Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This week Simon and Keith look at the work of New Zealand director, Peter Jackson. From a love of Special Effects, a young Peter Jackson started making short films on his super8 camera at home. His first feature, BAD TASTE, was made over 4 years filming at weekends, and Peter Jackson played many of the roles in the film. After making two more Comedy Horrors, MEET THE FEEBLES and BRAIN DEAD, Jackson's career took a turn when he made the true crime film, HEAVENLY CREATURES, which the doors to Hollywood opened to him and he was able to make The Frighteners with Michael J. Fox, and he turned New Zealand into Middle Earth with THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT trilogy. He is an independent spirited director with an unusual career path, who has brought cast and crew up with him and never left his homeland. The films under discussion is HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE FRIGHTENERS, KING KONG and THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES.
Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work.
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This week Simon and Keith look at the work of New Zealand director, Peter Jackson. From a love of Special Effects, a young Peter Jackson started making short films on his super8 camera at home. His first feature, BAD TASTE, was made over 4 years filming at weekends, and Peter Jackson played many of the roles in the film. After making two more Comedy Horrors, MEET THE FEEBLES and BRAIN DEAD, Jackson's career took a turn when he made the true crime film, HEAVENLY CREATURES, which the doors to Hollywood opened to him and he was able to make The Frighteners with Michael J. Fox, and he turned New Zealand into Middle Earth with THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT trilogy. He is an independent spirited director with an unusual career path, who has brought cast and crew up with him and never left his homeland. The films under discussion is HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE FRIGHTENERS, KING KONG and THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES.
Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work.
Like our Facebook Fanpage at facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell
You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell
You can find Simon Aitken's work at independentrunnings.com
You can find Keith Eyles' work at youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w
