Film

Birdman, the tale of a washed-up superhero actor struggling to revive his career on Broadway has won the Oscar for best picture at today's 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood, beating out another hot… Audio

Birdman, the tale of a washed-up superhero actor struggling to revive his career on Broadway has just won the acadmey award for best director and for best originaly screenplay. Audio

The Hobbit actor, William Kircher, is living it up in Los Angeles. His Wellington-based covers band, California Dreamers, headlined a pre-Oscar party last night. He joins us to tell us what's been… Audio

The excitement is building in Hollywood ahead of the 87th Academy Awards. New Zealander Anthony McCarten is nominated for best picture and adapted screenplay of the Stephen Hawking biopic, The Theory… Audio

The red carpet has been rolled out and the final countdown is underway to see who is going to take the top prizes at the Oscars. Audio

Shep Gordon managed an eclectic bunch of artists that included Alice Cooper, Anne Murray, Groucho Marx, Teddy Pendergrass and many more. He's also credited with creating the 'celebrity chef'… Audio

Films this week: The Interview, and Jupiter Ascending. Audio

Simon Morris bravely goes to no-man’s-land – the film Fifty Shades Of Grey. He also invites New Zealand filmmakers Fiona Samuel, Phillipa Campbell and Leanne Pooley to discuss the curious shortage of… Audio

Angela Boyd is a specialist archival footage researcher for film and TV makers. After starting out at the TVNZ Archive, Angela has gone freelance to work on films and TV series including Home By… Audio

It's always great when a New Zealand film gets a big overseas release - but what happens when a big American studio insists on major tampering? Simon Morris talks to Housebound's writer-director… Audio

Fifty Shades of Grey and Citizen Four, a behind the scenes documentary about Edward Snowden. Audio

At The Movies returns, and this week Simon Morris looks at three very English films, including multi Bafta-winner The Theory of Everything. James Bond spoof Kingsmen stars Colin Firth, while… Audio

Dan Slevin reviews The Theory of Everything, Selma and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Audio

The movie American Sniper is raking in the dollars and heading for the Oscars, even as a murder trial that picks up where the film leaves off, is poised to start in Texas. Audio

The New Zealand writer Anthony McCarten has won best screenplay at the BAFTAs in London for the Stephen Hawking biopic the Theory of Everything. Audio

A chart hit in each of the past three decades, The Patea Maori Club's 1984 smash Poi E is now being turned into a movie. Audio

Libby Hakaraia is a journalist, filmmaker and the director of the Maoriland Film Festival. She's currently in Berlin at the European Film Market showcasing a collection of Maori short films. Audio

Guy Montgomery and Tim Batt explain why they've watched 'Grown Ups 2' 50 fifty times. Audio