News for Aug. 26, 2007

Peter Jackson's mini masterpiece

8/26/07, 8:15 pm EST - Xoanon

For years speculation has raged that director Peter Jackson was making a World War I movie. Then secretly, in April this year, he did. The film, Crossing the Line, features biplane dogfights, bayonet charges and 30 cast and crew. It was filmed in Jackson's second home-town of Masterton - home to his palatial mansion and estate - and has had rave reviews at audience screenings. It's length? Fifteen minutes. Time taken to shoot? Just a few days. [More]