Simon Morris
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - review
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a very French sci-fi from Luc Besson, starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delavingne and Herbie Hancock of all people!
Video, AudioAt The Movies for 16 August 2017
Simon Morris reviews Let The Sunshine In and A Date for Mad Mary, and struggles to make sense of the French sci-fi movie Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 16 August 2017
Simon Morris reviews Let The Sunshine In and A Date for Mad Mary, and struggles to make sense of the French sci-fi movie Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets.
Video, AudioBert Berns, the mysterious man behind ‘Twist and Shout’
Bert Berns is one of the greatest songwriters you’ve never heard of. Video, Audio
Changing the Subject on TV Movies
We're in the middle of a new season of locally-made Sunday Theatres on TVNZ One - all, as they say, plucked from the nation's headlines. Why Does Love told the story of pop band the Dance Exponents… Audio
Telling True Stories at the New Zealand IFF
We make good documentaries in New Zealand, and nowhere is that more obvious than at the International Film Festival. This year is a gala one, with over a dozen top Kiwi documentary features on… Audio, Gallery
International Youth Silent Film Festival
Simon Morris talks to Megan Peacock Coyle, the New Zealand co-ordinator of the International Youth Silent Film Festival. Entries close on the 1st of October, and the finals take place in Tauranaga in… Audio
Monsieur Chocolat - review
Monsieur Chocolat plays to the French obsession with traditional mime, with the true story of the clown who became the most famous black man in France. Audio
Monsieur Chocolat - review
Monsieur Chocolat plays to the French obsession with traditional mime, with the true story of the clown who became the most famous black man in France.
AudioPolina - review
Polina features a young Russian dancer lured away from the Bolshoi Ballet by French contemporary dance. Audio
Polina - review
Polina features a young Russian dancer lured away from the Bolshoi Ballet by French contemporary dance.
AudioSpider-Man: Homecoming - review
Spider-Man: Homecoming goes back to its America comic-book roots, with a young teenage superhero, crime-fighting between homework assignments. Audio
Spider-Man: Homecoming - review
Spider-Man: Homecoming goes back to its America comic-book roots, with a young teenage superhero, crime-fighting between homework assignments.
AudioAt the Movies: 12 July 2017
Simon Morris reviews three films about different aspects of popular culture – the American comic-book hero (Spiderman Homecoming) Russia's fixation on ballet (Polina) and France's fascination with… Video, Audio
At the Movies: 12 July 2017
Simon Morris reviews three films about different aspects of popular culture – the American comic-book hero (Spiderman Homecoming) Russia's fixation on ballet (Polina) and France's fascination with…
Video, AudioThe Exponents: Who loves who the most?
A new TVNZ drama Dance Exponents: Why does love? tells the story of one of our most successful pop groups. Simon Morris talks to producer Carmen Leonard and director Danny Mulheron about turning real… Audio
The House - review
The House stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a suburban couple who start up a neighbourhood casino, with predictable results. Audio
The House - review
The House stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a suburban couple who start up a neighbourhood casino, with predictable results.
AudioThe Beautiful Fantastic - review
The Beautiful Fantastic is a whimsical romance, a sort of English version of French favourite Amelie. Starring Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott and Jessica Brown Findlay. Audio
The Beautiful Fantastic - review
The Beautiful Fantastic is a whimsical romance, a sort of English version of French favourite Amelie. Starring Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott and Jessica Brown Findlay.
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