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nzherald.co.nz | The New Zealand Herald | Tuesday, May 22, 2018

It’s got to be

good enough for mum Back in 1983, Kevin Hickman was a former policeman turned private detective.

He was asked to investigate a resthome fire in Christchurch, and Kevin did not like what he saw.

“The fire was in an old villa and there were four people to a room all with shared toilets,’’ Kevin recalls.

“To me it was crazy, the standards were so poor. But that’s how resthomes were in those days.’’

Kevin would never dream of putting his mother into a place like that if she needed to go into care.

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“I’d want a single room, with an attached ensuite. Not a shared ensuite, because that creates enormous problems.’’

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Ryman – a combination of Ryder and Hickman – Healthcare was registered and they bought their first property to convert into a resthome in 1984.

More than 30 years later, Ryman Healthcare has grown to become the largest retirement village operator in New Zealand, and a trusted operator in Victoria.

The retirement living options Ryman provides range from independent living apartments and townhouses through to serviced apartments, as well as resthome, hospital and dementia-level care.

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nzherald.co.nz | The New Zealand Herald | Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Elton John has announced a 300-date final tour; Paul Simon (right) is retiring on a high note and Joan Baez (below), also intends to call it quits. Photos / Getty Images; Supplied

Rock and roll retirement Most Baby Boomers can’t wait to retire and see the world — turns out many of their classic rock heroes just want a bit of time at home. By Greg Fleming

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or an increasing number of once-chart-topping musical artists it’s not wrestling with melodies and lyrics that’s occupying their thoughts, but how to leave the stage with grace.

In the last year, a raft of household names — Elton John, Paul Simon, Neil Diamond (not to mention Aretha Franklin, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, jazz great Sonny Rollins and folkie Joan Baez) — have announced their intention to call it quits; yes, they may still record and do the odd performance but all insist that sustained touring is off the agenda.

While most announcements were rich in platitudes, Baez’s was more forthright: “You could either shoot yourself or you could get peaceful.

I’m choosing the latter.”

Sometimes it’s because of health concerns — Diamond cancelled a tour here this year after a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease — while Rollins, at 87, just can’t blow his horn any more.

Most just seem tired of the spotlight, the touring grind and the time it takes away from family.

While John and Diamond have become brands churning out their old hits — artists such as Paul Simon are retiring at a creative high point.

His 2016 album Stranger to Stranger was well received with fans and critics — even the millennial tastemaker Pitchfork called it “. . . a corrective to a career of smoothing things over: Stranger to Stranger is unpasteurised, mongrel music”.

Family time “This is the end,” said Elton John

at a press conference announcing his decision in February.

“My priorities in my life are now my children, my husband and my family. I want to be home.”

But not for a while it seems; John then went on to announce a 300-date Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which kicks off in September and will end in 2021.

Paul Simon, 76, whose 40-date farewell bash launched this month, also cited family reasons for his impending retirement.

“I feel the travel and time away from my wife and family takes a toll that detracts from the joy of playing . . . it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating, and something of a relief.”

Other Boomers are scaling things back.

Springsteen’s current Broadway stint (he plays a solo nightly show in a 960-seat theatre) is, by all accounts, a wonderful, if muted, night’s entertainment, with his and the audience’s mortality never far away, and not even the E-Street band know if Springsteen — still a vital live performer — is planning another band tour (the last full band show was here at Mt Smart in early 2017).

The trend comes at a time of generational change in the music industry.

Rock music — a genre that once ruled the charts — has little resonance for younger generations. Guitarbased rock is little heard save for classic rock stations and the groups that are popular — The Foo Fighters, The Killers — are doing little to move

Age-defying albums Washington Square Serenade Steve Earle (2007) Earle’s had such a great run of latecareer records it’s easy to take him for granted. This, released when Earle was 52, is one of the best and a departure for the hard-living country legend, incorporating hip hop beats and celebrating his then-new hometown, New York City.

Produced by Dust Brother John King. Key track: Down Here Below

Harry Partch. Key track: Wristband

Stranger to Stranger Paul Simon (2016) A wry, forward-thinking record that shows Simon’s songwriting smarts are as sharp as ever. Influenced by avant-garde instrumentalist

Blue and Lonesome The Rolling Stones (2016) Perhaps the biggest surprise of all was that the Stones had this in them.

Not an original song here, but this is a raw and heartfelt tribute to their blues heroes. And Jagger, at last, sings like he means it.

Key track: Blue and Lonesome

the music forward.

Sure, certain Boomer acts fill stadiums but often the events, such as 2016’s Oldchella, are little more than generational gatherings, a reliving of a once-rebellious youth, and an act of homage to artists on their last go-round.

Once huge rock bands now release albums to little critical fanfare or attention — come on, hum a tune from the last U2 record. Did you know Bob Seger released a new record last year?

If their records aren’t always awful many lack the hunger and ambition that drove their best material.

The truth is, when a classic rock artist plays a song from their latest record many fans take a bathroom break.

Together Through Life Bob Dylan (2009) Dylan’s last 20 years have given us some true gems (songs such as Ain’t Talkin, Scarlet Town, Nettie Moore). Together Through Life is the most fun, and consistent album he’s done in years — of course it sunk without a trace.

Criminally underrated.

Key track: Forgetful Heart.

The road goes on forever Meanwhile, some artists of a certain age are touring more than ever.

Steve Earle (63) is a frequent visitor to New Zealand and typical of a lower-level star, still releasing quality records while adapting to the new musical environment.

While Simon, John and others can retire and live comfortably on their royalties, others don’t have a choice but to pack the tour bus and hit the road.

With physical sales tanking and streaming payouts minimal, touring is where artists such as Earle make bank (he also acts, is writing a memoir and broadway show and hosts an annual songwriting camp).

Despite admitting that he makes

“an embarrassing amount of money for a borderline Marxist”, he’s currently on a 33-date tour marking the 30th Anniversary of his 1988 album Copperhead Road. Like many of his ilk, his night doesn’t end when he takes off his guitar. Earle’s out at the merchandise table after most shows, happy to meet fans, sell T-shirts, autograph records and pose for photos.

Others, such as surf guitar legend Dick Dale — who until recently was performing while wearing a colostomy bag — have to tour into their 80s to pay health bills.

And then there’s Bob Dylan (76) — the guy who started it all — who remains as elusive and unpredictable as ever.

Dylan began what has come to be called “the never-ending tour” in 1988, and shows no signs of slowing down (he’s playing Auckland again in August).

Despite being worth conservatively US$100 million (and suffering from arthritis, which means he can no longer play the guitar) — Dylan plays more than 100 shows a year.

Many in the audience can’t recognise their favourite songs because of Dylan’s penchant for radical rearrangements and his ruined voice, yet retirement doesn’t seem likely anytime soon.

“Anybody with a trade can work as long as they want,” he told Rolling Stone in 2009.

“A welder, a carpenter, an electrician. They don’t necessarily need to retire.”

Or consider New Orleans piano legend Dr John (whose Locked Down album (2012), completed when he was 71, can stand proudly alongside his classic 70s output).

His thoughts on retirement?

“I think it’s only proper that I play until the last note of a set, then fall over and die. The band won’t have to play an encore and they’ll still get paid for a gig”.

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nzherald.co.nz | The New Zealand Herald | Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The best of Beijing Tiana Templeman gets adventurous on her visit to a vibrant city

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ew cities can match Beijing when it comes to fascinating historical places to explore.

There are half a dozen UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Beijing alone, just one less than the whole of Egypt. However, while the city is famous for its iconic structures, it also has a welcoming human side.

Even though communication can be a challenge sometimes, you are never short of locals trying to help.

Beijing offers a vibrant blend of antiquity, culture and modernity, from hiking the Great Wall of China to a morning tai chi class with the locals and exploring the cutting edge 798 Art District.

Pack your sense of adventure and get ready to experience the best of Beijing.

Ride a luge at the Great Wall Several restored sections of the Great Wall can be easily reached from Beijing but savvy visitors favour Mutianyu, which is located 70km from the capital.

This segment was reconstructed in the ’80s and is renowned for the visual drama of its tightly packed guard towers and knife-edged mountain peaks. Surrounded by towering pine trees and stunning scenery, it offers a compromise between the slightly closer yet tourist-packed Badaling and the physically challenging sections at Juyongguan and Simatai. The wall at Mutianyu is paved and has a scenic cable car ride to the start of the walk, making this section especially easy to explore.

Tower 14 is the highest point and the ideal spot to view the long line of imposing towers and parapets stretching into the distance. If you’re feeling game, there is a metal luge track at Tower 6, which takes visitors from the top of the wall to the bottom in less than a minute. It is speedy, safe and loads of fun. mutianyugreatwall.com Go wild at the Great Wall There are many ways to experience the Great Wall of China but few are as memorable as hiking the wild wall,

The Forbidden City; view from the wild wall (left); hot pot at Red Bowl at the Rosewood (below).

Photos / Trevor Templeman; Tiana Templeman

with its unrestored sections. While it is possible to explore the wild wall on a group tour, you will likely end up feeling disappointed.

Sharing one of these sections with lots of people defeats the purpose of this experience.

Nothing can compare to the sweeping silence of the landscape and the wild beauty of hiking with just yourselves and a guide. You will need sturdy shoes and a reasonable level of fitness but there is no need to rough it. Imperial Tours offer lunch with wine to toast the view on a secluded section of this iconic structure. While some parts of the unrestored wall are a little steep, having a private guide means you can take things at your own pace and stop whenever you wish to take photos or rest along the way.

Surrounded by jagged mountain

peaks, ancient stone ramparts and crumbling guard towers, with no other buildings as far as the eye can see, it feels as if you have stepped back in time. imperialtours.net Take an Urban Adventure It is easy to see three of Beijing’s most famous sights — the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen Square — in a day if you take a tour.

Intrepid Urban Adventures include popular ‘must see’ tourist attractions and the chance to interact with locals in an authentic way. As we watched a tai chi class in the park adjoining the Temple of Heaven, one of the ladies broke away from the group and came over to talk to our guide. She was delighted to see overseas visitors watching the class and asked if we would like to join in.

We were welcomed with warm smiles and the music began to play once more as we followed the movements of the qigong masters, marvelling at their grace and control.

When the song finished, we were rewarded with clapping and more

smiles as we left the class and continued on our tour. After lunch at an authentic restaurant renowned for its tasty dumplings, we explored Tiananmen Square and passed through the Gate of Heavenly Peace with its famous Mao portrait to enter the Forbidden City. This is the largest and best-preserved group of palaces in China and includes 720,000sq m of courtyards, pavilions, great halls, flourishing gardens and nearly 10,000 rooms. Our guide strolled around the site with us, sharing tales of betrayal, spies and intrigue that were worthy of a Game of Thrones plot. While sites such as these are impressive, it is the stories that bring Beijing’s historical wonders to life. urbanadventures.com 798 Art District History abounds in Beijing but a fascinating look at the city’s modern side can be found at the 798 Art District, a huge, disused East German electronics factory that now houses a concentration of contemporary galleries, bookstores and arty shops and boutiques. The industrial complex celebrates its proletarian roots via retouched red Maoist slogans and statues of burly, lantern-jawed workers, which can be found at many galleries.

Keep a lookout for quirky, openair sculptures, such as Sui Jianguo’s

stack of caged dinosaurs outside the UCCA gallery, and stencils, murals and other street art that can be found throughout the area.

Allow two to three hours to soak up the vibe and browse everything from quirky fashion to fine art prints and politically-tinged propaganda art.

Leave room in your suitcase for souvenirs.

798district.com Dine like an emperor Beijing is a prime dining destination, with restaurants to satisfy every taste and budget. Red Bowl at the Rosewood Beijing is the place to come for upmarket and affordable Chinese hot pot. Order your choice of simmering, flavoursome stock, which is used for cooking seafood, meat and vegetables at your table. Friendly staff delight in giving hot pot lessons to novice diners and the lively atmosphere makes for a fun night out.

Some of the city’s best Peking duck can be found upstairs at Country Kitchen where an open show kitchen and wood-roasting oven provide a fascinating insight into how this traditional dish is prepared. Don’t forget to reserve a table (and your duck, which should be pre-ordered to avoid disappointment). If you do a tour, your guide can also help with dining recommendations. rosewoodhotels.com

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nzherald.co.nz | The New Zealand Herald | Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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Power food costs only 38c H ere are some of the great myths of our time: Humans walked with dinosaurs (nope, we were 65 million years apart), you need eight glasses of water a day (a fallacy, though you do need to be adequately hydrated) and Vitamin C cures a cold (uh, no…).

Oh, and here’s another: too many eggs are bad for you.

Quite how this major misconception not only gained credibility but lasted for decades is a mystery, though renowned nutritionist Professor Elaine Rush puts it down to a “socially transmitted disease”.

Rush, a scientific advisor to the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation and Professor of Nutrition at AUT, says recent science has given eggs a sparkling nutrition report card – undoing the mistaken impression that eggs were linked with bad cholesterol and heart disease.

“It really comes down to poor understanding of cholesterol,” she says, adding that fallacious health and diet information does seem to have an unusually long shelf life.

Modern research has established there is little connection between dietary cholesterol (found in egg yolks) and blood cholesterol (made by the liver), the latter associated with heart disease. Eggs impact our good cholesterol (known as HDL), while bad cholesterol (LDL or low density lipoprotein) is not affected in most people.

But the link between eggs and heart disease endures. Research last year by Colmar Brunton showed

only 41 per cent of adult Kiwis know we can eat eggs every day.

Yet the Heart Foundation, the Ministry of Health and the Nutrition Foundation have given eggs a big tick for nutrition, protein and vitamins – while the Heart Foundation says even those at risk of heart disease can eat 6-7 eggs a week.

Rush equates it to other myths like not swimming for two hours after eating – something mothers drummed into children for decades even though there is no scientific evidence or any recorded case of stomach cramps from eating giving a swimmer problems.

Eggs a “power pack” of good nutrition, benefitting even tight household budgets.

That’s what she means by a “socially transmitted disease”.

Mothers are a powerful force of nature so what they strongly endorse tends to stick in our minds – even if it’s wrong.

“What we hear, say and learn often determines what we eat,” says Rush. “There are a lot of socially transmitted diseases like, for example: ‘I can eat what I like, because I am young and I don’t have to exercise now – I can do it in

a decade.’ Yet we know that attitude impacts a lot on us in later life.

“The poor understanding of cholesterol is part of what some people believe about eggs – when the reality is eggs are a little power pack of nutrients, affordable and great in cooking.

“But you can still see on supermarket shelves, products which proclaim they are cholesterolfree. Plant-based products contain no cholesterol so of course they are cholesterol free; they are not supposed to say things like that, but plenty do.”

So a product which contains no cholesterol can demonise

those which do – even if it is good cholesterol, like eggs.

Part of the original misconception was largely caused by what they were eaten with - like bacon and eggs, steak and eggs and egg and chips, all high in animal fats which produced bad cholesterol.

Eggs, she says, should be part of a balanced diet of a combination of foods – “wholesome foods, not processed foods”.

A diet of fruit and vegetables plus eggs, proteins, carbohydrates “with fibre still in them” is good for health “and the health of the planet” and can be translated into many different combinations, she says.

“Eggs are such a brilliant solution to a lot of things,” says Rush.

“They are entirely affordable, even for people struggling to make their food budget stretch. They cost 34c each if you buy a tray of 30, which a lot of people do these days”. Just adding an egg to a child’s lunchbox is great – research is now suggesting it helps add to their learning capacity at school.

“A simple rule of thumb is to remember eggs contain all the nutrients for a chicken to create the miracle of life. That has to be good for you.”

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nzherald.co.nz | The New Zealand Herald | Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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ecoming a centenarian is still a momentous achievement in this country — worthy of a newspaper interview about the secrets of living so long, and a telegram from the Queen, herself a healthy 92 years old.

Most people want to live to a ripe old age if they can do so in good health. The trick is knowing how to do that. And where better to look for the answers than in the diets and lifestyle of world’s healthiest, oldest people?

Researchers have identified five locations around the world where residents have low rates of chronic disease and are three times more likely to live to 100 than anywhere else.

These regions were named Blue Zones after Belgian demographer Michel Poulain and Italian doctor Gianni Pes identified the Ogliastra region in Sardinia as having the largest concentration of male centenarians. They drew blue circles on a map highlighting villages with extreme longevity and referred to this area as a Blue Zone.

American researcher Dan Buettner pinpointed other longevity hotspots: Okinawa (Japan), Icaria (Greece), Loma Linda (California) and Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica).

The trademarked term Blue Zones is now used to reflect the environment and lifestyle of these areas where the world’s oldest and healthiest people are found.

Although their lifestyles differ slightly, they mostly eat a plant-based diet, exercise regularly, drink moderate amounts of alcohol, get enough sleep and have good spiritual, family and social networks.

Each of these lifestyle factors has been shown to be associated with a longer life.

New Zealand food and nutrition writer Niki Bezzant learnt about the Blue Zones through her involvement with the True Health initiative (a global movement to make the fundamental truths about healthy, sustainable living and eating common knowledge).

“The Blue Zone conversation is basically the way we all should be living for health, and we have known this for a long time,” says Bezzant.

“The fundamentals for good nutrition and good health haven’t really changed in decades.

“One of the characteristics of the populations is that they have a lowstress life and that is quite telling for us in our modern Western societies.

“Ways of dealing with stress are so important, and stress is related to so many diseases and conditions.”

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Blue Zones lifestyle and diet traits: ● Moderate, regular physical activity

● Sufficient sleep ● Life purpose ● Stress reduction ● Moderate calories intake ● Plant-based diet ● Moderate alcohol intake, especially wine

● Engagement in spirituality or religion

● Engagement in family life ● Engagement in social life

The number one thing for Kiwis is to eat more plants, to eat more vegetables. Even though the communities’ diets are different, the thing they have in common is they basically eat a plant-based diet.

The Blue Zones

● Okinawa, Japan (world’s longestlived women)

● Sardinia, Italy (highest

concentration of centenarian men)

● Nicoya, Costa Rica (lowest rate of middle-age mortality)

● Ikaria, Greece (low rates of middle age mortality and dementia)

● Loma Linda, California (Seventh Day Adventists live 10 more healthy years than average American)

Niki Bezzant

She says another common theme is a strong connection with other people. “They have strong friendship groups and they have strong family connections. And they have their faith which is interesting. They typically have a belief in something.

“The faith thing is a little surprising. You wouldn’t think having a religion would affect your health.

But, again, it is a community thing.

You are part of a supportive community and that is a good thing, that makes sense.

“The number one thing for Kiwis is to eat more plants, to eat more vegetables. Even though the communities’ diets are different, the thing

they have in common is they basically eat a plant-based diet. They still have meat and they still have animal products, but the plants form the basis of what they eat day to day.

“We can all add more plants, particularly vegetables to our lives, easy.”

She says minimising stress would be a harder thing to change.

“Life is stressful, and it is more difficult to build in routines to deal with stress, that is a hard one for all of us.

“The other one is probably the alcohol. On the surface, it is surprising. They all drink daily except for the Seventh-Day Adventists [in Loma

Linda], and it is in the form of mainly red wine.

“The moderation is the key to getting any health benefits out of it.

It is a small amount daily, not a couple of wines every day like we would have here.

“We are talking about traditional lifestyles and diets and if you look at Okinawa, for example, there is evidence that the young people there are having higher rates of obesity and higher rates of disease because they are adopting Western diets and moving away from the traditional diets.”

She says people in the Blue Zones don’t eat the same huge portions as

many Kiwis do.

“They eat moderately and a lot of them would do more work to get hold of their food than we would.

“They get incidental exercise not from working out in the gym but just as a part of their day, looking after gardens.”

Bezzant says if the Blue Zone research is anything to go by, there’s really nothing complicated about eating for longevity. “By applying some simple lifestyle changes, you may be able to eat your way to living a long, healthy and happy life.”

Some of these are: ● Eat more wholegrains, fruit and vegetables — especially legumes ● Increase your water intake ● Don’t over-indulge in food — stop eating before you are full ● Get active Professor of Social Science Research Christine Stephens, one of the senior members of Massey University’s Health, Work and Retirement study, agrees there are aspects of the Blue Zone’s findings that Kiwis could incorporate into their lifestyles.

“No smoking, a plant-based diet, physical activity, and social engagement are already generally recommended by public health promotion and achievable for most.”

But she says family closeness and legumes as an important feature of the diet would be more difficult to foster in this country’s current social and physical environment.

However, she says the university’s researchers have not considered the Blue Zones as the basis of their work.

“We are interested in other frameworks for investigating wellbeing in older age. For example, our current projects are focused on older workers. Furthermore, our focus is on social, mental and physical health rather than longevity.

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nzherald.co.nz | The New Zealand Herald | Tuesday, May 22, 2018

When dreamers become schemers

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Greg Fleming considers the lasting legacy of Film Noir, where often the best you can hope for is to die last

Kim Basinger and Russell Crowe in L.A. Confidential (top); Gene Tierney and Clifton Webb in Laura; Stephen Whitty, writer for NJNext.com (below).

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’m not usually one for nostalgia, but the fact is, many of my favourite films were made long before I was born and remain influential on current film makers, such as Paul Thomas Anderson, the Coen Brothers and Nicolas Winding Refn.

But for me, nothing beats the originals. I’m talking about films such as Laura (1944), Out of The Past (1947), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Killers (1946) and — perhaps the darkest of them all — Nicholas Ray’s In a Lonely Place (1956), starring Humphrey Bogart in a truly chilling performance.

All of these broadly fall into the category of film noir (literal translation: black film) and most are available here cheaply on DVD or have popped up in full on YouTube.

These are films of anxiety, paranoia and desperation that mirrored the fraught pre- and post-war era in which they were made.

Fate, the world, a woman, bad luck, one bad decision starts an avalanche.

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They can also be seen as a belated response to the Great Depression of the ’30s — and many have renewed resonance in the era of Trump.

The films are all sinew and bone,

often made quickly to tight budgets, in studio sets or shot on the streets of LA (check out the muchunderrated Crime Wave (1954), which gives a great sense of LA at the time.)

Novelist James Ellroy describes them as “bad white men doing bad things in the name of authority”, while novelist

Laura Lippman’s broader definition of noir literature —“dreamers become schemers” — is just as apt.

Noirs focus primarily on character, dialogue and plot; milking the tension and futility of their characters’ situation; men who fall in love with the wrong woman, good guys who cut corners, hustlers who meet their match, two-time losers after one last score.

Often there’s enough doublecrossing going on to make you giddy.

The dialogue’s downbeat and deadpan; the scenes — which were often shot by emigre cinematographers — are full of moody silhouettes and dark shadows. The characters are jaded and disillusioned; their cynicism often masking a fatal sensitivity.

Much of this shows the influence of the “hard-boiled” school of writers — Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain — whose dialogue fuelled many films of the era.

One can sense Cain’s hand (he’s cited as one of three writers) in this classic back-and-forth from Out of The Past: “I don't want to die,” pleads femme fatale Jane Greer.

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To which Robert Mitchum, in one of his finest roles, replies: “Neither do I, baby, but if I have to, I'm going to die last.”

It’s a world where love — as critic Roger Ebert once put it — is just “the final flop card in the poker game of death”.

Redefining heroes and villains Stephen Whitty, a long-time noir fan and writer for NJNext.com believes the films retain their interest for modern-day audiences because they stand apart from the “routine Hollywood product”.

“They don’t seem to be made to a rigid template, where heroes and villains have to behave a certain way, or a story or romance fit a traditional mode. Most importantly, though, I think it’s the mood — because film noir is more a mood than a genre — a certain disappointed romanticism, a kind of cynicism. And if you dig deeper, a true existential sense of hopelessness.

“The fact that many of these films were being made on low-budgets and under the radar certainly helped, although a number of the greatest noirs were thought of as being top-of-the-line films (like most of the Bogart movies) and some went on to win mainstream acclaim (like Crossfire, the first B-picture to be nominated for an Academy Award).

“Certainly a factor was the era — you don’t really start to see noirs until the early ’40s, and the genre takes off mid-decade, as a kind of post-war disillusionment set in. And you can’t underestimate the feelings of the people making them — many of them European refugees, steeped in the expressionist traditions of ’20s German film, and most of them leftists with a very sceptical view of American authority figures and institutions.

“To look at the credits of the great noirs of the mid-to-late ’40s is to see a long list of directors and actors who would soon be blacklisted.”

Whitty says that the essence of noir is “suddenly realising that the world doesn’t work the way you thought it did, that there are people and powers out there driving you in ways you never knew”.

“It’s about suspecting that whatever you do, you’re never going to win. And still doing it anyway, because you can’t respect yourself if you behaved any other way.”

While Whitty enjoys many neonoir films he is not a fan of empty homages.

“The best of art always comes

Noir mustsees:

A film which has only grown in stature since its release and one that should be viewed again in light of the current US administration.

Check out these neo noirs:

Laura (1944) Gene Tierney is perfect as the preppy, ambitious beauty Laura, but Clifton Webb as the obsessed, obstreperous columnist Waldo Lydecker steals every scene he’s in. An oddity, in many ways as it is essentially a New York drawingroom drama, but its wonderful script and moody cinematography are all noir.

Out Of The Past (1947) Hard-core noir about a man who tries to escape his past — with a razorsharp script — most of which was penned by B-movie writer Frank Fenton. Starring Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas and Jane Greer.

A remake, Against All Odds, was a hit for Taylor Hackford in 1984.

Gene Tierney on the set of Laura.

from the creators’ own authentic and original feelings, rather than any sort of homage.

“Chinatown said something that felt very real to director Roman Polanski and writer Robert Towne — about politics, about fate. That’s why it’s a classic.

“The Coen Brothers’ noirs — Blood Simple, The Man Who Wasn’t There,

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Fargo — very much reflect their disappointed view of people’s behaviour.

“On the other hand, Body Heat is a terrifically entertaining movie — but does it really tell us anything about how Lawrence Kasdan views women and relationships? Or is it just his clever re-booting of Double Indemnity?”

L.A. Confidential (1997) Curtis Hanson brought James Ellroy’s serpentine 1990 novel to the big screen and used an Aussie and a Kiwi actor in the lead roles.

Hard to say who’s better — Russell Crowe as damaged cop or Bud White as wily, career-climbing Ed Exley.

Hanson had to fight hard to cast the then-unknown actors. It’s now considered one of the finest American films of the ’90s.

A TV show is currently in production.

Red Rock West (1993) Nic Cage is great as a drifter who becomes a killer for hire. Although he is almost upstaged by the late character actor J.T Walsh.

Directed by John Dahl it also features stand-out performances

by Lara Flynn Boyle and Dennis Hopper.

The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Once you’ve seen this you’ll never forget right-wing New york newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) and seedy press agent Sidney Falco (played by Tony Curtis).

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Ancient Man to Ed Sheeran ack in the day I’d receive VHS tapes from friends who lived in the UK or US. They’d tape shows that they knew I’d like, high-brow panel shows that were also funny, dark comedies, and bleeding-edge satires such as The Day Today and Brasseye, these plastic cassettes were treasures, and as such were shared with others, passed on like a favourite hard-to-find book.

I threw a bunch in the bin yesterday; we have YouTube now and the VHS player is in a box somewhere in the basement, just in case.

Cunk On Britain (YouTube) is the exact sort of show my friends would have sent, a satirical history of the UK presented by the driest woman in the English-speaking world, a character called Philomena Cunk.

Cunk first came to my attention as a contributor to Charlie Brooker’s various media commentaries, which dissected UK and world media/politics with a viciously funny and scalpel-sharp glee.

Brooker recently came to wider fame via his Black Mirror series, which earned an Emmy among its accolades, but his producing credit on Cunk on Britain reminds us that he’s not all dark dystopia, he’s a fan of silly and a wordsmith on par with the best.

There’s Python and Fry and Laurie in the DNA. Cunk, the comic creation of Diane Morgan, presents a classic-looking history documentary using real locations, talking heads and an arsenal of stupid-yet-genius questions, such as: “Why did stone-age people bury all of their stuff underground? Were they worried someone might steal it?”

The observations are just as dumb, though smart: “Before Snapchat, hills were the best way to distribute dick pics to a wide audience” — that in reference to that well-hung chalk giant carved into the Dorset hillside.

Cunk presents as an idiot who accidently speaks the truth, and the real experts she questions answer as if they are not in on the joke, though, surely at least some are.

The look of bafflement sure looks real when she asks a literary scholar: “If Shelly’s one of the greatest poets in English literature, how come no one gives a shit about him today?”

Lines are drawn between the old and new and the show promises to take us from “Ancient Man to Ed Sheeran”, and it bloody well does.

Along the way, they take the piss out of the often pompous style of the history doco, with nods to the likes of Simon Schama and that lovely wee scottish guy on Coast (Neil Oliver).

I read that Cunk On Britain was screening in the UK and tried to watch via the BBC iPlayer and a VPN but the damn thing seems to have outsmarted me and correctly

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Cunk presents as an idiot who accidently speaks the truth.

marked me as an intruder, but as luck would have it, someone has been posting the series, week by week on YouTube.

While you’re there, have a look at some of Cunk’s earlier works, such as her bonkers Tribute to Winston Churchill: “If he was alive today just imagine how good his tweets would be.”

She’s not wrong.

Civilisation updated The BBC has also just released a new, serious history series that I’m also keen to see, though sadly it hasn’t made its way to YouTube.

Civilisations is a 50-year anniversary remake of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation, the original wonderfully stuffy history of human civilisation, made when empire was still in the rearview mirror of British TV. Today, Clark sounds like a parody, he might remind you of a professor if you went to University, or perhaps if you watched too much TV he’s Major Gowen, the regular resident on Fawlty Towers whose interests ran to cricket and the union disputes at British Leyland.

I know this because someone has helpfully uploaded the entire original 1969 series to YouTube and the BBC have left it there unmolested. It’s

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a good watch and a reminder that something that well-made, as pompous as it now seems, is still a thing of beauty. The pace is gentle, the tone hypnotic. Give it a good 20 minutes to settle in, all good TV takes time to grab you. I always remind myself that The Wire took me four episodes to get hooked.

The new series of Civilisations made to update the ’69 classic comes complete with the best modern TV historian, Simon Schama, so I’ll be hanging out to see it, though perhaps the original is the better bet.

The new series, which recently began its run in the UK, has been getting mixed reviews, and by mixed I mean, really bad.

Here’s how the BBC’s own Arts Editor described the update: “For all its faults [partial, dogmatic, occasionally dismissive], the Kenneth Clarkwritten and presented originals had a clarity, structure, and coherent argument that made them fascinating to watch and easy to follow.

“In contrast, from the programmes I have seen, Civilisations is more confused and confusing than a drunk driver negotiating Spaghetti Junction in the rush hour.”

Which reminds me, have you seen Drunken History? It’s more Cunk than Schama, but boy, it’s good.

Diane Warren from Cunk (top); Portrait of British art historian and author Photos / Supplied; Getty Images Sir Kenneth Clark at his home in Kent, England.

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et’s face it, if there was a popularity contest for the best season, winter wouldn’t win.

There are a few winter lovers, who revel in the chill while blasting down the side of a mountain as snow gently falls. But for most of us, it is cold, soggy, miserable and leaves us cooped up indoors, staring wistfully out the window longing for summer to return so we can enjoy the outdoors again.

As much as we want the fairweather seasons to go on indefinitely, we find ourselves on the doorstep of the bleakest season and need to do all we can to make the most of the time that would otherwise be wasted. Looking on the bright side, there are many things that happen in winter that can make a gardener very happy indeed.

If the garden is flooded or frozen, don’t work it or it will become damaged. This means the gardener can justifiably stay indoors, warm by the fire.

Meanwhile, frozen soil is actually working in your favour. Pest and disease populations that might have plagued you during the summer can have their populations significantly reduced thanks to a blast or two of a bracing frost.

The other benefit that comes with the freezing of the moisture in the soil is, as it defrosts it breaks up lumps, making spring digging just that little bit easier.

Flooding can also be frustrating, but look at it as locking moisture in deep for the summer.

After all the hard work and effort during the summer months, there is nothing more satisfying than a piping hot bowl of homegrown and homemade pumpkin soup to bring warmth to a grey, bleak winter day.

Winter day dreaming Some of the grandest plans for amazing gardens can be dreamt up on a rainy day.

With plenty of time ahead, these plans can be refined and revised into a set of goals and action plans. Even a bit of online shopping or visits to garden centres can set the process in motion, so come the spring you are ready to go, to create something wonderful in your garden.

There are often bright, blue-sky days in winter; those ones out of the box that make everything seem okay.

The sun may shine weakly, but there is a vibrancy to the day, and out of the wind you can even almost feel the warmth on your skin.

Although, those magical days are few and far between and it is more likely to rain for days on end.

It makes youwonder how could it possibly be any other way, as your umbrella becomes your most-

new season ahead.

This spare time is also great for expanding knowledge. Sit down in a cosy corner and read some of the great gardening books available. Subscribe to gardening magazines that are jampacked with inspiration. Consider taking a short course on gardening to keep learning. The world of gardening is so incredibly vast that you will never be able to learn everything in your lifetime, but there is such pleasure in finding out as much as you can and then applying it to your garden for an even better gardening experience.

Don’t allow the less-than-ideal conditions to get you down. Look for the silver linings and embrace the season as an opportunity to continue to enjoy the garden.

The winter months provide down time to learn more about your garden (top); Sarah O’Neil in hers (right).

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Acu-Therapy Acupressure Pad relieves both short term and chronic sciatic back pain

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Breaking the pain How it works The acupressure pad signal The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest spinal nerve in the body which begins in the lower back, extends through the buttocks and down the legs. When you wear an Acu-Therapy Acupressure Pad below the knee the acupressure pad gently pushes against the sciatic nerve in the calf. This breaks the pain signal travelling through the body.

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at Queenstown Country Club is about the freedom to choose. It’s a life where you can go wherever you want, whenever you please. It’s the freedom to roam, but always have somewhere special to return knowing your home has been well cared for. Whether your freedom is on the other side of the globe or on a walking track 5 minutes from home, it’s freedom that transforms life into living.

Choose freedom, choose a better life, choose Queenstown Country Club

Our Sales Manager Warren White is a specialist in retirement living. Call him today to learn what Queenstown Country Club has on offer for you.

Phone 0800 111 410 Mobile +64 21 449 122 Email sales@queenstowncountryclub.co.nz

Queenstown Country Club offers an opportunity to purchase an occupation right for a luxurious architecturally designed new home. The homes give attention to the living environment with an emphasis on maximising sun and natural light. This, together with the high quality fixtures and fittings, make our homes the most sought after in the retirement village market.

Queenstown Country Club Cnr Ladies Mile Highway and Howards Drive.

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