Widescreen
RNZ’s online guide to what’s playing on our screens — with Dan Slevin.
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Four music movies you might have missed
From a stadium spectacular to an intimate presentation of a beloved back catalogue, Dan Slevin watches four recent films about music. Read more Video
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How to watch 40,000 free films and TV shows
With over 40,000 titles to choose from you'll always find something to watch on free streamer Tubi, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Three picks for the French film fest
The annual French Film Festival goes from strength to strength. Dan Slevin samples a selection from this year’s programme. Read more Video
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'The Man With No Name' returns to Blu-ray
Physical media is now almost entirely aimed at collectors but luckily there are some special packages being put together to keep us interested, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: The Beautiful Game, The Greatest Hits, The Idea of You
Series TV is increasingly sucking up our streaming attention, but Dan Slevin has found three recent feature films that also deserve consideration. Read more Video
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Preview: 2024 Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival
23 Apr 2024Dan Slevin previews three documentaries in this always intriguing interrogation of our built and manufactured environment. Read more Video
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Preview: 2024 Italian Film Festival
Dan Slevin checks out three of the 24 features, documentaries and classics screening in this years Italian festival. Read more Video
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Tune in to TV that calms the farm
From gently paced travelogues to a cavalcade of local art, Dan Slevin discovers some relaxing options for your home viewing. Read more Video
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Introducing Brollie
The Australian streaming service is free (for the time being), reports Dan Slevin, and has an eclectic range to choose from. Read more Video
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Preview: 2024 Māoriland Film Festival
Dan Slevin samples a few of the more than 160 titles screening in Ōtaki this week. Read more Video
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Introducing AcornTV
If you like detective television, AcornTV is the best bingeing you can get, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: M
A film that’s almost one hundred years old turns out to have a very modern sensibility, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Lock Stock legacy: Two Smoking Barrels, 25 Years On
The “Cool Britannia” crime caper film recharged British film and launched several careers in the late 90s. With Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle and Jason Statham’s The Beekeper aiming to launch new… Read more Video
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Review: The Kitchen
The Kitchen is a dystopian future movie that is all about the here and now, Dan Slevin says. Read more Video
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Five Film Society highlights for 2024
Wellington Film Society announced their 2024 programme today and Dan Slevin singles out five titles that should be essential viewing for film fans. Read more Video
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Review: Night Swim
There’s nothing that can’t be haunted at the movies, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: The Boys in the Boat
Dan Slevin says that The Boys in the Boat really is the kind of film they don’t make anymore. Read more Video
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Review: Two Tickets to Greece
Old friends rekindle their teenage friendship in a film that belatedly discovers some bite, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage is at his watchable best in this satirical take on influencer culture, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: Ferrari
Penélope Cruz supercharges Michael Mann’s tribute to 20th century racing car culture, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
Widescreen
Widescreen is a curated corner of the RNZ website dedicated to what’s on our screens. Producer and presenter Dan Slevin reviews the biggest and the smallest new cinema releases, highlights the best and worst of the direct-to-video and streaming sectors plus interviews with fascinating film people, podcasting with some of New Zealand’s smartest film brains and highlights of all the great movie content produced by other bits of Radio New Zealand.
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