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New Kiwi movie Under the Mountain enjoys a rare position in New Zealand's cultural history.

Rating: * * * * Verdict: Just when you thought the scariest thing about Auckland was the traffic ... It's amusing to note that after his feature debut Black Sheep , which was sort of a Peter Jackson cover version, that Jonathan King's second film ends up with two plucky heroes dodging a hideously disfigured creature to chuck something precious into ...

CHIEF BADDIE: Oliver Driver as Mr Wilberforce. Under the Mountain director Jonathan King hopes his version of the Kiwi classic will be as much loved as the original book and TV series, writes JAMES CROOT.

Jonathan King first discovered Under the Mountain when he was 10 years old. That's when the director behind Black Sheep and The Tattooist read Maurice Gee's 1979 book for the first time, and fell in love with it.

Jonathan King is the director of Under The Mountain. He's had recent critical success with Black Sheep.

Oliver Driver is the new Mr Wilberforce for theA 2009A versionA of Under The Mountain.

Monday, 2 November 2009, 2:54 pm Press Release: Torchlight Films Following their recent success with Taking the Waewae Express, Torchlight Films are launching into their new project – Hook, Line and Sinker.

Like most New Zealand kids in the early 80s, Oliver Driver was scared witless by the TV series Under the Mountain.

A new DirecTV commercial that places David Spade in a scene with Chris Farley from the movie "Tommy Boy" is causing some viewers to question whether the ad is in bad taste or not.

FILM FUND SEEKER: Director Bonnie Slater, a past winner of the 48-hour Film Fest, is now seeking funds to help bring a Manawatu play to the big screen later this year.

On Wednesday, April 11, Columbia Pictures released its latest comedy, Joe Dirt .

A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release of a New Zealand Film Commission presentation, in association with NZ On Air, 120db Films, Index Films, Liberty Films, of an Index Films, Liberty Films production.

A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release of a New Zealand Film Commission presentation, in association with NZ On Air, 120db Films, Index Films, Liberty Films, of an Index Films, Liberty Films production.

In 2006 New Zealand filmmaker Jonathan King wrote and directed a fun little horror/comedy called Black Sheep .

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I've made no secret of my love of all things New Zealand, so it should come as no surprise that I jump on this trailer for Jonathan King's big screen adaptation of Maurice Gee's UNDER THE MOUNTAIN, which I'm told is known to every New Zealand child.

The Angel of Death has been hovering close to the rich and famous lately, taking from us some beloved entertainers.

And we thought he was a morning person. Beneath the makeup, that's Oliver Driver looking very grim as the evil Mr Wilberforce in newly released pictures from Under the Mountain , the film of Maurice Gee's kids sci-fi story about aliens hiding out under Rangitoto and the telepathic twins who take them on.

While watching the street protests in Iran these past two weeks -- turns out more votes were cast in 50 cities in the June 12 presidential election than the actual number of Iranians who live there -- I kept asking myself the same question.

HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL and THANATOSCHIZO will headline the Metal Horror Picture Show , a festival dedicated to horror movies and extreme music that will be held June 19-20 in Fundao, Portugal.