Simon Morris
The World is Coming to Sing Here - John Rosser
In the world of choral music its a big deal. Next July will see thousands of choral music performers and producers from around the world land in Auckland for the 12th World Symposium of Choral Music.
…Review - Ride Like A Girl/Hillary Ocean To Sky
Ride like a girl tells the story of the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Stars Sam Neill. And Hillary Ocean To Sky follows Sir Ed Hillary up the Ganges on what he always called his… Audio
Review - Jojo Rabbit
New Zealand blockbuster Jojo Rabbit sees Taika Waititi's unique view of life in Nazi Germany for a 10-year-old boy. Features Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Thomasin McKenzie and young star Roman… Audio
Review - Terminator Dark Fate
Terminator Dark Fate sees James Cameron return to the franchise, along with Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzeneggar. Audio
At The Movies for 6 November 2019
Simon Morris looks at the latest examples of a very strong year for New Zealand films - one from our most popular film-maker, one featuring our biggest star actor, a documentary about our most… Audio
Television highlights of 2019
The finalists for the Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards have been announced - 115 nominations compete in 37 categories. But the way we view TV is now so spread out - streaming, on… Audio
At The Movies for 30 November 2019
Simon Morris talks to Joe Letteri, Head of Weta Digital, about what you can currently do with computers in movies - and whether, just because you can, you should! Audio
This Sunday on Standing Room Only RNZ 25 October
On Standing Room Only, your arts and culture fix this Sunday 12.30pm-4pm we start with dancer Suzanne Cowan's new autobiographical work Manifesto of a Good Cripple and how disability can be turned…
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Review - Zombieland Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap sees the original four zombie-hunters expand their dysfunctional family. Stars three Oscar nominees - Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Abigail Breslin - and one winner… Audio
Review - Maleficent 2
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is the sequel to the 2014 hit, starring Angelina Jolie as the misunderstood fairy and Michelle Pfeiffer as her sworn enemy. Audio
Review - Judy
Judy Garland, one of the biggest stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, finally gets a biopic. Renee Zellweger stars in Judy along with Jessie Buckley and Rufus Sewell. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 23 October 2019
Simon Morris looks at three films all, in one way or another, connected with stardom - a new biopic about one of the most volatile stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, a family movie featuring one of… Audio
30 years of NZ On Air
NZ On Air is such a part of the media mix in this country - the major funder of New Zealand's most important TV shows, not to mention RNZ, web-series and a lot of our music output - that it's hard… Audio
Review - Hustlers
Hustlers is the true story of a group of New York strippers who decided to get a bit of justice - and money - from their Wall Street clientele. Stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu (Crazy Rich… Audio
Review - Capital in the 21st Century
Capital in the 21st Century is a New Zealand film based on the best-selling book by French economist Thomas Piketty. Directed by Justin Pemberton (Chasing Great). Video, Audio
Review - Gemini Man
Gemini Man pits hitman Will Smith against his younger incarnation - also Will Smith, digitally rejuvenated. Directed by Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain) Audio
At The Movies for 16 October 2019
Simon Morris notes the fall from fashion of old-fashioned heroes and heroines, in favour of edgy anti-heroes, Wall Street wolves and a real-life - and wildly popular - tale about a group of strippers.
…Review - Ritesh Batri
Indian writer-director Ritesh Batra (The lunchbox) returns home to make The photograph, a riff on the Bollywood films he used to watch as a child. Audio
Review - Yuli
Yuli tells the real-life story of Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta, who spent much of his childhood struggling against dance-classes. Audio
Review - Joker
Joker is the latest outing of the popular Batman villain - but this time more a gritty character study than an action thriller. Stars Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro. Video, Audio