Widescreen
RNZ’s online guide to what’s playing on our screens — with Dan Slevin.
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Grindhouse gets the full Blu-ray treatment
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’ celebration of cheap and nasty filmmaking, Grindhouse, comes home in a paradoxically beautiful package, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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ThreeNow: Is there anything for film lovers?
The free streamer has had a facelift, with performance and reliability improvements, but has the feature film offering also improved, asks Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: Bicycle Thieves
What was originally a neorealist classic about a specific time and place has become a universal portrait of the grinding tragedy of poverty, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Next Goal WIns – the original documentary
This 2014 film is one the most uplifting and positive sports movies of all time, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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What is the best sitcom on TV and why is it Upload?
Now in its third season, Prime Video’s high tech satire hits new heights, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: Rashomon
Dan Slevin makes his first trip to Japan in his survey of the Sight & Sound top 50 films of all time. Read more Video
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Monster Review: Shin Ultraman
Japan’s infatuation with monsters continues with the brilliantly weird Shin Ultraman, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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David Fincher – auteur?
His latest film, The Killer, is streaming on Netflix, so Dan Slevin looks at three older David Fincher works to see if they provide clues to help us appreciate him. Read more
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Fan Service – Is big brand TV leaving general audiences behind?
Dan Slevin has watched three recent streaming series that try – sometimes not all that hard – to entertain a casual viewer while delivering thrills to long-time fans. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: Killer of Sheep
Dan Slevin says the elevation Charles Burnett’s film to the top 50 shows how the cinema canon is changing. Read more Video
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Jennifer Connelly – an appreciation on disc
With a brave new film in cinemas, Jennifer Connelly is on the radar once again. Dan Slevin looks at a Blu-ray box set celebrating her four-decade career. Read more Video
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Halloween Special: Introducing Shudder (from AMC+)
If your plan is to stay home for Halloween, choosing Shudder will give you all the frights you need, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: Stalker
Two entries in the Sight & Sound Top 50 greatest films of all time share 43rd place and while both are a challenge to track down, this Soviet classic rewards all the effort, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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When a TV series starts to leave you cold
Dan Slevin has a long list of shows to finish but he can’t quite get around to them. Read more
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Preview: Terror-Fi Festival
Dan Slevin previews three titles from Aotearoa’s number one festival celebrating genre films. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: North by Northwest
The third of the three (equal) number 45 entries in the Fifty Best Films of All Time list is the first genuine crowd-pleaser in the top fifty, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Preview: 2023 British and Irish Film Festival
Dan Slevin previews three of the 17 titles in a festival that showcases a wide range of films recently produced in the UK and Eire. Read more Video
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Taylor Swift rides in to save cinema with Eras:
Dan Slevin experiences the phenomenon that is Taylor Swift – in concert. Read more Video
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Preview: 2023 Show Me Shorts Film Festival
Dan Slevin checks out four of the 86 films programmed in this year’s Show Me Shorts Film Festival. Read more Video
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Introducing AMC+
Almost a year after launching in Aotearoa, AMC+ may be the best value streaming service you have never heard of, says Dan Slevin. He recommends three shows to get you started. Read more
Widescreen
Widescreen is a curated corner of the RNZ website dedicated to what’s on our screens. Producer and presenter Dan Slevin reviews the biggest and the smallest new cinema releases, highlights the best and worst of the direct-to-video and streaming sectors plus interviews with fascinating film people, podcasting with some of New Zealand’s smartest film brains and highlights of all the great movie content produced by other bits of Radio New Zealand.
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