It's a dog's past life in "Dean Spanley," an immaculately cast, nicely handled and wafer-thin slice of Brit period-dress whimsy. It’s a dog’s past life in “Dean Spanley,” an immaculately cast, nicely ...

Peter O'Toole, left, and Jeremy Northam will star alongside Sam Neill and Bryan Brown in "Dean Spanley" from Toa Fraser, whose debut film -- "No.2" -- won the Audience Prize (World Cinema) at the ...

NEWS Shopper has teamed up with See Film First to offer you the chance to see the new comedy-drama Dean Spanley before it opens nationwide. We have 100 free tickets for a special preview screening at ...

It's a dog's past life in "Dean Spanley," an immaculately cast, nicely handled and wafer-thin slice of Brit period-dress whimsy. It’s a dog’s past life in “Dean Spanley,” an immaculately cast, nicely ...

, has been working strongly in our favour. It's payback time - and anyway, more than 60 Kiwis got work out of it, including Leon Narbey and Don McGlashan, respectively cinematographer and composer.

"Dean Spanley" is the kind of film that emerges when a government agency -- the New Zealand Film Commission in this case -- and other regional development funds put together a relatively low-budget ...

There are films like this week's The Day The Earth Stood Still that are made to be seen by many. They are marketed ferociously and devoured with equal enthusiasm. By contrast, Dean Spanley is so under ...

England, 1904. Henslowe Fisk and his ailing father decide to go to a lecture on re-incarnation. While there, they meet Dean Spanley. Later encountering the Dean Henslowe decides to ask the man to ...