Simon Morris

Steven Spielberg's first full-on fairy tale, based on a book by Roald Dahl, and starring Spielberg favourite Mark Rylance. Audio

Germany after the First World War was bleak. Poverty was all around, and the only place to escape it was at the live variety shows - if you could afford it. That's the theme to the German silent… Audio

An extended interview with director Whit Stillman, about his adaptation of an unpublished - and very sexy! - novel by Jane Austen. Audio

An odd-couple comedy-drama, starring Jonathan Price (Game of Thrones) as a Jewish Baker forced to employ a young, African, Muslim kid. Audio

100 years old and still going strong, this version comes from the producer and director of the Harry Potter films. Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris talks to American director Whit Stillman (The last days of disco) about his take on a never-filmed Jane Austen novella, Love and Friendship. He also looks at another… Audio

In 1958, Auschwitz remained a secret to many young Germans. This film tells how the secret was let out. Audio

The sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo, this Pixar smash hit features, once again, Ellen DeGeneres as the forgetful reef fish. Audio

The online phenomenon, computer-game World of Warcraft is the latest to be turned into a movie. Directed by Duncan Jones (Moon). Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at hugely successful family movie Finding Dory, and just plain huge Warcraft and Independence Day 2. And a smaller German film packs its own wallop - Labyrinth Of… Audio

The CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission talks about a busy year, "something for everyone" - and his occasionally prickly relationship with the independent sector. Audio

Jodie Foster directs, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in a film that blends a hostage drama with a media satire. Audio

Simon Morris looks at the sequel to the heist movie that proved the hand was quicker than the eye, starring Mark Ruffalo and Morgan Freeman. Audio

Simon Morris wonders what happened to traditional, mainstream movies, squeezed out of the cinemas between, on the one hand, gigantic blockbuster franchises, and on the other, by small… Audio

In the arts community there's nothing more important than a place of one's own. Case in point - the new centre for Maori and Pacific Theatre in Wellington: Te Hau Kainga. Taki Rua, Tawata, and The… Audio

Alto sax-player Jake Baxendale has recorded with the Rodger Fox Big Band, the Richter City Rebels, as well as his own group, The Jac. Now he's taking it to the next level, in Sydney and New York… Audio

If you want proof that the super-rich have moved on from the conspicuous consumption of the Medicis and the Borgias of Renaissance Italy, take a look at what they do with their art. Or rather, don't… Audio

Standing Room Only was hoping to chat with Sir Richard Taylor about the spectacular work of Weta Workshop's Concept Design Department. Due to unforeseen events, that story has had to be postponed. But… Video, Audio

The classic New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune has become the gift that keeps on giving. Not only did it run for a record-breaking six series, it's turned into a franchise. We've already seen… Video, Audio