portrait of a serial schemer Mar 31, 2007
All youthful aggression and ill-advised delegating (to Cardinal Wolsey, played by Sam Neill), he's got an eye for the ladies -- many ladies -- while shrinking from his marriage to Queen Catherine (Maria Doyle Kennedy), who was previously married to his older brother. With all the intrigue of a Shakespearean drama and all the coiled intensity of youthful power-brokering and rampant sexuality, it's hard to not like this version of Henry VIII.. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stellar cast of Tudor court Mar 31, 2007
The crafty Cardinal Wolsey (Sam Neill) persuades Henry not to go to war with France, but no one comes between the King and his playtime. With his torso-hugging wardrobe and alpha-male energy, this King Henry is volatile, vibrant and voraciously sensual. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Soapy 'Tudors' is all surface Mar 30, 2007
The political oscillations are given an entertaining tweak by Sam Neill as the nefarious Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Wolsey manipulates Henry like a puppet in his power play to become pope, humoring the childish king like an ambitious record-label producer might treat "the talent." Neill clearly relishes the role of a transparent opportunist on the order of J.R. Ewing, and he also manages to evoke pathos as Wolsey's star begins to fall. (Boston Globe -- Living)
'Tudors' turns heads to Henry VIII soap opera Mar 30, 2007
But her failure to produce a male heir has endangered her hold on her husband, and her links to Spain have brought her into conflict with the king's powerful Francophile Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey (Sam Neill, in one of his best recent performances). The tipping point comes when Henry sets his sights on Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer), setting into play events that would lead to the separation of the English Church from Rome and the separation of many a head from its neck. (USA Today -- Life)
Lovable king in steamy 'Tudors' (Kelly Jane Torrence) Mar 30, 2007
" "We meet to consider questions of great moment," Henry tells his gathered advisers. It's around 1520, and Henry, not yet 30, has been on the throne for a decade. The French have murdered England's ambassador in Urbino -- Henry's own uncle. With his advisers' agreement, he decides to declare war. But Henry can't be bothered with the details. He tells Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (Sam Neill, "Jurassic Park") to arrange matters. "Now," the king says, "I can go play. " This recreation involves some very... (Washington Times, DC)
Convoluted 'Tudor' Mar 30, 2007
Then there are such noble-meets-nefarious characters as the quietly backstabbing Cardinal Who Would Be Pope Thomas Wolsey (Sam Neill) and Sir Thomas Boleyn (Nick Dunning), who tries to redraw the palace depth chart by pimping out his daughter, Anne, to the married king. But the downside to this constant, albeit beautifully staged barrage of plots, subplots and characters is that it s easy to confuse your Dukes of Norfolk and Buckingham, your Kings of France and Spain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Rove's return well-timed Mar 29, 2007
"A lot of people who work on the show needed time. And there was no pressure from anyone on when to come back. But he's ready, we're all ready.'' Emotions aside, Rove will get a chance to ease into its Sunday slot when it starts during a break in the ratings battle over easter. Rove's competition from Seven will be a Grey's Anatomy repeat and the Sam Neill movie Merlin while Nine will air CSI: Crime Scene Investigation repeats in the next two weeks. It is hardly intimidating competition for Rove... (Sunday Times.au)
Henry VIII gains substance Mar 29, 2007
Henry rules with the aid of his elders, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (Sam Neill) and Sir Thomas More (Jeremy Northam) in a production that writer Michael Hirst has described as 85% historically accurate. The 10 episodes cover the 1520s, when Henry is becoming comfortable with the crown he inherited a decade earlier, itching to add to his power by taking back France. (USA Today -- Life)
Rove to battle McDreamy Mar 27, 2007
Rove's competition from Seven will be a Grey's Anatomy repeat and the Sam Neill movie Merlin while Nine will air CSI: Crime Scene Investigation repeats in the next two weeks. It is hardly intimidating competition for Rove and will give fans a chance to make their judgment on the new version of the show. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
No JP IV for Neill? Mar 25, 2007
March 23, 2007 - Sam Neill, who starred as a paleontologist in both the first and third Jurassic Park films, has long been rumored to be back for number four whenever that finally gets going. In fact, going as far back as 2003, Neill has been saying he was and expected to be a part of it. (IGN FilmForce)
Love, sex, secession, and succession Mar 25, 2007
Traditionally, historical dramas are very wooden," he said. The program, on a budget of $3.5 million per episode, was shot in Ireland on more than 43 sets and with 100 actors with speaking parts, including Sam Neill ("Jurassic Park") as chief adviser Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and Maria Doyle Kennedy ("The Commitments") as Queen Katherine. The producers rented about 4,000 costumes from a Spanish opera company and Warner Brothers."Katherine of Aragon can't wear the same thing twice," said... (Boston Globe)
B-52 pilot called Dingo drops bombs on Australia Mar 25, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Frank WalkerMarch 25, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
When Royals Become Rock Stars Mar 23, 2007
"The Tudors are the best-educated monarchs ever to get on the English throne. Henry wrote a book in Latin." He also had a keen eye for talent, surrounding himself with brilliant men like Cardinal Wolsey, played by Sam Neill as a surprisingly sympathetic character for modern audiences--more of a workaholic gunning for a promotion than the venal, grasping manipulator he's often depicted as--and Sir Thomas More, Jeremy Northam's gentle humanist. When the two measured advisers talk their hawkish... (Time.com)
'Tuya' nabs top prize at Berlin fest Feb 18, 2007
With few standout pics, this year's fest went down as one of the most uneventful of recent years, although the Berlinale did serve as a strong platform for the world and European premieres of Zack Snyder's "300" (which got a standing ovation from its enthusiastic audience) and Clint Eastwood's "Letters From Iwo Jima.Stars at this year's fest included Gerald Butler, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Matt Damon, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Jamie Bell, Sharon Stone, Timothy Hutton, Joseph Fiennes,... (Variety)
'300' scores with fans Feb 16, 2007
Sam Neill and '300' star Gerard Butler at the pic's premiere in Berlin. The sword and sandal spectacle "300" managed to divide auds into two clearly defined camps following its premiere Wednesday. (Variety)
TV Museum bash a comedy hit Feb 13, 2007
Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Henry Czerny add their talents to palace intrigue. Natalie Dormer promises to be a bewitching, tragic Anne Boleyn, the woman for whom Henry defied the pope. (Variety)
The best anti-Valentine's Day movies Feb 12, 2007
A terrific but rather downbeat film from Jane Campion, "The Piano" follows a mute woman (Holly Hunter) who is forcibly married to a landowner (Sam Neill) in New Zealand. After her piano is abandoned, the only way she finds to express herself is through an affair with a crude hired hand (Harvey Keitel). (The Crimson White, AL)
New Zealand actor Sam Neill brings his wine brand to Hong Kong Jan 31, 2007
HONG KONG: One of New Zealand's most famous exports, actor Sam Neill, brought his boutique line of wines to Hong Kong on Tuesday, and urged a rapidly expanding Chinese market to consider buying bottles from his country's vineyards. Neill signed bottles of wine for customers and posed for pictures at a downtown organic food store that will exclusively carry four Two Paddocks wines a Sauvignon Blanc, a Riesling and a Merlot, all from 2003, and a 2004 Pinot Noir. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
