Film
Film critic, Richard Swainson
Richard gives us his view of Mary Queen of Scots and Green Book Audio
Guidelines on getting intimate on stage and screen - Ita O'Brien
The Independent newspaper in the UK dubbed her the world's leading sex scenes director. Ita O'Brien from the UK has the job title of 'Intimacy Cooridnator'. She teaches in some of Britain's premier… Audio, Gallery
NZSO brings Star Wars to life in 2019
New Zealand Star Wars fans will feel the force when the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams Star Wars scores in 2019. Video
Logan Williams - Taking the fight to Didymo is What Logan Did
Twenty-two-year-old Logan Williams (Ngai Tahu) is an inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator, and the chief executive and founder of Biome Innovation Ltd. Growing up in Timaru, he saw firsthand the… Audio
Calls for cinemas to screen classifications
The Film and Video Labelling Body is pushing to reinstate a law that would force cinemas to screen warnings at the beginning of films. Its call follows the release of A Star is Born, which some… Audio
Kiwi director Bart Layton: bizarre story behind American Animals
British-Kiwi filmmaker Bart Layton's film American Animals opens in cinemas on October 25. It's based on the true story of a 2004 heist by four college students - who plotted to steal rare books from… Audio
Anna Serner - CEO of Swedish Film Institute
When Anna Serner became the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute six years ago, she set down a target that half of all Swedish films should be written, directed and produced by women, within four years… Audio
'Life needs more sequins, feathers and jumping around'
Queer performance artist Mika Haka went from being one of the few Māori at Timaru Boys High School to opening for Grace Jones in New York, and now runs a charitable foundation for talented young… Video, Audio
Gus van Sant: back working with Joaquin Phoenix
Acclaimed director Gus Van Sant has a new film out on October 4 called "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot". It's about the life of Portland cartoonist John Callahan - confined to a wheelchair due… Audio, Gallery
Government backs down on film subsidy cap
The Government has backed down on capping film subsidies out of fear that it would kill the industry.
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra announces 2019 season
Well-known classics will be joined by big names, circus performers, kiwi hits, BBC’s Planet Earth and music inspired by Roald Dahl for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2019 season. Video, Audio
Why Oamaru is more Pacific than Auckland
The ways in Pacific communities and cultures are affecting New Zealand is explored by Damon Salesa, an associate professor of Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland. Discussing ideas set out in… Audio
NZ musical film Upstage wins international award
Upstage, a New Zealand made musical film, has won a top prize at the first Creation International Film Festival in Canada. Video
BlacKkKlansman - movie review
BlacKkKlansman marks the return of director Spike Lee in a true story of a black policeman who joined the Ku Klux Klan. Produced by Jordan Peele (Get Out!) Video, Audio
BlacKkKlansman - movie review
BlacKkKlansman marks the return of director Spike Lee in a true story of a black policeman who joined the Ku Klux Klan. Produced by Jordan Peele (Get Out!)
Video, AudioDebra Granik - Director of Leave No Trace
Debra Granik is a director and screenwriter based in New York. Her past works include her 2004 film Down to the Bone, starring Vera Farmiga, and she directed and co-wrote Winter's Bone in 2010, the… Audio
Review - The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2 sees Denzel Washington return to help out some more people with the odds stacked against them. Video, Audio
Review - The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2 sees Denzel Washington return to help out some more people with the odds stacked against them.
Video, AudioNZSO gets its geek on with Comic Con
Sci-fans, Trekkies, Alien enthusiasts and Gamers – this is for you! Brush up your cos-play and prepare yourself for tonight when the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrates science fiction, fantasy… Audio
Soda Jerk - Australian art duo's new film, Terror Nullius
Soda Jerk, formed by sisters Dan and Dominique Angeloro in Sydney in 2002, is a two-person art collective. Working at the intersection of documentary and speculative fiction, Soda Jerk is concerned… Audio