The Insatiable Moon

In-flight Moonies

Mike Riddell — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:51:03 +0000

Huge thanks to Air New Zealand for being one of our biggest supporters. They’ve had The Insatiable Moon screening on international flights for more than a year now. We get a constant stream of emails from people who’ve seen the film there and enjoyed it. It helps to keep the movie before an audience, and has [...]

On movies and the making of them

Mike Riddell — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:52:52 +0000

A term often thrown about is that a film crew is like a ‘small army’. This description may reveal depths of meaning that are not immediately apparent. The process of movie making normally means that a large production team descends on a neighbourhood like a gang of avenging Goths intent on plunder. The story has [...]

Hola Espana!

Mike Riddell — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:05:51 +0000

As an invited film from New Zealand, The Insatiable Moon will screen at the 11th Imagineindia Film Festival in Madrid. On 23 May 2012, the film will be shown at the prestigious Sala Berlanga cinema, described by the festival director as “the best cinema in Spain”. The festival has a particular interest in films from India, [...]

Sam RB standing tall

Mike Riddell — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:34:22 +0000

For that great army of supporters who have followed the rise and rise of Sam RB (including many Insatiable Moon fans) comes the welcome news that her song Stand Tall has been selected to be the official anthem of the New Zealand Olympic Games team at London 2012. Sam will fly to London to sing [...]

The stranger and the homeless…

Mike Riddell — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:04:52 +0000

The story of Arthur and his mates roaming the streets of Ponsonby and Herne Bay in Auckland is played out ever day in every big city in the world. Two recent online pieces have reminded me of this. The first is by Brian Edwards, media commentator and NZ Labour Party stalwart. In his blog he [...]

Stand Tall with SamRB

Mike Riddell — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:36:34 +0000

Many people have been entranced by the song over the credits in The Insatiable Moon - it’s Life Has Just Begun by New Zealand singer/songwriter SamRB. It’s such a sweet and powerfully hopeful way for the film to end. When putting together the soundtrack, we listened to a great number of songs by quite high-profile contenders. [...]

Movie for Hire!

Mike Riddell — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:22:38 +0000

For the very first time ever, The Insatiable Moon is available as a legitimate download! We’re very excited to be able to offer this service. By paying $5.99 through paypal, you can rent the film for online viewing, and have access to it for three days. The Insatiable Moon is an award-winning film that has [...]

Homage to the Director

Mike Riddell — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:15:51 +0000

A recent review of The Insatiable Moon (you can read it here) made this welcome comment: “All this is brought to life by a terrific cast, ably directed by Rosemary Riddell, who is married to Mike. With the film’s charm and love of quirky characters, one is reminded of that other husband and wife film-making team [...]

Third Way Review

Mike Riddell — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:28:45 +0000

Nice review from Jeremy Clarke in the UK-based Third Way magazine. Click on the picture above to read. “The Insatiable Moon” has been rightly lauded as an independent New Zealand gem.” Thanks Jeremy.

Take It From Us

Mike Riddell — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:38:04 +0000

Take it from us From Planet FM in New Zealand, Sheldon Brown hosts a radio post on mental health issues. If you’ve nothing to do for an hour, you could listen to his interview with writer and producer of The Insatiable Moon, broadcast 13th March, by clicking the link above.