Film
At The Movies for 5 February 2015
The Movies returns, and this week Simon Morris looks at the many Oscar hopefuls that came out over the summer holidays. Titles include Birdman, American Sniper, and The Imitation Game and Wild. Audio
Poi E on screens in August
It was a genuine anthem of the times, and now the story of the 1984 song, Poi E, is being turned into a movie. Staring Maaka Pohatu as Dalvanius Prime, 'POI E: 'The Story Behind Our Song' tells of the… Audio
Filming to get more costly in Auckland
Moviemakers are warning their budgets are already tight, amid moves to push up the fees to film in Auckland. The council wants to bring in the same fees everywhere and in the most extreme case… Audio
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch on chasing the illusive muse from song to screen, and their 2015 album Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance. Audio
Chris Gendall: New Music
Chris looks at three recent pieces by composers who utilise film projection in their work. Audio
Film with Kailey Carruthers
Kailey Carruthers filling in for Simon Morris, talks about Wild, Foxcatcher and the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2015. Audio
Anthony McCarten: The Theory of Everything
New Zealand author, film director and screenwriter who co-produced and wrote the screenplay for The Theory of Everything, based on the 2007 memoir by Jane Hawking, wife of physicist Stephen Hawking. Audio
Film review with Sarah McMullan
This week: 'Wild', 'Mortdecai' and 'American Sniper'. Audio
Sarah Reese: French Film Festival
Alliance Française French Film Festival Director announces this year's lineup. Audio
Film review with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin reviews 'Still Alice', 'Force Majeure' as well as the latest Hollywood offerings 'American Sniper', 'Birdman' and 'Into the Woods'. Audio
South Sudan cinema
Freelance film-maker and documentary producer Samuel Richards became galvanised to volunteer in South Sudan and is putting his skills and knowledge to work by providing a solar-powered cinema to more… Audio
American Sniper film stirring controversy
A film by Clint Eastwood is stirring up controversy over its depiction of America's invasion of Iraq. Audio
Erik Poppe - Battlefield Photography
Reuters war photographer and celebrated Norwegian film director Erik Poppe talks about A Thousand Times Goodnight, winner of the Grand Prix at the 2014 Montreal film festival. Audio
Film review with Sarah McMullan
Sarah McMullan reviews the films Unbroken, Still Alice & A Thousand Times Goodnight. Audio
Fake baby steals the show in American Sniper
The big budget war movie American Sniper is raking in the money and has been nominated for six Academy Awards, but what's got most movie goers talking is its use of an obviously fake plastic baby. Audio
Film review with Dominic Corrie
Inherent Vice, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, A Most Violent Year, Audio
Filmmaker Laura Poitras on her work with Edward Snowden
After journalist and documentary maker Laura Poitras received encrypted emails from someone with information on the US government's massive covert-surveillance programs, she and reporter Glenn… Audio
Technical prowess dominates NZ's effort at Oscar nominations
New Zealanders are up for three awards in the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards. Audio