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Miss Marx; The Godfather Part II; Morbius; The Duke; A Hero; The Desperate Hour; Nowhere Special; Facing Monsters; Sonic the Hedgehog 2; Dog; Carbon: An Unauthorised Biography; Helmut Newton: The Bad & the Beautiful; Napolean: In the Name of Art, plus more 6 The Batman unmask the truth 14 Blind Ambition ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS 44 A Stab in the Dark the good, the bad & the evil 45 International Women’s Day Break the Bias WATCHING IN SKY HIGHLIGHTS Rialto Channel, Sky Arts, CI, Vibe, Country TV, Sky Movies Collection 27 Herself 30 International Women’s Day Documentary Special making a difference FREE TO AIR TV 32 Beyond the Veil NZ anthology STREAMING 35 The Dropout Elizabeth Holmes 36 WeCrashed slip-sliding away WATCHING NOW VIEWPOINT 16 Jared Leto transformative experiences 20 The Duke a favour for your grace, Kempton Bunton 42 Dominic Bowden well, well, well, Today FM 50 Judy Bailey what are you watching? 52 Directory cinemas nationwide WATCHING SOON

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Ahhhh, the transition from musician to actor... it’s right up there with the transition from model to actor, or child actor to adult actor, and as history shows, this isn’t always a smooth journey. Jared Leto continually shows us how it’s done, and two of his latest works, Morbius (in cinemas) and WeCrashed (streaming) both premiere this month. We love him so much, we gave him the cover... Or he gave us the cover! New beginnings for a new(ish) year also arrive with a familiar face, TV presenter-turned-wellness advocate, Dominic Bowden. His ‘ WellBeings ’ show will debut on NZ’s latest radio station Today FM when it launches on the 21st. What’s it all about? Our Hélène speaks to Dom in this month’s issue. And in a time when comfort is what we need, we catch up with the ‘Mother of the Nation’, the iconic Judy Bailey, to hear what she’s watching (and wearing). With a plethora of reading pleasure and entertainment highlights, VIEW has something for everbody this month – enjoy! GIVEAWAYS WIN

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PREMIERES 3RD  CLICK TO SEE MORE Two years of stalking the streets as The Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led billionaire Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City’s underworld. With only a few trusted allies amongst the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante detective has established himself as the embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. When a sadistic killer targets Gotham’s elite, and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must face such characters as Catwoman, Penguin, and the Riddler, in his quest to put an end to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the city. Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, John Turturro

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MISS MARX Bright, intelligent, passionate and free, Eleanor is Karl Marx’s youngest daughter. The forward-thinking achievements of the ill-fated 19th-century political activist – who campaigned for universal suffrage, improved labour conditions for the working class and equal education for women and men – but her life is inexorably crushed by an intense but tragic love story. Stylized, punk-infused biopic. Romola Garai. PREMIERES 3RD  CLICK TO SEE MORE THE GODFATHER PART II The first film sequel to win an Oscar for Best Picture. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of director Francis Ford Coppola’s original classic a new 4K remaster is being re- released into selected cinemas for a limited season. Special event – PREMIERES 4TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE BLIND AMBITION An inspiring story about hope, courage and determination, as an unlikely team of refugees-turned-sommeliers turn tradition on its head – the Cool Runnings of the international wine world. Feature on page 14 – PREMIERES 10TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE MORBIUS One of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters: the enigmatic antihero Dr Michael Morbius is dangerously ill, and in desperation tries a radical treatment involving bats and genetic manipulation... While at first it seems to be a success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Jared Leto, Matt Smith. Feature page 16 – PREMIERES 31ST  CLICK TO SEE MORE THE DUKE In 1961a taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London’s National Gallery for ransom. The price? Free television for the elderly. Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren Feature on page 20 – PREMIERES 31ST  CLICK TO SEE MORE

OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE A global intelligence alliance recruits super spy Orson Fortune to track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology, wielded by a billionaire arms broker. Reluctantly set up with a team of expert operatives, Fortune and his crew enlist Hollywood’s biggest movie star to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Hugh Grant COMING SOON  CLICK TO SEE MORE FOR FILMS SHOWING NEAR YOU SEE OUR NATIONWIDE CINEMA DIRECTORY PAGE 52

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THE DESPERATE HOUR While out for a run, a woman learns there is an active shooter at her son’s school. What follows is a nail-biting, continuous real-time sequence of her world crashing down around her: she’s miles away from home, with no fast way back, and she must find a way to help and protect her son. Naomi Watts. PREMIERES 10TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE SKIES OF LEBANON A touching and heart-breaking story about love during wartime. Combining live action with animation – with a poetic blend of the personal and the political – filmmaker Chloé Mazlo draws on her family history to create a vivid picture of life during the 1950s Lebanese Civil War. PREMIERES 3RD  CLICK TO SEE MORE BERGMAN ISLAND Multi-layered film within a film. Two American filmmakers retreat to Fårö island, Sweden, for the summer, hoping to find inspiration in Ingmar Bergman’s favourite location. The couple navigate love and creativity in a serene, self-reflective ode to film and storytelling. Tim Roth, Vicky Krieps, Mia Wasikowska. PREMIERES 10TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE JULIA Documentary about the legendary cook, teacher, author, and unlikely TV sensation, Julia Child. She found fame in her 50s – after the publication of her ground-breaking cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 1961 – and changed the way Americans think about food, and even about women. PREMIERES IN AUCKLAND 3RD  CLICK TO SEE MORE

DOG A buddy comedy following the misadventures of two former Army Rangers (one of them just happens to be a dog), paired against their will as they head off on the road trip of a lifetime. Buckled into a 1984 Ford Bronco, they are in a race down the Pacific Coast, in the hope of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, they drive each other crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness. Channing Tatum. PREMIERES 17TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE FOR FILMS SHOWING NEAR YOU SEE OUR NATIONWIDE CINEMA DIRECTORY PAGE 52

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Window cleaner John is a committed single father to four-year-old Michael. He combs his hair for nits, reads him bedtime stories and deseeds grapes for him. When John is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and given just a few months to live – and with Michael’s mother out of the picture and no relatives to speak of – he sets out across Northern Ireland determined to find the perfect family to adopt his son. However, he soon realises he’s not even sure what ‘family’ means. Inspired by a true story, this moving, tender odyssey grapples with what it means to be a good parent, even in the most heart-breaking of circumstances. James Norton, Daniel Lamont.

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 The world’s favourite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure with his flying sidekick Tails. Family adventure. Based on the classic videogame. Voiced by Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, and more... PREMIERES 31ST  CLICK TO SEE MORE MONSTER FAMILY 2 The Wishbone Family must once again transform into monsters – a vampire, Frankenstein’s Monster, a mummy and a werewolf – to save Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of a monster hunter in this family-friendly animated adventure. PREMIERES 3RD  CLICK TO SEE MORE FACING MONSTERS A documentary that digs deep into the psyche of enigmatic West Australian ‘slab wave’ surfer Kerby Brown, a man whose connection with the ocean runs as deep as his love for his family. It’s about fear and addictions, as the film explores what drives Kerby, what anchors him, and why he’s obsessed with pitting himself against one of nature’s most intimidating forces. PREMIERES 3RD  CLICK TO SEE MORE NIGHT RAIDERS A dystopian drama set in 2043, where a military occupation controls the disenfranchised cities in post-war North America, and children are property of the State. A desperate mother joins an underground band of vigilantes on a mission to infiltrate a State children’s academy and get her daughter back. New Zealand-Canadian co-production. Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer. PREMIERES 31ST  CLICK TO SEE MORE

JUJUTSU KAISEN 0: THE MOVIE Ever since a young man’s childhood friend died in an accident, her ghost has stuck with him. But her spirit does not appear as the sweet girl he once knew, but as a monstrous & powerful entity who fiercely protects him. Unable to control her violent behaviour, he is helpless to stop the bloodshed that follows from her brutal vengeance. When he is apprehended by Jujutsu sorcerers – secret guardians of the world, trained to combat spirit forces – instead of being isolated to prevent further carnage, he is sent to Jujutsu High School to learn to control the girl’s spirit in order to help people. Anime PREMIERES 17TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE FOR FILMS SHOWING NEAR YOU SEE OUR NATIONWIDE CINEMA DIRECTORY PAGE 52

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CARBON: THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY A spectacular and surprisingly unorthodox biography of Carbon, the most talked about, but possibly the most misunderstood element on Earth. Narrated in the first person ‘Carbon’ tells of her birth in the violent core of an exploding star, and of turbulent sagas through the fabric of our evolving Earth. Featuring celebrated scientists, animations and an orchestral score, the documentary reminds us of our humble place in the most extraordinary story in the universe. Voice of Sarah Snook, astrophysicists Neil deGrasse Tyson & Tamara Davis, geologist Dr. Robert Hazen PREMIERES 3RD  CLICK TO SEE MORE

Women were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton’s work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion editorials – from Anna Wintour to Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling to Isabella Rossellini – finally give their own interpretation of the life and work of this controversial genius. A portrait by the portrayed. Provocative, unconventional, subversive, Helmut Newton’s depiction of women still sparks the question: were they subjects or objects?

PREMIERES 24TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE NAPOLEON: IN THE NAME OF ART

Marking the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death, this documentary explores the complex relationship that was created between Napoleon, and art & culture. Join a unique tour from Brera Academy in Milan to the Louvre in Paris in the company of top art historian experts, and host Jeremy Irons,

who passes his fascination to the viewers. PREMIERES 31ST  CLICK TO SEE MORE OFF THE RAILS

After the death of one of their friends, three fifty-something women set out to recreate the adventurous European inter- rail journey of their youth – but this time with the 18-year-old daughter of their friend taking her place. As they’ll find out, lost passports and train strikes will be the least of their problems. Kelly Preston, Jenny Seagrove, Judi Dench. PREMIERES 10TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE

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Meet Tinashe, Pardon, Joseph and Marlvin: the world’s unlikeliest sommeliers. Just 10 years ago these Zimbabwean men made the harrowing decision to escape starvation and tyranny in their homeland, leaving everything they had ever known, to be smuggled across the border into South Africa. As refugees they faced a multitude of new struggles, but eventually found jobs in hospitality where they realised, that to progress from washing dishes and clearing tables, they needed a basic knowledge of wine. This presented new challenges: the four men had neither heard of nor tasted wine. Fast forward a few years and, through commitment and a cast- iron work ethic, they have emerged as the most celebrated sommeliers in Africa, working in some of the world’s best restaurants. Now the team are poised to take on one of the wine industry’s greatest challenges – The World Wine Blind Tasting Championships in Burgundy, France, A.K.A. the “Olympics of wine tasting.” And just to add to the pressure, their adventure is being followed by wine lovers and experts from all around the world after wine luminary Jancis Robinson heard their story, and set up a crowd funding campaign to help get them to France. An uplifting story of hope, courage and determination – the Cool Runnings of the wine world. PREMIERES 10TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE

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Jared Leto is standing on a sound stage in West London. All around him are walls of green screen that will later be filled with the sights of the Amazon rainforest. Behind him is a full-size helicopter while ahead stands the opening to a deep, dark cave. Mist hangs in the air. There is palpable tension. Leto’s character is about to make a life-altering move. He walks with crutches and inches one limb slowly ahead of another, his long hair hanging low around his shoulders and his body draped in a voluminous cape. “These bats have lived for 55 million years,” he murmurs as he edges towards the fissure in the rock, “humans a paltry 300,000. Truth is, they’ll outlive us all.” Leto is starring as the eponymous hero in Morbius , a superhero movie in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel characters. His character’s full name is Dr. Michael Morbius, a celebrated New York scientist with a rare, incurable blood disease that is slowly killing him. Using the bats he captures in the cave he plans a rad- ical experiment that he hopes will cure his, and others’, affliction. However, the move will push ethical boundaries and, unbe- known to Morbius, will come at a terrible price. The experiment saves his life, and it also imbues him with special powers. But, from that moment forth, he will need fresh human plasma to survive. Others will have to die in order that he may live. “Michael Morbius is a guy who marches to the beat of his own drum,” begins Leto, 49, when we speak after the film has wrapped. “He is an iconoclast. He is a person who has had some validating success betting on himself and breaking the rules. And he is not afraid to do that in order to achieve his greater mission.” JARED LETO THE AWARD-WINNING ACTOR TALKS ABOUT PUSHING ETHICAL BOUNDARIES, NOBLE HEARTS, DARK TEMPTATIONS, AND HIS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH MARVEL’S DR. MICHAEL MORBIUS.

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Leto has earned huge success with this fo- cused approach to his craft, from his turn as a heroin addict in Requiem for a Dream (2000) to his Academy Award-winning role in Dallas Buyers Club (2013). Playing Morbius, however, offered the actor a fresh opportunity. “It is rare that you get the chance to bring a character to life on the screen that hasn’t been played before,” he says. “That really piqued my curiosity. “It is a classic, superhero origin story although it is not so simple,” he adds. “These days we are ready for more nuanced superheroes. I think that it would be okay to call Morbius a “super- something”. He doesn’t necessarily fit the bill of a superhero in many ways. But he is a guy with a noble heart and really good intentions, and it is exciting to introduce the world to a super- hero 3.0. It has been a fascinating journey.” Morbius’s journey began in the Marvel comic books where he debuted as an antagonist in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (Oct. 1971). Created by writer Roy Thomas and designed by artist Gil Kane, he went on to star in his own stories and the filmmakers have drawn from his many incarnations to create their movie. The movie slots into Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel characters, which features Spider-Man and Venom, though in this origin story Morbius will stand alone. Daniel Espinosa ( Easy Money , Safe House, Child 44 ) directs and the cast features former Dr. Who actor Matt Smith, who stars as Milo, a close friend of Morbius’s who becomes a dark temptation to the leading character. Tyrese Gibson and Al Madrigal, meanwhile, bring a dash of levity to the serious roles as FBI agents who track superhero activity. Although the film is dark in tone, Leto notes that the moments of levity are important and hopes that Morbius will surprise audiences. He has certainly poured heart and soul into his pursuit of the character; the actor is a diligent researcher of his roles. “I did as much as I could,” he explains. “Even though this is a fic- tional affliction, I still wanted to understand as much as I could. “I spent time with rare blood disease survivors and people with really unique rare diseases to try and understand what that challenge might be like. I wanted to do my best to ac- curately portray the character in his particular circumstances. “And, to be clear, this is Dr. Michael Morbius’s

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race against time, to save not only his own life but also other people’s lives. That intense pursuit was something that moved the story in a really powerful way.” The actor’s preparation also embraced the physical as Morbius transforms from a dying man to a physically powerful super- human. “It was a physical challenge in a lot of ways,” continues Leto, “and certainly it had psychological challenges as well. I think that probably made it perfect for me as I am fascinated by those things – by physical transformation – and it is rare that you get that kind of experience in a film like this. “To see someone going from nearly dying to being in the best physical and most powerful shape they could ever be in is something completely unexpected.” For Leto, the most rewarding aspect of the role is the dichotomy that the transformation engenders in Morbius. He undoubtedly wants to do good in the world, but his newfound circumstances have engendered a set of mysterious new urges. “I loved that we could explore the darker corners of the uni- verse a little,” he concludes. “And I do love the grittiness and the rebelliousness and the darker nature of Morbius , the film. I am super excited about it and really excited that people finally get to go to a theatre and experience this kind of film.” MORBIUS PREMIERES 31ST  CLICK TO SEE MORE Jared Leto also stars in Apple TV+ limited series WeCrashed , premiering 18th – read more in Streaming Highlights page 36

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IN 1961, KEMPTON BUNTON, A 60-YEAR-OLD TAXI DRIVER, STOLE GOYA’S PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON FROM LONDON’S NATIONAL GALLERY. KEMPTON SENT RANSOM NOTES OFFERING TO RETURN THE PAINTING ON CONDITION THAT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTEDMORE IN CARE FOR THE ELDERLY – HE HAD LONG CAMPAIGNED FOR PENSIONERS TO RECEIVE FREE TELEVISION. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT BECAME THE STUFF OF LEGEND.

This is the surprising true story behind the taking of the Duke. In 1961, Francisco Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington was put up for auction at Sotheby’s. The New York collector, Charles Wrightsman, offered £140,000 (the equivalent of £3,000,000 today). However, the British government intervened in support of a matching offer to ensure the painting stayed in the UK. The painting was saved for the Nation and put on dis- play in the National Gallery. Nineteen days later the portrait became the first (and the only) painting to be stolen from the Gallery in its 196-year history. Kempton’s son, Jackie Bunton, saw the painting on the TV news. He was twenty-years-old, from a poor family in Newcastle, and was working as a taxi driver whilst dreaming of a better life. Hearing about the huge sum paid for the painting, Jackie was curious as to what all the fuss was about. He decided to travel to London to visit the National Gallery. He found the painting sitting on an easel behind a simple rope barrier. Standing in front of it, Jackie felt it was the closest he would ever get to real wealth. An idea started to form in his head. He’d read somewhere that insurance would pay out 10% of the value of a stolen painting as a reward for its safe return. Might this be his chance to make a better life for himself and his family? He picked up a map of the Gallery at the front desk and in- spected the layout. He placed a feather on the easel behind the painting and located the washrooms at the rear of the gallery. He placed tape over the lock of the washroom door and opened its window, over-looking a courtyard that con- tained building repair equipment (including several ladders).

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Jim Broadbent as Kempton Bunton in The Duke .

ing out of its cumbersome frame and hid it under the bed. After the initial adrenalin rush, he started to panic: “It wasn’t planned prop- erly because when you do a thing like that, you don't think you're going to get away with it, and the further you go on you just make it up on the fly”. Not knowing what to do, Jackie called his 60- year-old father, Kempton, who took the train down to London. By the time he arrived, the stolen painting was headline news all over the world. Kempton ordered Jackie to go back to Newcastle and not breathe a word to any- one, especially his mother. Kempton would wait in London with the painting until things quietened down and it felt safe to bring it to Newcastle. Two weeks later he took the paint- ing up to Newcastle by train and boarded it up at the back of his bedroom cupboard. It remained there for the next four years. Born in 1904, Kempton was a charismatic dreamer. A man with a strong sense of right versus wrong, he was regularly in conflict with figures of authority, especially employers, find- ing it very difficult to hold down a job. That meant it was his wife, Dorothy, who was the main breadwinner, working for a pittance as

When he returned the following day, the feather and tape were still in place and the washroom window open. This confirmed that the painting was not moved at night and that the washroom door and window were not locked. He then needed to decide the best time to try to access the Gallery. He struck up a conversation with a security guard who in- nocently revealed that there was a security patrol every twenty minutes, and that the alarms were turned off when the cleaners were on duty in the early hours of the morning. That night, Jackie climbed onto a parking meter and hauled himself over the ten-foot perimeter wall and into the courtyard of the National Gallery. He climbed up a ladder, squeezed through the washroom window, crept through the gallery, and quickly grabbed the painting, returning the way he came. Outside the Gallery, he broke into and hot- wired a car, putting the painting on the back seat. As he was driving away, he was stopped by a policeman and reprimanded for driving the wrong way down a one-way street. He was let off with a caution, the painting in full view throughout. Back at his rented room, Jackie took the paint-

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“MY SOLE OBJECT IN ALL THIS WAS TO SET UP A CHARITY TO PAY FOR TELEVISION LICENCES FOR OLD & POOR PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO BE NEGLECTED IN OUR AFFLUENT SOCIETY”.

a cleaner. When their oldest child, Marian, died in a tragic cycling accident, the family was devastated. Kempton increasingly re- treated into his imaginary world and spent much of his time in the back-bedroom writing plays, which he would send to the broadcast- ers. None were accepted. His idealism had led him to be imprisoned for refusing to pay his television license; and to the loss of his job at a bakery for challenging a racist manager. Suddenly in possession of a stolen master- piece, Kempton felt that he finally had the means to get himself heard and do some good, whilst also protecting Jackie, the apple of his mother’s eye. He concocted a plan to write ransom notes, demanding that £140,000 be given to charity in return for the painting. He sent a number of these ransom notes to the press, but none of them were taken seri- ously: Scotland Yard was convinced that the theft was the work of the Mafia or some other organised criminal syndicate. When Kempton eventually sent the shipping ticket from the back of the painting, the police finally did be- lieve that these were communications from the real thief, but they had no idea where to

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start looking. The National Gallery offered a £5,000 reward for anyone who could assist with the identification of the thief and the return of the painting. But nobody came forward. In the meantime, Kempton went from job to job and continued his campaign for free TV licences for those that couldn’t afford them. Eventually the Daily Mirror newspaper publicly offered to make a deal with the thief – if the painting was returned, the Mirror would put it on public display to raise £30,000 for charita- ble causes. Kempton was tempted to accept – it was the best offer that he had received and he was also concerned that Pamela, the girlfriend of his older son, Kenny, suspected that the family had something to do with the theft. There was a risk she would go to the authorities to claim the reward. Kempton wrapped up the paint- ing in brown paper and had Jackie take it to Birmingham train station and deposit it in the Left Luggage. He then posted the Left Lug- gage ticket to the Daily Mirror . But once they had taken possession of the painting, they failed to live up to their side of the bargain. Kempton felt both betrayed by the working man’s newspaper and fearful of Pamela’s

next steps which risked implicating Jackie: “The dark hours of the night would find me awake wracking my brains in an effort to es- cape the trap of my own making... I made up my mind... I would go South and surrender”. In July 1965 Kempton walked into Scotland Yard and handed over a written statement, con- fessing to the crime. The handwriting of the statement and the note paper it was written on clearly matched that of the ransom notes. Kempton was indicted to appear at the Old Bailey on various charges, including theft of the painting and its frame. Jeremy Hutchinson QC (a distinguished barrister who had taken part in many famous cases including the obscenity trial over the publication of Lady Chatterley’s Lover ) had read about the case and thought it would be fun to defend Kemp- ton. Hutchinson decided on an ingenious way to mount his defense. The Larceny Act of 1916 provided that a person is guilty of theft if they take something for their own benefit with the intention of permanently depriving the owner. Kempton had earlier issued a statement that ‘I had no intention of keeping the painting or of depriving the nation permanently of it... My sole object in all this was to set up a charity to

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pay for television licences for old and poor people who seem to be neglected in our af- fluent society”. Kempton was personable and funny on the witness stand and he won over the jury and the attendant journalists. Hutchinson success- fully argued that if the law of larceny did not cover the temporary removal of pictures from galleries, then the law should be amended rather than an innocent man be convicted. Bunton was found not guilty of stealing the painting but he was found guilty of stealing the frame (because it was never recovered) – he was sentenced to three months in prison. It is interesting to note that during the trial, Pamela did turn up at the Old Bailey to claim the reward, saying that Jackie had stolen the painting rather than Kempton (pointing out the indisputable fact that Kempton as a corpulent sixty-year-old would not be able to fit through the washroom window of the Na- tional Gallery). However, the court felt that as they had a confession from Kempton and the trial was drawing to a close, it was not in the public interest to start all over again pursuing Kempton’s son. They dismissed Pamela’s alle- gation as a family squabble. As a direct consequence of the trial, the gov- ernment amended the Theft Act to make it a crime to remove an artwork from a gallery; and they demanded that security at the Nation’s museums and galleries be entirely overhauled. In 1969, four years after the trial, Jackie was pulled over by the police for driving a stolen vehicle. Wanting to get married to his girl-

friend, Irene, and believing that at some point his theft of the Goya would become public knowledge, he decided that he wanted his earlier crime to be taken into account so that he could serve his time and move on: “I just wanted to get on with my life and was tired of having it hanging over me. I didn’t want it to come up down the line and wanted it re- moved frommy father’s record, as he couldn’t get work. So, when I was arrested for another offence I decided to tell the truth.” However, the authorities realised that in order to retry the case with Jackie in the dock, they would have to rely on Kempton’s testimony, and he had clearly perjured himself at the first trial and was de facto an unreliable witness. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) therefore decided that it would not be in the public interest to re-open the trial, and instead proposed to drop the case on condition that Kempton and Jackie would never publicly dis- close the matter. It was not until 2012, that the DPP’s file on the theft of the Goya was released to the public by the National Archive. Later Jackie did marry Irene; he still lives in Newcastle. – Kempton Bunton died in 1976. His death went largely unreported. Free television licenses were eventually introduced in 2000 for the over 75s. THE DUKE – PREMIERES IN CINEMAS 31ST  CLICK TO SEE MORE

Dr. No , 1962 – James Bond spots the missing painting in the lair of the evil genius.

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RIALTO BRITISH  CLICK TO SEE MORE SUNDAY PREMIERES AT 8:30 This month: exclusive series Quacks comedy following a group of pioneering Victorian doctors attempting to push medical boundaries at a time where the practice of medicine was not an exact science. 6-parts, double episodes from 6th The Man in the Hat film premieres 27th RIALTO WORLD  CLICK TO SEE MORE MONDAY PREMIERES AT 8:30 The best of independent international film and filmmakers. This month: vive la France School’s Out 7th; Love Affairs 14th; Jealous 21st; Only the Animals 28th RIALTO DOCUMENTARY  CLICK TO SEE MORE WEDNESDAY PREMIERES AT 8:30 This month: female empowerment – see special feature on page 30 RIALTO DOCUMENTARY  CLICK TO SEE MORE THURSDAY PREMIERES AT 8:30 This month: literary visionaries The Booksellers New York's lively book world: populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers. 3rd The Fantasy Makers pioneers including C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald. 10th Flannery the life of 1950s Southern Gothic-style writer Flannery O’Connor, who influenced a generation of artists and activists. 17th The Capote Tapes the spectacular rise and fall of the great American writer. 24th Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story iconic 1980s novelist, businesswoman & feminist. 31st RIALTO FILM  CLICK TO SEE MORE FRIDAY PREMIERES AT 8:30 This month: Oscar versus BAFTA favourites! Corpus Christi vs. Calm with Horses , 4th Pinocchio vs. Only You , 11th Another Round vs. Mogul Mowgli, 18th Minari vs. Ammonite , 25th

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RIALTO CHANNEL PREMIERES RIALTO SELECTION  CLICK TO SEE MORE PREMIERE FILMS EVERY SATURDAY AT 8:30 Eternal Beauty a middle-aged woman with paranoid schizophrenia relies on medication to help control mood swings, hallucinations, and a tendency to hear voices. When she meets a musician with his own mental health challenges, she begins to see life differently and decides to stop taking her pills... Sally Hawkins, David Thewlis. 26th Herself – see feature opposite page. 5th How to be a Good Wife in the 1960s a school for young ladies teaches good manners and housekeeping skills to prepare them for their inevitable futures. But times are changing and women are demanding more respect & equality, so the owner sets a new path for herself and her students. Juliette Binoche. 12th Carmilla teenager Lara lives isolated on a country estate with her father and strict governess – until a mysterious girl arrives to stay, enchanting Lara and awakening her burgeoning desires. A Gothic gem. 19th

Carmilla Rialto Selection

The Man in the Hat Rialto British

The Capote Tapes Rialto Documentary

Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story Rialto Documentary

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RIALTO CHANNEL – PREMIERES 8:30, SATURDAY 5TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE A woman escapes from her violently abusive husband with her two young daughters, only to find herself trapped in temporary state-funded hotel accommodation, taking cleaning jobs to survive. After months of struggling to re-build her life, she is inspired by the idea of self-building an affordable home. The spirit of the film is about self-help and self-empowerment – rather than passively and miserably withstanding callous bureaucracy, or just waiting for the next sickening display of abuse. The tough social-realist drama navigates a painful path, but, without being sentimental, is an unexpected heartwarmer. Co-written by, and starring, Clare Dunne. HERSELF

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SKY CHANNEL PREMIERES SKY ARTS  CLICK TO SEE MORE Vinyl Nation a comprehensive documentary that digs into the crates of the record renaissance, exploring the ‘perception vs. reality’ of fandom, production, and sound (is it really better?), while taking in the bumps and scratches of vinyl’s history, and introducing a new generation of deep wax aficionados. 9pm, Saturday 19th Adam inspired by the life of Adam Kashmiry, this hour-long drama asks “can the soul of a man be trapped in the body of a woman?”, as it tells the remarkable story of a young trans man and his struggle across genders and borders to be himself. 8:30, Tuesday 1st Art in the City: Dubai Walls arm sixteen of the world’s best street artists with spray cans and stencils and watch them transform a public shopping area into an open-air art gallery. Documentary, 8:30, Sat 5th CI  CLICK TO SEE MORE The Clown and the Candyman during the 1970s, thousands of teenage boys went missing across North America. Some returned home, others disappeared without trace. And some were brutally murdered by two of the era’s most prolific serial killers – John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, and Dean Corll, the Candyman. More than 60 young men died by their hands, and investigators still ask the question: Are there more victims? Four-part series, 8:30, Tuesdays from 1st VIBE  CLICK TO SEE MORE Delilah a principled young lawyer is doing her best to raise a family and fight for the disenfranchised. However, the rich and powerful are willing to do anything to stop her. 9:30, Thursdays from 10th

COUNTRY TV  CLICK TO SEE MORE MUSTER DOGS

A captivating combination of entertainment, reality TV, and documentary. The heartwarming and action-packed series follows five very different Australian graziers from around the country as they participate in a unique challenge: to take a new Kelpie pup from the same litter, and in just twelve months transform it into a working member of the mustering pack. 4 Ep series, NZ premiere, 9pm, Mondays from 7th The Podfather award-winning reality-doco series follows five of the top soybean farmers in America as they compete for maximum yield and profitability – and to be donned The Podfather. 10 Eps, 7:30, Mondays from 7th BBC EARTH  CLICK TO SEE MORE Universe using advanced CGI, Professor Brian Cox journeys across the vastness of time and space to explore alien planets, zombie stars, black holes bigger than a billion suns... and reveal epic events that changed the universe forever. Five-part series, 9:30, Sundays from 13th SKY MOVIES COLLECTION  CLICK TO SEE MORE Women Behind the Camera Collection celebrating International Women’s Day – all week from 10am, Monday 7th

Delilah Vibe

The Podfather Country TV

Universe BBC Earth

The Clown and The Candyman CI

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MUSTER DOGS THE UPLIFTING STORY OF FIVE ADORABLE MUSTER PUPS AND THEIR TRAINERS ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

‘Simply delightful TV with a bunch of wonderful characters’ The Australian

‘The new reality show set to charm the world ‘ The Guardian

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RIALTO CHANNEL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL MAKINGA DIFFERENCE I AM GRETA In August of 2018, Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for climate action. Her question for adults “If you don't care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school?” Within months, her strike had evolved into a global movement, with students everywhere following her lead. The young activist is determined to share her conviction that ‘nature doesn’t need us – we need nature’. There is no Planet B. 2nd I AM JACKIE O Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the most famous woman in the world. First Lady of the United States, and widow of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy, she was impossibly glamorous and universally admired. A writer, photographer, and book editor, Jackie O was complex, enigmatic – and endlessly fascinating. This documentary provides a definitive exploration of her life as unofficial American royalty, arts & culture activist, and international style icon. 9th BEYOND DRIVEN An exhilarating and heart-pumping exploration of the life and career of Formula 1 pioneer, Lella Lombardi, the first and only female driver to win World Championship points. The incredible life and mysterious death of a true sporting icon, and the legacy she left for those behind her, is seen through the eyes of today’s leading female drivers. 16th THE 8TH Tracing Ireland’s campaign to remove the 8th Amendment – a constitutional ban on abortion. The film shows a country’s transformation from a conservative state in thrall to the Catholic church, to a more liberal secular society, telling the story of the Irish women who were affected by the law, and their part in the 35-year fight to overturn one of the most restrictive laws on abortion in the world. 23rd

GIRLS CAN’T SURF It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos... This is a story of clashing personalities, sexism, adventure and heartbreak, all unfolding around a group of renegade female surfers who take on the male- dominated pro surfing world. Their fight is for respect and a chance for women to compete on equal terms. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more. 30th NEW ZEALAND TELEVISION PREMIERES, 8:30PM, WEDNESDAYS IN MARCH  CLICK TO SEE MORE

I Am Greta

I Am Jackie O

Beyond Driven

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BEYOND THE VEIL TVNZ 2 – PREMIERES 9:35PM, MONDAY 7TH  CLICK TO SEE MORE

Supernatural stories from Ma¯ori, Pasifika, and Filipino cultures in Aotearoa are explored by a diverse group of storytellers in this new anthology series. The six stand-alone tales are at turns harrowing and humorous: bloody revenge is wreaked in 1929 after a century of utu in Taumanu ; millenial vloggers discover truth about an abandoned Samoan church with found footage in 26:29 ; a young man and his reluctant ghostly companion take an unlikely road trip in Tappy ; uncovering horrifying family secrets and confronting a dark past in Albularyo ; torn between two worlds in a supernatural coming of age in Te Kohu – The Mist ; and appeasing a flatmate from the afterlife who is on a quest for utu in Giving Up The Ghost . Also available on TVNZ OnDemand. Pictured: Taumanu – Rickylee Russell-Waipuka and Rita-Lee Peihopa

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