Film & TV | Washington Post (The)
23 April 2016
Cliff Curtis wasn’t the first choice to play Genesis Potini, admits Dark Horse director James Napier Robertson, who was in Washington recently to promote the film to US audiences.
Robertson says he never even considered…
Film & TV | Los Angeles Times | New York Times (The)
7 April 2016
James Napier Robertson’s film The Dark Horse, starring the “magnetic” Cliff Curtis, has opened in the United States to glowing reviews from critics.
Robert Abele, writing for the Los Angeles Times, said: “star Curtis is…
Film & TV | Variety Magazine
1 October 2015
New Zealander Cliff Curtis, 47, who portrayed speed chess genius Genesis Potini in The Dark Horse, will be honoured by the American Cinematheque at a ceremony on 11 October at the Aero Theatre in…
Film & TV | Guardian (The)
22 August 2015
New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis has played interesting roles over the years. In 1999 he “hit a kind of American cinematic jackpot” with his work on Michael Mann’s The Insider, David O Russell’s Three…
Film
16 February 2015
New Zealander Cliff Curtis had an awesome 2014 with a career best performance in The Dark Horse, and now he’s back on the big screen in high fantasy action…
Film
5 January 2015
Take a look at the trailer “The Dark Horse” about Genesis Potini, a highly charismatic, Maori, former chess champion goes in search of a life that reflects the truth…
Film & TV | IndieWIRE
22 September 2014
New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis, 46, who gives a career-making performance in fellow New Zealand director James Napier Robertson’s The Dark Horse (now playing the Toronto International Film Festival) is serious about his craft….