Film

Simon Morris reviews The Martian - Sir Ridley Scott's thriller set on the Red Planet, and yet another version of Peter Pan - a prequel this time called simply Pan. He also looks at another… Video, Audio

Grunge, The Golden Dagger, Jeremy Clarkson, and a recently departed New Zealand author are all in the news. Audio

Helen Wilton was base camp manager for the ill-fated, Rob Hall led expedition to Everest in 1996. She's recently been portrayed on the big screen by Emily Watson in the epic 'Everest' film. She talks… Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at two contrasting streets – London Road, based on the ground-breaking, stage-show musical, and Tangerine – life on the hustle on Hollywood Boulevard. He also… Video, Audio

Ghostwriting is ever so slightly shady by its nature. Writers are paid to stand in the shadows while others take credit for their work, but according to writer and sometimes ghostwriter Joni Rodgers… Audio

Zahra Killeen-Chance is an award winning choreographer and dancer, whose choreographed work has been produced in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Taipei. Currently Zahra is studying for a masters in… Audio

Australian film writer/director (Proof, How to Make an American Quilt) and producer (Muriel's Wedding) whose new film, The Dressmaker, has a WIFT benefit screening in Wellington before its opening… Video, Audio

Born to Dance and Last Cab to Darwin. Audio

Simon Morris looks at two award-worthy thrillers - Everest, the movie version of Rob Hall's disastrous clime, Sicario starring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro, and he also talks to expat American… Video, Audio

SICARIO, IRIS and an introduction to RNZ's new film and home video programme for the web. Audio

Actor, writer and director Tammy Davis discusses his new film project, Born To Dance. Audio

Paper Boat is a new film essay. It's a 30 minute film, that follows the journey a book follows when it is published today. It looks at how writers, editors, designers, printers, binders, booksellers… Audio

The film "Everest" is being released tomorow, Morning Report speaks to the film's co-producer Tim Bevan. Audio

Now the Christchurch Town Hall rebuild is officially happening, a rare opportunity has come up to see the original plans from 1968.The Warren & Mahoney drawings are kept in the MacMillan Brown… Audio

Jemaine Clement's new movie People, Places, Things is showing now at cinemas around New Zealand. Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews Straight Outta Compton, the hit biopic about gangsta-rap pioneers NWA. He also goes to the first Transporter film without Jason Statham, The Transporter… Audio

Simon Morris reviews the hit film about hiphop legends, NWA - Straight Outta Compton - featuring Ice Cube's son playing his rapper father. Audio