Whatever you want to say about the chaotic action sequences, cartoonish special effects and tattooed beefcake on display in New Zealand director Toa Fraser’s “The Dead Lands,” it’s no good yawning, ...

and personnel — in “The Dead Lands.” This irst action movie for helmer Toa Fraser after the gentler seriocomic likes of “Dean Spanley” and “Naming Number Two” certainly doesn’t lack vigor, even if its ...

Journey to the place where the warrior spirit was born. Feast your eyes on this awesome trailer. XYZ Films has finally unleashed a trailer for Toa Fraser's The Dead Lands, a badass Maori action flick ...

New Zealand’s Cliff Curtis has been stealing scenes for years now, so it’s nice to see him playing a bona fide lead in the new chess drama The Dark Horse. Based on the life of Genesis Potini, a ...

CERTIFICATES: Members of Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems earned their Topana Taurite (Maori martial arts) black belt. Under the guidance of club founder Lexx Karauria (centre right) they completed the ...

Impressive scenery and action elevate a tale of pre-colonial Maori warfare that is nonetheless brutal to the brink of monotony. Sixteen-year-old Hongi (James Rolleston, also in Toronto title “The Dark ...