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At The Movies for Thursday 19 May 2016

Once again, Dan Slevin sits in for Simon Morris who is on vacation.

In this week’s show he reviews Angry Birds, the motion picture debut of the ubiquitous smartphone game characters, and the new documentary from Academy Award and Palme d’Or winner Michael Moore, Where to Invade Next, in which our hero travels the world looking for ideas to steal to improve the lives of his fellow countrymen. Dan also chats to Light House Cinemas owner Simon Werry about the abundance of ‘alternative content’ available in cinemas these days – dance, opera, theatre and art from all over the globe.

  • At the Movies for 19 May 2016

    7:30 PM.Once again, Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews Angry Birds - the seven year old video game, book and apparel franchise makes it to cinemas for the first time - and… Read more Audio

  • Angry Birds

    7:31 PM.Dan Slevin reviews Sony's animated adaptation of the smartphone videogame. Audio

  • Alternative content

    7:32 PM.Dan Slevin interviews cinema owner Simon Werry about 'alternative content' like opera and ballet productions and how they are winning over arthouse cinema audiences. Audio

  • Where to Invade Next

    7:33 PM.Dan Slevin reviews Michael Moore's latest socially conscious documentary which looks at which great international initiatives he can bring back to the US. Audio