![]() ![]() He was raised more connected to his Māori roots, in a household where Judaism was not actively practised and identifies as an atheist who "puts more stock in Indigenous beliefs." Identifying as both Māori and Jewish, Waititi describes himself as a "Polynesian Jew". Waititi stated that his mother's family were Russian Jewish, Irish, and other European ethnicities, while his father's side was "Māori and a little bit of French Canadian". His mother's paternal grandfather was a Russian Jew whose family came from Novozybkov, Russia. His father was an artist of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent, whilst his mother, Robin Cohen, was a schoolteacher of Jewish ancestry. Taika David Cohen was born on 16 August 1975 in Wellington, and grew up in Wellington's Aro Valley suburb and Raukokore, a small town in the Bay of Plenty. In addition to directing an episode of the series The Mandalorian, he also voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. In television, Waititi co-created and executive produces the dramedy series Reservation Dogs, and directs, executive produces, and stars in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world on its annual list in 2022. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, and has received two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. ![]() This be no earth mover in thriller terms, but it's gloriously old fashioned and entertaining while it's on.Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( / ˈ t aɪ k ə ˈ w aɪ t i t i/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. There's even an absolute peach of a left hook thrown that looks real! While the finale excites and has a touch of horror about it. ![]() And so we have shoot-outs, awesome mano-mano fight (Kristan has a hook for his right hand), some nifty model work destruction, period flavours (large square kettle - hooray) and lots of shadowy photography. Naturally the play unfolds at the titular lighthouse of the title. The other thread involves spies, fronted by a straight backed Rennie, and the search by the Germans to locate something important in his grasp. Core of the story is two-fold, one part is a macabre thread where Wolfe Kristan (Lawson) is clearly unhinged and unhealthily thinks Concentration Camp escapee Marie Durand (Movita) is his dead wife. OK, we are in a movie that has British actors playing pesky Germans, so get past that and there's a most intriguing picture to be enjoyed here. 3 miles off the German coast - Westerrode Lighthouse - lonely outpost of the North Sea. A lighthouse keeper gets bent out of shape when a woman who looks like his dead wife seeks refuge. Music is by Eddie Benson and cinematography by Walter Harvey and Ronald Anscombe. It stars Wilfrid Lawson, Michael Rennie and Movita. Tower of Terror is directed by Lawrence Huntington and written by John Argyle and John Reinhardt. ![]()
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