Heavenly Creatures

In 1954, two young girls savagely murdered one of the girls mother, they killed her by means of attacking her with a brick in a stocking, this was planned out by both down to the last detail, but afterwards, they... Full review

In retrospect, you'd never know this is a Peter Jackson film. Not after becoming familiar with his recent work, anyway. "Heavenly Creatures" contains all the subtlety and nuances that his later work desperately needs - the graceful arc of the "Lord... Full review

Heavenly Creatures is a stunning film, surprisingly coming from the gore-maestro Peter Jackson. It follows two girls, Juliet Hulme and Pauline Rieper, who start talking to each other in a P.E. lesson. Over the days their friendship progresses, until they... Full review

This film is astonishing. Really, I rank it tied in first place as the best film of 1994, shared with PULP FICTION.Peter Jackson's masterpiece (thougth I love the Lord of the Rings films) is definitely HEAVENLY CREATURES. It's a challenging... Full review

Heavenly Creatures, based on a true story, is written, directed and produced by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame. This film captivates, catching you off guard.Jackson sets the audience up in the beginning by focusing on the tranquil,... Full review

When Juliet Hulme moves from England to New Zealand with her parents, she meets Pauline Rieper – a rather disaffected girl who is happy to have a friend. As they get to know each other, Pauline is pulled into the... Full review

Lesbian murderers ? I'm sort of guessing that I might not like this movie very much . No doubt we'll be seeing some polemical do gooder film maker with zero talent making a movie where anyone who gets murdered by... Full review

While watching Heavenly Creatures, we bring ourselves to sympathize with two unlikely heroines, and then they betray our trust by committing an unthinkable crime; by the time the film has ended, we feel as if our emotions have been chewed... Full review

Based on a true story that took place in New Zealand in the mid-1950s, "Heavenly Creatures" is one of those films that seems tame at first glance, but is full of explosive devices. Co-writer/director Peter Jackson (of "The Lord of... Full review

'Heavenly Creatures' is not your average film; it's done with a technique that is not common in the business, and therefore has been both criticised and praised. The technique is used by not just filming a story and it's actions,... Full review

On June 22, 1954, in Victoria Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, 16-year-old Pauline Parker and her 15-year-old best friend Juliet Hulme bludgeoned Parker's mother, Honora Rieper, to death with a chunk of brick stuffed into an old stocking. ... Full Article

In 2008, it was clear that Winslet had the most stellar year for any actress, with her highly acclaimed roles in " The Revolutinary Road " and " The Reader ". ... Full Article

Judging by the music that they've put out over the course of the last 26 years, the folks at K Records have never put much stock in the concept of adulthood. ... Full Article

For Jeremy Jay, music may as well have stopped after 1970. The dizzy guitar strum that opens the second track, "Heavenly Creatures," on Jay's first full-length, A Place Where We Could Go, carries his voice along with it. ... Full Article

THEATER PICK DAUGHTERS OF HEAVEN Michaelanne Forster's play, which is receiving its U.S. premiere here, studies two adolescents who committed a crime that shocked New Zealand in the 1950s. ... Full Article