Film

How many more rare films might be lurking in the vaults after this week's discovery a very early Hitchcock film? Simon Morris talks with Frank Stark from the NZ Film Archives. Audio

Camilla Maling went to see the restoration of Wellington's Embassy Theatre in time for the premiere of Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Audio

Feature documentary filmmakers whose latest film, Operation 8: Deep in the Forest, is about the 2007 police raids. Audio

John Rhys Davies on how the Lord of the Rings, in which he played the dwarf Gimli, has changed the industry and why he wants to make a film about his good mate Precious McKenzie. Audio

Film director and co-founder of Collective Eye Inc., on his latest film about the global bee crisis Queen of the Sun. Audio

A new jewel in the crown of the film industry in Wellington is promising to bring old world glamour and magic into cinema-going. Sonia Yee gets a tour with Jamie Selkirk and Tania Rodger from Stone… Audio

David Seidler is the screenplay writer of the BAFTA winning film The King's Speech. He has also been nominated for an Oscar. Audio

General manager of Shire Tours, Russell Alexander: a big day for Hobbit fans as the start date for filming is announced and Sir Peter Jackson goes into partnership with the company that runs tours of… Audio

Many of us read The Hobbit as children, and then let the enchanting story of Bilbo Bagins and his adventures fade from our memories. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit in 1937 and it hasn't been out of… Audio

With Mike Gould - Employment lawyer who represented Lord of the Rings model maker James Bryson in his legal case over whether he was an employee or a contractor. Jane Latimer - Employment lawyer. Audio

Should the government change labour laws to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand? With Paul Roth - Employment law specialist at Otago University. Audio

With the Hobbit saga continuing we attempt to get some actual facts into the discussion. We hear from Robyn Malcolm of the NZ Actors Equity, expat NZ actor and agent Holly Shanahan and crew members… Audio

Dave Brown gives us a technician's and crew perspective on the unfolding drama. Audio

Council of Trade Unions President Helen Kelly, who's been involved in the complex negotiations on the film production, gives Nine to Noon her perspective. Audio

Co-producers and co-writers of the latest Tolkien movie production The Hobbit, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens join Nine to Noon to elucidate their perspective on the latest turns in the Middle Earth… Audio

Greg Ellis, Wellington actor - not a member of an actors union; Graham Dunster, veteran actors agent and head of Auckland Actors agency. Audio

It's 'crunch-time' for the Hobbit. Audio

Co-writer and co-producer on The Hobbit movie speaks out about the fiasco currently embroiling the production. Audio

The people of the Chatham Islands may soon be rubbing shoulders with Hollywood A-listers. Audio

In 1928 Universal studios visited New Zealand to film what they pitched as a "Maori folk drama" Under the Southern Cross. In 2009 The New Zealand Film Archive commissioned Wellington musicians Warren… Audio